> On 31-Jul-99, Dark 1 wrote:
> >
> > As I said in a reply to Mike Cardwell (he being the first one to slap me
> > down :-) a CD-ROM would be a bit of an expensive white elephant to me, and
> > also a little logistically problematic for for my particular untowered
> > A1200.
>
> well I've had a CD-ROM on my untowered A1200 for approx' 5-6 years
>
> > I guess I'm just not as an enthusiastic computer user as the rest of you. It
> > used to be a hobby, now I look on it more of an appliance. Kind of like a
> > washing machine. :-)
>
> you should be able to say get a 4xspeed scsi CD-ROM external for next to
> nothing nowadays, you could use it with a cheap squirrel scsi interface or
> use it with a surf squirrel scsi (so get the fast serial port) look in the
> second hand stuff. The CD-ROM should be dead easy to get second hand cheap.
>
> > My Amiga has become not much more than a means to access the internet as
> > cost effectively as possible. As soon as the NC package is installed, I have
> > little or no use for a CD-ROM. And being on somewhat of a tight budget,
> > surely you can see my dilemma. It's a pity I can't borrow one.
>
> If you get say Amiga Format you will have a CD to use every month so you will
> use it honest.
>
> > The new package looks *really* good, and you, Olli & everyone else involved
> > in it should be congratulated. I really, really want it, but I'm going to
> > have to think long & hard about whether I want it enough to justify the cost
> > of the required upgrade.
>
> you will be sorry not to get one as your only limiting yourself to how you use
> your Amiga. There is so much on CD-ROM and you can use a lot of PC stuff as
> well don't just think its only Amiga disks.
>
> If you live near me I'll show you using my CD-ROM (what part of the country
> are you from?)
> Cheers all the best
>
> Ken Walsh
>
>
>
>
> Sent by the Amiga Computer System The Amiga A1200
> 'Coming soon the new AmigaNG'
>
>
> Dont you have a friend that have a Cd,Then you just could copy the
CD over to Floppyes -smo
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