| From: | storm |
| Date: | 30 Sep 2001 at 10:57:32 |
| Subject: | [amigactive] Re: I don't know which way to go! |
Hi Nuno
On 29-Sep-01, you wrote:
> Hello Alec
>
> On 29-Sep-01, you wrote:
>
>> AT Hello,
>> AT I have an A1200 with Apollo 030 40mhz no fpu. An 810 mb
>> AT hard drive.
>> AT External C.D rom x8, ide fix 97, multi media speakers. External 56k
>> AT modem. It is mainly used for internet, word processing (wordworth),
>> AT spreadsheets (turbocalc4).
>> AT I also have an Epson 600 stylus printer with turboprint installed. A
>> AT lot of my software is not registered (shame on me) miami, aweb, mui.
>> AT I am using os 3.5 but no monitor, yes i still use a tv screen. After
>> AT all this what i want to know is which is the best way to improve my
>> AT system.
>> AT Like everyone else money is a problem, I am not too interested in
>> AT games. Kind regards
>
> I'm not a technical expert,so I don't know if you can add these to your
> system.
> Well,I'll tell what my most useful upgrades were,so you have an idea:
>
> Gfx card(I have BVision)- the increase in productivity is unbelievable.
> Internet use is greatly improved.
Definitely. I'd go the mediator route atm, and get a cheap (if you can still
find one) 2nd hand gfx card that fits it. It most definitely is the single
greatest thing you can do to improve any computer. Obviously it needs a
monitor. To start with go for a 2nd hand 15" vga (should be about £30). You
won't need anything bigger than a 17", and you can see how it goes with a
cheap 15" first. check out the Loot (www.loot.com) if you're in the UK.
> Directory Opus Magellan- has almost everything Workbench is missing.
> Totally transforms your Amiga use.
Absolutely. It's not an essential like the gfx card, but it's definitely a
system changing experience.
> PFS3 - turbo charges your drives and stops those invalidation problems.
Nah, wouldn't bother. You can get the freeware version of SFS which is
pretty good.
> Blizzard 040/PPC- I ordered the 060 but I only got a 040. PPC's use is
> mostly for games and jpeg decoding,so it may not be that useful to
> you.
I wouldn't bother with PPC either (speaking in hindsight as I have one). The
only real advantage it's been for me is the gfx card and the scsi... both
of which you can get without needing ppc now. The ppc has been a huge waste
of money for me, as there are only 2 apps that I make use of it with -
Candy Factory Pro and Frogger.
I won't even mention iFusion (*choke*)
> CD writer and MakeCD- essential for my backups and for making audio
> CD's. Not a priority,but very useful.
Totally agree. When you feel the need, MakeCD is very nice.
> Zip drive- almost became redundant when I acquired the CD writer,but
> still useful for temporary backups and other stuff you may not want
> to burn permanently to CD.
Not worth it... cd's cost less that 50p anyway.
> 64 mb RAM- I'm thinking about buying more,but this is more than enough
> for most uses.
Yep, but 128mb EDO ram is very cheap again... about £35.
> Viewsonic 19"- I think a monitor must be a priority.No need to plump for
> a 19",though. The TV set is not good for Internet and text/graphics
> work.
Get a decent 2nd hand 15" like I said, to begin with.
To be honest though, weigh up how much it would cost for the Amiga-only
stuff (like the mediator, 4-way IDE, Silver-Surfer etc) and compare it
against buying a decent 2nd hand pc (at least 500/600 mhz). You may be
better off going the pc route and using it's software. Sorry, but.... voice
of reason. No use flogging a dead horse.
Of course, if you feel that the Amiga s/w cannot be surpassed... grab that
gfx card, monitor and ram and whack it all in a tower.
I have my ppc setup going for £500 if you want :)
Just to clarify that I love the Amiga os, but I don't see much point in the
AmigaOne if it isn't going to have much more s/w than our ppc's do already.
I want to make use of all the current pc hardware and software... not be
stuck in some Amiga software limbo like I have been for the last 4 years
and getting the occasional scraps from the Apple or Linux table.
Regards
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