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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« on: November 26, 2010, 03:30:54 PM »
You'll never get any two former Amiga enthusiasts to agree on what made the Amiga an Amiga, only that the nebulous whole made it what it is.

The truth of the matter is, if it waddles and quacks like a duck then it might as well be a duck. OS1.x-3.x, MOS, OS4, AROS. As for the hardware it's even more vague.

In the end, all that matters is, does it do what you want?
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2010, 04:22:47 PM »
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An interesting question is where your loyalties would have fallen? My initial sympathies fell behind PowerUp as I felt it was a cleaner expansion... This probably would have pushed me towards MOS had I not found AROS in 1999... And more importantly Michal Shlutz's x86 boot floppy...


I also invested in PowerUp, but when WarpOS came along with it's then much improved context switching time and later emulation of powerup, I got lured to the other side.

Then it all got a bit meh and I lost interest in the scene all together for quite some time.
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2010, 10:17:36 PM »
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Many a troll was born also...


All in all, a recycling operation then :roflmao:
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2010, 10:22:57 PM »
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My recent visit back to Moo reminded me that I practically learned how to argue/debate because of the Amiga Holy wars!


I got the impression someone there doesn't like me very much :lol:
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2010, 10:25:09 PM »
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"It is a silly place..."


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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2010, 10:29:34 PM »
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At least they care enough to kick up a fuss... the biggest insult is to be ignored...


:lol: I suppose so...
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2010, 11:44:34 AM »
@Iggy & Piru

I expected better from you guys than to bite on smerf's trollbait :D
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2010, 12:51:16 PM »
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Can't speak for The Edinburgh Apple Store, but the ones in London are lovely... it;s the only technologic store you can walk into where all the products are easy to access, set up and and running... and where the staff leave me alone... no asking me if I'm ¨alright¨, if I ¨need help¨ or have I seen the latest xyz... and if/when I finally do decide to enquire or buy something they do exactly what I ask... and don't try and sell me anything more or do anything out side of my request...


Yeah, last I heard, they the ones that had to get you restrained after you ran into the place before the plate glass doors even fully opened screaming "Sell me your delicious apple pie! I need it all!" :lol:
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Re: The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2010, 04:57:41 PM »
How is the purchase of second hand Apple hardware to run an OS that is nothing to do with Apple promoting Apple?
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