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Hi!

Let me introduce myself. My name's Mel and Im told, quite a rare specimen - namely a lady amigan :-) I got my first miggy when I was 12, an A500+ and had many happy days playing magic pockets....

Fast forward to the present. One of the guys where I work introduced me to this place yesterday. Somehow we got onto the subject of amigas when I was supposed to be finding out where the internal project notes are for the system he develops here. I have my suspicions hes too busy here to have written them ;-)

Of course now I can keep my eye out and see if thats true :lol:

I still have an A1200 with a Blizzard 1230 I got a few years ago but I havent unpacked it since moving. Having looked around here Im feeling nostalgic. I had no idea that there was still so much going on in the amiga world :-o

Well there goes my late lunch break. Be seeing you around!

- Mel

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Thanks for the welcome :-)

skurk: yes.

lorddef: erm... Im guessing that wasnt meant to sound as unwelcoming as it could appear ;-)

I have been contracting abroad for the last year and a half and I have recently landed a permanent position here.

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Ill have to dig out that 1200. I havent even turned it on in nearly two years.

I heard that some systems can have problems with battery leaks. I dont remember the 1200 having a battery, or does it?

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Yetihw: Dont worry. Working in this industry, Im quite used to reactions such as yours. There is no rule that said women cant be interested in technology.

AJCopeland: I write whatever the company needs. For the most part its end-user product documentation. I have to write a range of documentation for end-users, resellers as well as gathering together and correlating the internal documentation for developers. Those guys tend to be great at writing code, but their idea of "documentation" are scribbles on paper, whiteboards or whatever else comes easily to hand.

Time to get on with just that!

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Just passing by but logged in to say I tested the A1200 last night. It wouldn't boot at first - just a dark grey screen :-(

I took the blizzard card out and then put it back and.... it still works :-)

Its running Workbench 3.1 and looking a little dated compared to some of the screenshots in the gallery. It might be fun to spruce it up a bit but the hard drive is only 200MB and its got only 8MB of extra RAM.

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Thanks for that. Im probably not going to spend too much time messing about with it just yet but it is nice to know it still works. When I have more time perhaps I can look at it but there is such a lot still to sort out after moving!

Is this emulator available for OSX/intel?

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CannonFodder:

Im not sure that would be a very good idea. First of all I have more important things to do at work and secondly I dont think hes much into Macs.

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CannonFodder:

You did and you still do. Why should I or anybody else here have to provide proof of their identity to you?

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CannonFodder:

Excuse me, I know my posting style might not demonstrate it well but I do write for a living. Only the second half of your post was addressed to him and the rest clearly aimed at me.

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CannonFodder:

I did notice. I also noticed that you insisted on questioning my gender, both to me and to him. If you believe Karlos is honest enough then you will see that he has already answered your question earlier.

I never understand why some men - if indeed you are one - feel so threatened by women taking an interest in technical subjects.

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CannonFodder:

You know, you really shouldnt begin a sentence with "because". Especially when following it with nonsense.

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CannonFodder:

"You aren't a gay man are you?"

No, but now that weve made up, if you want me to look out for one for you.... :-P

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CannonFodder:

"Does this theoretical gay man like to dress in womens clothes?"

Is that your particular preference? Im not liking your prospects here.

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Agafaster:

Greater Manchester, near Sale. Its sunny but as you say very cold. Especially if you have just spent 4 months in Dhaka!

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countzero:

You think maybe I should wear a veil? ;-)