Just popping in
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What is thougt to be using? I did demo the first A1000 that came to Finland around 1985. I was good friend with to local computer seller, and he asked me to show some stuff on it at a computer exhibition.
Then the university I was studying at that time, bought one from the exhibition, and I did get a position (without any payment) to keep it working. I did help some users to get to know it better, and when the first batch of A500 (OS1.2) came out, I had already my preorder in. I don't remember the exact dates, but it costed some 820 euros with a 1081 monitor. I did use it over a year, tried to find a cheap HD and memory expansion for it, and sold it at last when I got more money for it than I had used myself. With that I bought A2000 model B, later 2M memory expansion w. SCSI HD (a 80 M HD was more than my previous A500 had cost). I upgraded it until 3.1 and had 50 MHz 050/882/8M in it, A2320, RetinaII, AMaxII, A2286, Emplant, Hydra ethernet and some 500 M HD. I had used some 5000 euros for the hardware only, and I sold it with 350 euros. But ofcource I was not left without Amigas... I still have A1200/060/50, CD^32 w. FMV, AmigaOne, ...
But nostalgia is still nice to have...
Esa Haapaniemi University of Oulu Finland
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