I mean, non of us still use 386/486 pcs anymore!
So why do we still use the Amigas?
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I mean, non of us still use 386/486 pcs anymore!
So why do we still use the Amigas?
:huh2:
Why not? It's the same sort of spirit that keeps 100 year old cars on the road and makes grown men dress up as Roman centurians.....Plus a little insanity.
I don't know, if I had room for it I wouldn't mind having an old DOS rig set up. But as it is I don't even have space for any Amiga to be set up permanently. http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...leys/slash.gif
I use it because it change my youth.
It was like a way of living, a style, i dont now, it was something very special, and still is.
Every time i play an Amiga game i feel great, and it's good to now that we make part of community that keeps it alive !!
It's because they suck. Plain and simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by StuKeith
I don't know, I love old DOS games.
I still use mine, cause the games are still as fresh now as they were back in the day. I mean the game play in todays games suck. Plus DOS games of the same time, sucked in gfx and snd.
Another plus point is Amiga WorkBench is so cool and easy to use.
Mine is in everyday use.
The OS is easier to use, and it's obvious what everything does.
No strangely named files plastered across the drive trying to access the internet for purposes unknown.
In a strange way, there is more choice over various proggies used.
For whatever reason the majority of people use what comes with their OS.
Outlook, Internet Explorer, Media Player, etc.
Don't have to do that and people who are into computers a bit more will look at the various alternatives.
But the majority of PC owners don't.
Because the Amiga doesn't have these as part of the OS, Amigans go the full length of the counter before making their purchase, so to speak.
Indeed, I agree 100%. I remember as a kid teaching myself how the commands worked in C dir. If you typed what your thought it would 90% of the time work. You try that on MS DOS and it tells you to sod off every time, :).Quote:
Originally Posted by TiredOfLife
Because the Amiga has done for me much more than any other computer ever did (and will ever do).
Well Amiga does mean Girlfriend and i could never imagine calling a PC or Mac girlfriend.Quote:
Originally Posted by my_lo
Maybe Amigas can do more than 3/486s? They could also be more expandable and have more people interested in developing software for them.
I'd say that the good sounds/graphics capabilities could make it more useful than a PC.
The games from that era were simply some of the most memorable, ever. Even though next-gen games have more bells and whistles when it comes to graphics and sound, nothing offered nowadays can really rival the gameplay and concepts that we saw back then.
Yeah, I used the Amiga mainly for games, so I can't comment much on the productivity side of things.
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Originally Posted by StuKeith
I still have a 486SX set up in my bedroom, which I use to play old DOS games :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Teho
The Amiga still gets lots more use though.
From a games perspective, the Amiga could do more than a PC. When the Amiga first came out, it was miles better than the PC, it's a shame the PC overtook it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen Coates
I still use the Amiga for Artwork, it's somehow easier to get stuff done and be more creative on when you have all your apps running at once:cool:, It just takes a day to render the final pic.:lol:
Why?
Why does some people fix up an old car?
Because that is what we want to have :thumbs:
I had Amiga when I was a kid, I still have my A500/600/CDTV from back then.
Now I'm just so luckey that I have a nice A4000 system, witch I could only dream of back then :-)
I use it almost every day, for internet, mail, jabberwockey & a few games. And I like it :D
Why Amiga?
Because the Bitmap Brothers!
Gods, Chaos Engine, Speedball 2, Magic Pockets, yes - even Cadaver.
Classics.
The original developers somehow managed to combine their passions and install them into the custom chipset beating inside it. This inspired the creative members of the games industry to innovate and develop most of the game genres we now see today.
While today games continue to develop in terms of technical ability. Higher quality graphics, faster realtime rendering and particle effects and surround sound, the actual core elements of all the current games are still routed in the genres and concepts developed and perfected on the Amiga.
And Amiga games just don't seem to date in the same way as recent 3D games of the past 13 years. Play an early PSX game and your memories of the game will disappoint you. However play one of the great games from the Amiga and you will get the memories flooding back and the enjoyment still there.
The Amiga was responsible for inspiring the games industry. But possibly more importantly it was also single handedly responsible for making the demo scene what we know and enjoy to this day, drawing those who began on the C64 into a larger more creative environment, and ultimately leading many from the demo scene into the games industry of today.
For me these and many others are the reasons I still use and enjoy the Amiga.
The PC didn't match the Amiga until 10 years after the Amiga was launched. And it was only due to the sudden interest in the first wave of true 3D games like Doom and Wing Commander that people suddenly saw the PC as a viable alternative to the Amiga and consoles as a true gaming platform. Games developed on the Amiga before this point just don't have the equivalents on the PC of the time.
Aside from games and demos I do have to admit that I don't really use Amiga for any productivity software any longer. I did until about 1998, using graphics and 3D packages for my college and the first part of my university work. But by 1998 PC processing power, ram and HD sizes were leaving the Amiga technology behind and the productivity softwares power with it. If Adobe suddenly released a version of Photoshop for the PPC Amiga then I would instantly switch back!