Im>bE wrote:
I did not like this,
because I love aminet,
but I have dialup, and no time or money to dl all the files.
This is why I want to see if anyone else would like the cds back in sale.
The price of the cd is much lower than if I was to dl all the files on my 56k modem.
The aminet cds is one of the favourite things I like about amiga, so I will be sad if they stop it forever.
As a compromise idea, the cd could be cleared from all the lists and guides that take up space on the cd, so that it can be more crammed with the wonders of the amiga community instead.
This idea of cramming more on the cds would make time between the cds longer, so the cd will be more attractive also, and we get more for the money.
thoughts?..
I have ethernet......no just kidding. :-D
I'm on dial-up too, but I find there not to be many problem downloading stuff off of aminet beacuse most of the stuff isn't that huge. I'm just an occasional user though, I'll only turn to aminet when looking for something specific.
Don't they have flat rate ISP services in Norway? Here you pay £xx per month and get xxx hours access to the internet without having to pay phone charges. For less than £20 there are loads of ISPs that will give unlimited free access to the internet.
I think Aminet is having problems in this day and age. Contributions are drying up as people have left the platform in droves and many people now have thier own download pages for thier software. It probably isn't financially feasable to produce the CDs anymore. Which is sad, and an end to an era. :-(
