Amiga.org welcomes Elbox as an advertiser.

[Paul_Gadd]

VCD Collection not DIVX Collection,

You want to learn to read before throwing insults around.

[System]

@ Wayne

You do whatever is needed to keep the site up and running.
Don't mind the people who have no idea of what it's like and how much work there is involved in keeping a site like this working.
It is really good to know who is helping to keep the site a reality.

Keep up the good work !!!!

[quenthal]

@Paul_Gadd:

VCD Collection not DIVX Collection,
You want to learn to read before throwing insults around.

Well, if you have stand-alone player capable of DivX, then saying that wouldn't be that big insult... :-) Well, to be honest, I just didn't remember, mixed them up and I was too lazy to check it out just for that message.

Maybe I just overreacted, I just should learn to control myself when someone has different opinions - we are all A.org:ers anyway.

It is just that I while you don't like A1, Pegasos or Elbox's solutions for classic Amigas, you still spend quite a lot of time here. I know, you said that you liked what Amiga was back then (as I do too), and PPC is wrong way to go, but still you spend more time criticising current/future solutions over and over again than remembering the good old days etc..

-q

[Madgun68]

@Wayne

The AWD used to announce new advertisers to let everyone know who made the site possible. We never have, and judging by the stupidity and rudeness of some of the comments I'm seeing here, I begin to understand exactly why we didn't do this before.

I say go for it. Those comments are just as you say.. Stupid.

It *IS* true that someone found code in the elbox spider driver(s) that could trash the rdb. The code was never used in the driver, and I don't recall hearing a single instance of a spider owner suffering a rdb trashing.

Furthermore, Elbox did realise their error. The offending code was quickly removed.

The worst part about the whole thing were/are the people complaining.. Almost none of the people who constantly complain about Elbox use their products.

My 1200T uses three Elbox products, and I've been nothing but happy with them.

[odin]

@wayne:

Ah okay...I see, or as we say in Dutch 'on that bicycle'. :-).
And as far as the stupidity and rudeness is concerned. Well, you just have to mentally filter certain people out when reading threads or comments.

Would that not be possible to have an 'ignore-list' just liek IRC-clients have? Would be a welcome addition :-D.

[Paul_Gadd]

@quenthal

I like to say what i think, that is why forums are made, if everyone came in here hero worshiping Amiga computers then these forums would just be brown bread,

As you mentioned the good old days, i wish them days was still here as i was like yourself a total die hard who would only see the good in the Amiga and see nothing wrong in the background, but times change and peoples computing needs change.

Its all about opinions, people should be allowed to express them without being told to turn a blind eye to illegal activities,

Anyway lets imagine the Year is 1992  :-)

[System]

@paul

Its all about opinions, people should be allowed to express them without being told to turn a blind eye to illegal activities,

I guess I was talking to the wall then.  There is a difference between speaking an opinion and puposely trying to harm the business of a company which is helping this site to survive.  

If you want to express your OPINION, you are welcome to do so.  AmigaOS has code to thrash rdb's.  Are you going to trash Hyperion?  I have even seen occasions where code to perform certain functions is automatically linked in via a compiler without the knowledge of the authors.

Point is, your comments in this case are in poor taste and not welcome.  This is not a site for your personal vendetta on what you *think* is fact.  I should not have to act like your mother to remind you people what is, and is not acceptable.

{edit} Yes, I know.. I accept the fact that my behavior as of late has been less than exemplary.. As such, I am the last person to admonish someone about their actions but I am at least trying to change for the benefit of both this site and this community. {/edit}

[The_Editor]

sowwee mom !!   :-?

[Paul_Gadd]

@Wayne

First of all my comments are not trying to destroy this site (which some people are claiming),

As for your request, fair enough its your site and Ebox has become an advertiser so i will not insult them again and you might as well remove this thread before it goes way out of control.

[L8-X]

AmigaOS has code to thrash rdb's. Are you going to trash Hyperion?

Does it? :-? Thrash it or trash it? ;-)

Anyway, I don`t think anyone actually had their RDB trashed by that code in elbox`s driver, but it was a bit silly of them to try and protect their software in this way. Every company has rights to protect it software, just not maliciously. :-(

Another point If Morphos or hyperion or Amiga.inc advertised then they would be exempt from all the fud that people have said here too? You have said some things about Amiga.inc, so if they advertised would you then defend them?

[System]

@paul,

I do not think you are trying to destroy this site.  However I am learning that too much freedom without accountability is a bad thing.  

Remember, the Internet gives you a certain amount of anonymity, but you are still accountable to the other members who share the use of this site.  This is a lesson I too am learning.

[redrumloa]

Wow I must say this is a pleasant surprise! Elbox's stock just went up in my book.

[Damion]

Hey Paul if anyone's saying that you're destroying
the site that's not a fair statement, I've seen you
post lots of helpful things to other users.

I'm glad the site is getting some added funding,
this site is too much of a good thing to loose.

[L8-X]

Take me to those posts....i`d like to see them! ;-)  :-D

[redrumloa]

@-D-

No, no one is implying that. Paul is entitled to his opinion on Elbox, I may or may not agree with him. The point is this news post should be welcome to all Amiga.org users. Any paying advertiser helps secure the future of this site.

Why take a postive as a reason to kick them in the teeth?

[Paul_Gadd]

Take me to those posts....i`d like to see them!

Cmon man, i dont come on here just to attack everything in sight, i have helped loads of people out with amiga/ non amiga problems, (which the archives should show if this site has any somewhere)

@-D-

Cheers  :pint: