5 thoughts on “RCR Episode #12: July 2011”

1. wholly@whollymindless.com says:

   July 6, 2011 at 3:40 am

   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

2. wholly@whollymindless.com says:

   July 6, 2011 at 3:42 am

   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.

3. Lizardboy A.K.A. @vintae8bit says:

   July 6, 2011 at 4:36 am

   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

4. Mark Wickens says:

   July 6, 2011 at 2:57 pm

   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.

5. Reverend Sean says:

   October 21, 2011 at 1:16 pm

   @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.

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