#Amiga 2500 value
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Being a sysop of this forum, I'm hoping you can enlighten me.
I have an Amiga 2500, 40 MB hard drive on 2090A controller, 3 mb of ram, 68030.
Although I used to sell and program Amigas for general use and video, I have
been working as a DOS/Windows programmer since 1991. My 2500 is relegated to
the far end of my computer desk, and I'm not currently using it. The possiblity
that there will be new life breathed into the Amiga line has made me curious.
Do you think my 2500 will be worth hanging onto and upgrading?
In your opinion, is the Amiga STILL ahead of comparably priced DOS/Windows
computers with respect to animation, graphics and video?
With Amiga World magazine gone, where can I get up to date information about
the Amiga and application software?
Connie,
I'm still using my 2500, though I've added memory, the ECS chipset, and updated
the operating system. The latest is 3.1. If you haven't seen 2.03, 2.1, and
3.1, you will have a pleasant surprise. They add MUCH to the usefulness of the
Amiga, and the prices are reasonable. At this time, of course, you'd go
straight to 3.1.
You might prefer to get a 2091 controller, instead of the 2090A. It can do a
true autoboot, without the need for the small boot partition and duplications
of the boot partition on Workbench. That was a bit of a chore.
It is my feeling that the Amiga is still ahead in some respects, but is falling
behind in others. We can hope that the next few months will bring us a truly
updated Amiga that will be out in front again. But AutoConfig still works
better than Plug-n-Play, and our multitasking works better than Windows, for
sure! I'm told that OS/2 is quite similar to AmigaDOS in a number of ways, but
I've not had enough disk space on my Toshiba to install it.
Amazing Computing is still in business, so you can get that one, and there are
a number of Amiga magazines from England that give excellent information. Have
a look at your nearest Barnes&Noble and you should find several.
Drop by again. We're always glad to welcome back our Amiga folks!
—Betty
Connie,
Further to Betty's remarks: IF you have the time, money and effort to upgrade
this machine you will have a great computer with more capabilities in many
respects than the forthcoming A4000T rebirth (or the latest PC / MACs for that
matter). Many of us believe the A2000/2500 to be the best of the bunch. Of
course, there's another if: IF you believe in the long term viability of the
Amiga 🙂
Daring to be different, Amiga on the Internet, Lotus on the Interstatee
Connie,
<Do you think my 2500 will be worth hanging onto and upgrading?>
It really depends on what you want to do with it. I've upgraded my A2000 to
have an '040 processor, the lastest OS (3.1) two graphics boards, a large
harddrive and lots (28 megs) of memory. I find it extremely useful, but my
main interests are graphics and telecom. There should be an '060 upgrade
available for it soon.
<In your opinion, is the Amiga STILL ahead of comparably priced DOS/Windows
computers with respect to animation, graphics and video?>
Animation and graphics, definitely, video is debateable though Lightwave is
now a stand alone product and still works rather well on an accelerated Amiga.
<With Amiga World magazine gone, where can I get up to date information about
the Amiga and application software?>
There is still Amazing Computing and there is also Amiga Computing, which is
a UK based magazine that is publishing a NA version (with the correct ads and
prices).
Asha
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