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On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:06:04 +0900, "Klompmeester"
<whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote:

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>"rob" <rob@spamoff.net> wrote in message 
>news:sah2p35jucocsdplha52e6gtcaf83kj2cv@4ax.com...
>> I'll be picking up an A2000 tomorrow from a friend who is offloading
>> one onto me. Are these machines still useful at all ?
>>
>>
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>Nope. If you're in Perth just offload it to me ;-)

Ha!, I'm in Newcastle :)

>Seriously though, it's hard to think of a use for any Amiga except for 
>nostalgia or hobby reasons.

Yeah, that's the main reason I keep my A500, A600 and a few other
machines around. I never owned a "big box" Amiga and thought the
expansion slots would offer some degree of flexibility. Their appears
to be quite a few expansion options for the A2000 which look
interesting - emplant, SCSI, PPC. Whether these can be put to
productive use is another matter I guess.

>If you do plan to keep the A2000, make sure the battery is OK and not 
>leaking or it can easily destroy the motherboard if left.Removing the 
>battery won't affect the operation of the computer and will ensure that it 
>won't leak and destroy it.

Yes, i've been told that is something to look for in these machines. I
just hope the one I'm picking up is in working order. My mate says its
got a keyboard. manuals, and inbuilt 3.5" 880KB drive. It may have
more peripherals but I didn't press him on this point as he didn't
know too much about it.