AMIGA NEEDS YOUR HELP

[odin]

Yep, and I can't remember the last time my PC crashed. My A4000 is a lot more unstable.

[alewis]

Yes, as well as (until recently) several Amigas. But if I was going to pay £1400, it wouldnt be on a system with slow memory, ancient gfx card, and no very limited memory and nil expansion. One can buy a lot of toys for that amount, or a seriously specced PC.

Millions of bugs? Go on then, list them...

[Mucker]

Obviously aint got you 3.9 set up that goog lol.

But seriously, if every amiga user put there money where there mouth is, the problem would rectify itself.

It`s just that no one beleves no more.

[Mucker]

goog GOOOG what the hell is GOOG? i ment good ha ha ha

[Mucker]

alewis wrote:
Yes, as well as (until recently) several Amigas. But if I was going to pay £1400, it wouldnt be on a system with slow memory, ancient gfx card, and no very limited memory and nil expansion. One can buy a lot of toys for that amount, or a seriously specced PC.

Millions of bugs? Go on then, list them...

Well theres that one that does thingy, and there that other one that kinda makes the screen go all wibly wobbly

cant remember the other few hundred  :help:

[alewis]

er maybe not. Have OS3.9 here on an A4K/CSPPC/PIV, and its not as stable as my WarpEngine rig was. Which in turn had more problems than my old B2000/KS2.04/OS3.1 .... and a PC was just so much faster at doing anything, such as word prcoessing, DTP, DTV, *printing* (oh, and can actually use the features of modern printers), etc etc.

dont get me wrong, but there simply isnt the market to make it commercially attractive any more. There are not enough Amiga users.

alewis wrote:
Yes, as well as (until recently) several Amigas. But if I was going to pay £1400, it wouldnt be on a system with slow memory, ancient gfx card, and no very limited memory and nil expansion. One can buy a lot of toys for that amount, or a seriously specced PC.

Hmmm  Current exchange rates, 1400 pounds could almost buy me that new 50 caliber sniper rifle I want (saw it in the movie "Smokin Aces" Sunday)

[Mucker]

I agree, i don`t think amiga will ever be massive again, but if they box clever, they can sneek it into peoples homes, they missed out on a golden opertunity when the sky hd boxes come out.

The best they can hope for is a nice market, but not having any new machines on offer, they are huring them selves more each month.

[Mucker]

re you lucky lad, we gota settle for .22`s over hear, or a coulpe of air riffles. :cry:

[Starke]

MUCKER:

You are an awesome person, I like what youve said throughout this whole thread, and I think your right. It is possible for Amiga to come back good enough to keep themselves steady for a long time coming, if they play their cards right.

And I think it is possible in future, for them to overrun the home scenario at a later stage in their existance.

Thank you for supporting the cause, and with telling how it is, rather than telling me your dreams.

Thank you for also saying exactly what Ive been trying to say this whole time. That we can have Amiga rise again, if we all play it smart, and if we manage for any company supporting or creating things for Amiga to play it smart.

Cheers 8-)  8-)

Maybe we can team up at a later stage to work out ways to help Amiga, wether it be through AROS, or amiga inc

[shillard]

Dude, just what in God's name are you smoking?

[koaftder]

shillard wrote:
Dude, just what in God's name are you smoking?

Whatever hes smoking, I want some. I've been banging my face into this circuit board on my desk for a week now, I could use some serious optimism.

[alewis]

@starke

Can I have a pint of whatever you are on? I dunno what it is but it seems to make reality go away.

So come on, how is Amiga going to rise again?

How are they going to "overrun the home scenario"?

"if we manage for any... to play it smart" - and how, exactly, could you do that? several million Amiga users couldn't when C= had it... and that was when the IP rested with one company. What can a few hundred users achieve now, even ignoring the on-going feud between god knows how many companies.

As for last comment, well, there is precisely one way and one way only you could help. Invest £hundred million; to acquire all IP, establish R&D, bring products to market, and then hope. Sadly, I doubt you have the abillity.

Sorry to shatter your illusion. Reality sucks.  And as a one-time Amiga evangelist, it hurts. That is how it is, rather than a dream.

[guru-666]

guys, here is how you can go back to the 90's and save the amiga.  I know it's crazy but it's the only way!

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=27371

amiga.org needs a sense of humor about such stuff.

[Starke]

ALEWIS:

Wake up fatigue kills. as does being negative on life.

I am in reality, I can see some type of light here, I can see Amiga making it, they do still have a good OS, but they can so improve on it and make it even better than the rest. Its just a question of, whether or not Amiga Inc, AROS, Hyperion or whomever, actually decided to go full monty, that this will happen.

I am not in an Illusion, maybe you are, But Mucker said it, and still people refuse to wake up, and want to live in their dream world of classics, rather than wanting bigger and better, and trying to looks for way for this to happen.

WACCON even mentioned excellent points, but still, none of you listen to it, its like you read it, and it isnt transfering to your brains.

Cheers. 8-)  8-)

And in all seriousness, I know what is and isnt possible, and I know, Anything is possible in this world. Even bill gates knoew that at the time, everyone thought he wasnt in reality, but look at him now.

SO I suggest all in doubt here, wake up, and accept the possibilities, and drive on them, rather than driving on our classics and history. Lets make the future herre, together.

[dammy]

Hmmm Current exchange rates, 1400 pounds could almost buy me that new 50 caliber sniper rifle I want (saw it in the movie "Smokin Aces" Sunday)

Question would be, can your find a local range that can handle .50 rifle and can your shoulder handle that type of punishment?  Oooouchies.

Dammy