Panelists: David Greelish (host), Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston.
Topics:
- The First Seattle Retro-Computing Society meeting, Seattle, WA, June 25, 2011
- SDCard HxC Floppy Emulator available!
- Toronto Video Game Armageddon
- Retrochallenge 2011 Summer Challenge
- STUDY SAYS TECHNOLOGY COULD TRANSFORM SOCIETY, New York Times, Published: June 14, 1982
- Classic Computing Cctalk discussion list
- Christian Liendo
- KansasFest 2011 session list
- “Viva Amiga” – The Documentary Film
- California Extreme vintage video game/pinball expo
- Machine Project Apple II concert (was on June 25th)
- Space Invaders watch
- Profile / Widget Emulator Board for Apple Lisa & Apple III
- http://www.vintagemicros.com/catalog/index.php
- IIgs MicroDrive IDE Controller – 128MB CF $135.00
- Adam Savage on NewsHour, Discussing Maker Movement
Retro Computing Auction Picks:
- Carrington –18.75MHz Transwarp GS (Apple IIgs accelerator)
- Earl – Wyse WY-185 terminal
- David – Rare Apple Lisa 2/10 Computer, Restored, Fully Working
Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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Question:
It’s easy to begin collecting Apple, Commodore, TRS-80 and Atari 8 bit machines but what about Amiga? With three models that most of us can identify (500, 1000, 2000) there are many others and significant details that may or may not make for an interestingly collectible Amiga. Can we get some basics? Is it worth going for a vanilla 500/1000 or should we go all in and find a 4000 with all the goodies? Will we miss much? I only know enough to be VERY afraid when there really aren’t a whole lot of machines available at any to chose from. Are there any good resources for people that didn’t grow up with Amiga
Rob
I messed up this sentence from my original comment:
I only know enough to be VERY afraid when there really aren’t a whole lot of machines available at any to chose from.
It should have been:
I only know enough to be VERY afraid when there really aren’t a whole lot of machines available at any time to chose from.
David, I’d recommend replacing the blown filter cap in your TRS-80 before using it much more – it’s normally an easy job and replacement parts aren’t too hard to find most of the time.
I had a similar problem with my Macintosh 512Ke which I purchased early this year. It took me a wee while to source parts because I wanted to source the exact original part, but ended up using a modern (probably more reliable) alternative. I documented the work on my website:
http://www.vintage8bit.com/content/macintosh-512ke-adventures“ rel=”nofollow”>http://www.vintage8bit.com/content/macintosh-512ke-adventures
Good show guys! Thanks for plugging Retrochallenge, and please, do come join us! I’m also the organiser of http://declegacy.org.uk“ rel=”nofollow”>http://declegacy.org.uk – maybe you could mention this in your next podcast? Regards, Mark.
@Rob
Get any Amiga. Any will do. Or, don’t get any Amigas so there will be more left over for me!
Any model with SCSI instead of IDE will be “more difficult” to interface with using Compact Flash cards, but it’s still very possible. Any model with Video Toaster add-on whatsits will be more expensive/valuable than those without Video Toaster, and they may still be in use by video production companies in your area– it’d really surprise you how important Amigas still are.