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Author Topic: Wanted: Volunteers to make OS4 and MOS hardware entries for Big Book of Amiga Hardw  (Read 18120 times)

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These used Commodity Hardware so, there seems little point adding them to the database...

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Wow... Lot of strong emotions stired up!

All I was asking is what advantages does adding commodity hardware to the database give?

The question that needs to be asked is, what do people use the database for. Before for someone starts adding in a lot more "noise" on the site, it is first important to find out what are the most viewed pages, and why did people visit them.

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I use the bboah to look up old hardware that has been out of production for almost 20 years or more. Hardware that I would have used with my A500 or A1200. The site is invaluable for such a purpose, as there is no other resource out there where this information is available.

I would say that adding newer hardware is fine, but more often than not, there are plenty of other resource sites for this information as a duplication of effort in this regard seems a waste of time... That said, it's someone's hobby, let them add what they want... But be mindful that if the main reason or someone using a site becomes difficult and slow (hosting storage and bandwidth charges might go up etc), the majority of users might move on... you could be shooting yourself in the foot.