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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #194 from previous page: December 01, 2010, 02:38:38 PM »
What would be really cool for amiga.org would be a chat room(s). Can we get some? Forums are too slow.
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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #195 on: December 01, 2010, 02:40:40 PM »
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What would be really cool for amiga.org would be a chat room(s). Can we get some? Forums are too slow.


Slow suits a lot of us awld dinos.

http://cgiirc.synirc.net/irc.cgi?chan=%23amiga.org
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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #196 on: December 01, 2010, 02:41:18 PM »
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What would be really cool for amiga.org would be a chat room(s). Can we get some? Forums are too slow.
I feel you've missed something about the atmosphere of A.org that is forum driven.

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #197 on: December 01, 2010, 02:43:12 PM »
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I feel you've missed something about the atmosphere of A.org that is forum driven.


Precisely. IRC channels are are a dime a dozen. Things are said and often forgotten in minutes, but forums have a nice permanence to them.
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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #198 on: December 01, 2010, 02:47:19 PM »
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Precisely. IRC channels are are a dime a dozen. Things are said and often forgotten in minutes, but forums have a nice permanence to them.

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #199 on: December 01, 2010, 02:50:05 PM »
Yeah, I remember both Syndicate and Syndicate Wars pretty well. I just dont remember the art on the packaging/advertising/etc so well. I thought that image was actually for Syndicate Wars. As for the games themselves, I played quite a bit of Syndicate, but the sequel, maybe a little ironically considering it was 3d, was way too fast to play on the pentium 133 I had at the time it was released (I remember that system quite well, most expensive and closest to top of the line system (for its day) I ever had). I had 16 meg ram for it which alone cost me 750$ (375 per 8 meg edo simm). Expensive, sure, but at the time I was getting stuff ex tax wholesale prices, so it wasnt expensive due to me getting ripped off. They were some of the 1st ever edo simms to make it into my country  :)

Man, days gone by......  :-)
Near as I can tell this is where I write something under the guise of being innocuous, but really its a pot shot at another persons/peoples choice of Amiga based systems. Unfortunately only I cant see how transparent and petty it makes me look.
 

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #200 on: December 01, 2010, 02:52:45 PM »
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I understand.
The slow witted... Or rather the witty but slow of us, are able to digest, compose, respond more eloquently than on IRC...

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #201 on: December 01, 2010, 03:19:18 PM »
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Yeah, I remember both Syndicate and Syndicate Wars pretty well. I just dont remember the art on the packaging/advertising/etc so well

Say no more!

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #202 on: December 01, 2010, 05:53:31 PM »
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This would be a realistic conversation if i were to walk into a computer store and try to purchase an Amiga.

I say: I'd like to buy an Amiga!

Salesperson says: Come again?

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Kesa walks in the Henry Draco's Amiga Hardware shop and walks past the tracker hero player.

Kesa: Good morning.

Draco: Good morning, sir. Welcome to the National Amiga Hardware Emporium!

Kesa: Ah, thank you, my good man.

Draco: What can I do for you, sir?

Kesa: Well, I was, uh, sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming
through "Total Amiga Assembler" by Paul Overaa, and I suddenly came over all consumerish.

Draco: Consumerish, sir?

Kesa: Impulsively.

Draco: Eh?

Kesa: 'Ee, Ah wanted to buy an Amiga like!

Draco: Ah, a purchase!

Kesa: In a nutshell. And I thought to myself, "a little 68000 compatible will do the trick,"
so, I curtailed my Overaan activites, sallied forth, and infiltrated your place of purveyance
to negotiate the vending of some chequered collectables!

Draco: Come again?

Kesa: I want to buy some stuff or a miggy.

Draco: Oh, I thought you were complaining about the music.

Kesa: Oh, heaven forbid: I am one who delights in all manifestations of the four-channel
muse!

Draco: Sorry?

Kesa: 'Ooo, Ah lahk a nice mod, 'yer forced too!

Draco: So he can go on playing, can he?

Kesa: Most certainly! Now then, some hardware please, my good man.

Draco: Certainly, sir. What would you like?

Kesa: Well, eh, how about a little A600?

Draco: I'm, afraid we're fresh out of A600's, sir.

Kesa: Oh, never mind, how are you on basic minimigs?

Draco: Never at the end of the week, sir, always get 'em fresh first thing on Monday.

Kesa: Tish tish. No matter. Well, four megabyte Blizzard 1220 turbo,
if you please, stout yeoman!

Draco: Ah! Well they've been on order for two weeks, sir. Was expecting them this morning...

Kesa: Yesss, well it's not my day, is it? Aah, A3000?

Draco: Sorry...

Kesa: FPGA Arcade?

Draco: Normally, sir, yes, but today the van broke down.

Kesa: Ah. A1000?

Draco: Sorry.

Kesa: A500? A500+?

Draco: No.

Kesa: Any GVP 530's per chance?

Draco: No.

Kesa: A2000?

Draco: No.

Kesa: A1500?

Draco: No.

Kesa: A2000?

Draco: No.

Kesa: A2500?

Draco: No.

Kesa: CDTV?

Draco: (pause) No.

Kesa: A3000?

Kesa: Accelerators. Apollo 1230, 1240, Blizzard 1230, Blizzard 1240 ERC,
Blizzard 1260, 2060, Warp Engine, Cyberstorm, CyberstormPPC?

Draco: No.

Kesa: A4000, perhaps?

Draco: Ah! We have one of those, yes sir.

Kesa: (suprised) You do! Excellent.

Draco: Yessir. It's..ah,.....the battery, it's a bit leaky...

Kesa: Oh, I like 'em leaky.

Draco: Well,.. as a matter of fact, it's very leaky, actually, sir.

Kesa: No matter, no matter. Fetch hither the deus ex machina d'AGA!

Draco: I...think it's a leakier than you'll like it, sir.

Kesa: I don't care how incontinentally leaky it is. Hand it over with all speed.

Draco: Yes sir.

(brief pause)

Draco: Oooooooooohhh........!

Kesa: What?

Draco: The technician's taken it.

Kesa: (pause) Has he.

Draco: She, sir.

(pause)

Kesa: A3000UX?

Draco: No.

Kesa: CD32?

Draco: No.

Kesa: Picasso-II?

Draco: No.

Kesa: Picasso-IV?

Draco: No.

Kesa: Ariadne?

Draco: No, sir.

Kesa: You...do *have* some Amiga hardware, do you?

Draco: (brightly) Of course, sir. It's a Amiga shop, sir. We've got--

Kesa: No no no... don't tell me. I'm keen to guess.

Draco: Fair enough.

Kesa: Uuuuuh, Draco?

Draco: Yes?

Kesa: Splendid! Well, I'll have one of those then please!

Draco: Oh! I'm sorry sir, I thought you were referring to me, sir, "Mister Draco".

(pause)

Kesa: Piccolo SD64?

Draco: Uh, not as such.

Kesa: Sunrize AD516?

Draco: no

Kesa: X-Surf?

Draco: no

Kesa: Squirrel SCSI?

Draco: no

Kesa: Generic PCMCIA Ethernet cards?

Draco: Not *today*, sir, no.

(pause)

Kesa: Well, let's keep it simple, shall we? How about an A1200?

Draco: Well, I'm afraid we don't get much call for them around here, sir.

Kesa: Not much ca-- It's the single most popular Amiga model in the world, man!

Draco: Not 'round these parts, sir.

Kesa: and prey, what IS the most popular model 'round these parts'?

Draco: The NatAmi, sir.

Kesa: IS it?

Draco: Oh, yes, sir, it's staggeringly popular in the manor, squire.

Kesa: Is it.

Draco: It's our number one best seller, sir!

Kesa: I see. Uuh...NatAmi, eh?

Draco: Right.

Kesa: All right. Okay. 'Have you got one?' he asked, expecting the answer 'no'.

Draco: I'll have a look, sir... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnno.

Kesa: It's not much of a Amiga shop, is it?

Draco: Finest in the district!

Kesa: (annoyed) Explain the logic underlying that conclusion, please.

Draco: Well, it's so tidy, sir!

Kesa: It's certainly uncluttered by Amigas....

Draco: (brightly) You haven't asked me about the Walker prototype, sir.

Kesa: Is it worth it?

Draco: Could be....

Kesa: Have you -- WILL YOU SHUT THAT BLOODY MOD PLAYER OFF?!

Draco: (to tracker hero player) Told you so....

Kesa: (slowly) Have you got a Walker prototype?

Draco: No.

Kesa: Figures. Predictable, really I suppose. It was an act of purest optimism
to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me something.

Draco: Yes, sir?

Kesa: Have you in fact got any Amiga hardware at all?

Draco: Oh, yes, sir.

Kesa: Now I'm going to ask you that question once more, and if you answer "no", I'm going
to shoot you through the head. Have you got any Amiga hardware at all?

(pause) Draco: No. Not really, sir.

(gunshot)

Kesa: What a *senseless* waste of human life.
« Last Edit: December 01, 2010, 10:52:45 PM by Karlos »
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A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #203 on: December 01, 2010, 05:57:17 PM »
How about some cheddar?
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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #204 on: December 01, 2010, 06:00:21 PM »
:lol: :roflmao: :lol:

Drum roll... and the award for the worlds longest post goes to.... :roflmao:
 

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #205 on: December 01, 2010, 06:01:15 PM »
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:You have an Amiga.org classic right there.
 

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #206 on: December 01, 2010, 06:03:26 PM »
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:lol: :roflmao: :lol:

Drum roll... and the award for the worlds longest post goes to.... :roflmao:

Darn it! We'll never catch up to him now.

First he has the most posts on Amiga.org and now probably has the longest one too.:lol:
 

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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #207 on: December 01, 2010, 06:05:16 PM »
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Darn it! We'll never catch up to him now.

First he has the most posts on Amiga.org and now probably has the longest one too.:lol:


Yup, getting tougher by the minute to beat his high score... :)

Wow just found a neat Amiga site, might be just right for Kesa... :)

http://www.amiga.uk.com/

well at least I thought I did, seems we've been relegated to the the lowly status of Burglar Alarms & Home Security somewhere in the south of england...:cry:

(Hmm... wonder if Kesa takes contracts for a quick hit... :))
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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #208 on: December 01, 2010, 06:11:06 PM »
Hey, at least I reformatted it and put it inside code tags so you should get a regular looking post...
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Re: A word about the content here at Amiga.org
« Reply #209 on: December 01, 2010, 06:13:02 PM »
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Hey, at least I reformatted it and put it inside code tags so you should get a regular looking post...

I wondered how you did that... :)

Note to self: Handy tip Number 1001... :)

(good job it wasn't written on paper, or that would be the end of the Amazon Rain Forest...)