Amiga.org New Ownership - Almost One Year Has Past

[Tenacious]

You are doing a great job!  Our community needs a home for all things classic and related.  Thank you for NOT trying to re-invent everything or further modernizing the site.  I think most ppl accept that Amiga will never again lead the cutting edge of web standards and protocol (did it ever?).


@ Karlos

Thank you for trying to accommodate Amiga browsers.  It is sort of rediculous that a site  solely about Amiga computers and technology was "modernized" (before the change in ownership) beyond Amiga browser capability.  Perhaps the new CSS code is rocking someone's world now, I don't see what the fuss was about.  The purpose of the site is the same as is the content.  Yes, I read all the compelling reasons that were supposed to make the change manditory, the driving software was obsolete and unavailable.  There were supposed to be only a handfull of us logging in with classic Amigas.  I just don't buy it all.

Thanks for a great job this past year.  Sorry for the rant.

[Tenacious]

Well it was an interesting experiment to say the least )

However, the proof is in the pudding, as they say. My server stats show that it really is a small minority that are using the proxy.

In truth, I haven't had a chance to use your server more than once yet.  My higher spec Amiga suffered HD failures last year and I'm only now close to having time to resolve it.

Perhaps you're right about the small minority.  OTOH, when the decision was made, I almost didn't come back.  I wonder if others felt the same.

Also, If I had not happened to see your post, I would not have known you made a way for iBrowse to still function.  I have not noticed any other indication that Amiga browsers are accommodated (I have often missed individual trees, overwhelmed by the forest).  If it's not there, it would be great if there were a BOLD link to "Classic Amiga Version" on the front page.  Maybe your proxy usage would increase.

There, that's my suggestion for an improvement to the site!

[Tenacious]

The new site owners have kept Amiga.org in the same spirit it always was, thats what matters.

I completely agree!

fwiw, I use this site on my a1200/IBrowse all the time, aside from a vertically laid out menu, it's completely useable.

...useable? I suppose.

Is it attractive, intuitive, a good use of screen real estate, a good reflection of the Amiga spirit?  NO (iBrowse, Aweb).

If you have not tried Karlos' proxy, give it a go. He did an excellent job.  The site looks mostly the way it did before the change to the new server.  And, everything is functional (right Karlos? .

[Tenacious]

Uhhh, I don't mind Amiga advertizing.  Just him, right?

EDIT: "...and your account has been changed..." OK. Got it.