glossary/dictionary

[sir_inferno]

ah, i think it's time some1 made a topic, and some1 else made it sticky  ;-) to that newbies (like me  :-) ) know what all the different terms and new things that are going on in the current amiga world mean.

So please, everyone post what you would want to appear next to these words/phrases. (Please no longer than about 100 words  :-D )

Amiga  :-) -

Amiga one -

Classic Amiga-

Pegasos -

Blizzard PPC -

AAA board -

c= -

Current status of amiga inc -

Morph OS-

The blue butterfly thingy-

The ball which has red and white things-

Why everyone attacks the butterfly with the boing ball  :-) -


Over definitions welcome

[iamaboringperson]

to that newbies (like me  )

But you're a 'Technoid'...

Why everyone attacks the butterfly with the boing ball -

...or perhaps not!  :-D

[sir_inferno]

nah i remember that guys avatar...can;t remember who, and he's standing there with a minigun, and his sig was no butterflys hurt in the production of this avatar or something, that's where that came from  :-D

[iamaboringperson]

Karlos?

[sir_inferno]

yep, awwwwwwwww the christmas spirit must have gotten to him  :-)

[Abou27]

What does it mean when a topic is made 'sticky' or shouldn't I ask?  I am quite a newbie and don't understand.

[sir_inferno]

that a topic always stays at the top of a forum, no matter how old it is etc. but if that was going to happen you really need to trim off the randomness like this  :-)

[Seehund]

Amiga  :-) -

1. A series of home computers manufactured between 1985 and 1994. Famous for its at the time innovative architecture, custom chipsets, impressive graphics capabilities.

2. Amiga Incorporated. The latest and current owners, licensees (from Gateway) and licensors of the Amiga intellectual property including the "Amiga" trademark.

Amiga one -

1. A trademark owned by Eyetech Ltd. used for reselling third party hardware to the AmigaOS market. Currently covered by this trademark is the CHRP/POP-based Teron series motherboards.

2. (obsolete) A planned but never produced custom motherboard that was to be made for new versions of AmigaOS. Was to be designed by Escena and sold by Eyetech. An A1200 or A4000 mainboard would have been possible to attach for Amiga compatibility. Development stopped in 2001.

3. (obsolete) Any hardware complying to Amiga, Inc's arguably meaningless and vague "Zico specification".

Classic Amiga-

Term commonly used for referring to Amigas, as well as AmigaOS up to v 3.9.

Pegasos -

A series of CHRP/POP-based PowerPC motherboards made by Genesi. The Pegasos was superceded by the Pegasos II in 2003.

Blizzard PPC -

A PowerPC + 68k accelerator for the Amiga 1200.

AAA [board ?] -

The Amiga chipset standard that was to supercede the AGA (or "AA") chipset. It didn't happen.

c= -

Commodore Business Machines, CBM. The "C=" is an imitation of Commodores "chickenlips" logotype. CBM was the company behind the Amiga until its bankrupcy in 199?

Current status of amiga inc -

Insolvent and working from the employees' homes (allegedly unpayed), but has not yet filed for bankrupcy. Hardware production is entirely independent from AInc, and what's made for AmigaOS 4 is owned by Hyperion.

Morph OS-

An OS that's delievered with the Pegasos hardware. It's API compatible with "classic AmigaOS" and includes a JIT 68k emulator for backwards compatibility with "classic Amiga" applications. Older MorphOS versions (?) also run on PPC-equipped Amigas.

The blue butterfly thingy-

Morpho. This butterfly is the MorphOS logotype.

The ball which has red and white things-

Comes from an old Amiga graphics demonstration. Currently one of the Amiga Inc. (and/or AmigaOS?) logotypes.

Why everyone attacks the butterfly with the boing ball  :-) -

Uuuh?

Over definitions welcome

Well, something seems to be missing...


AmigaOS 4:

A rewritten and updated version of AmigaOS for third party hardware, initially the Teron/"AmigaOne" motherboards. There will also be a version for Blizzard/CyberstormPPC equipped Amigas. It's backwards compatible with "classic AmigaOS" plus its systemfriendly applications and will also include a 68k JIT emulator. Developed by Hyperion. A beta version for Teron owners has been announced to be released "some time after New Year" (in 2004, that is).


AROS:

"Amiga Research OS", an open source "classic AmigaOS"-API compatible OS for e.g. common x86 PC hardware

[sir_inferno]

wow, well done  :-D

[Skippy]

Define: amigo/a

A: sustantivo masculino/femenino
 1. friend
     Manuel es un amigo mío Manuel is a friend of mine      es una amiga de Sofía she is a friend of Sofía's or       of Sofía

    el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre a dog is a
   man's best friend
   hacer amigos to make friends
  amigo/a de confianza very close friend; intimate friend
   amigo/a del alma soulmate
   amigo/a de lo ajeno  (humorístico) thief
   amigo/a íntimo/a very close friend; intimate friend
 2. (= novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

B. adjetivo
1. son muy amigos they are good or close friends
   Gonzalo es muy amigo de Pepe Gonzalo is a good
   or close friend of Pepe's or of Pepe
   hacer amigos to make (new) friends
   hacerse amigos to become friends me hice muy
   amigo de Antonio Antonio and I became good
   friends
   se perdonaron y quedaron tan amigos they made
   (it) up and everything was fine
2. ser amigo de algo to be fond of something
   no soy muy amigo de las multitudes I'm not very
   fond of or (británico) keen on crowds
   soy amigo de hablar con franqueza I like straight
   talking
3. [país, fuego] friendly

C: ordenador
1. obsoleto ordenado ~ obsolete computer
2. mierda ~ a computer by todays' standards should really be in a museum.
3. ebay ~ a graveyard for amiga enthusiast to paid ridiculous amounts of money for old or obsolete items that have zero productivity, when you could have purchased an entire brand new modern computer, at a fraction of the cost, that performs faster than your amiga system could ever achieve.
4. en realidad del equipo informático ~ yes; in reality, it's time to move on... and say ¡adiós amiga!

¡hasta luego, skippy!

[jeffimix]

Amiga  - most kickbutt thingy ever

Amiga one - less kickbutt

Classic Amiga- best 68K machines ever

Pegasos - nice ppc board

Blizzard PPC - really nifty hardware tricky thingy

AAA board - meh just some 3D gfx, woulda been nice but modularity is nicer

c= - bunch of morons that had the money to buy out good products then fail them

Current status of amiga inc - someone give them money darnit

Morph OS- Amiga clone, which just isn't cool, like PC clones aren't cool

The blue butterfly thingy- makes me think of Frederic Meijer Garden's butterfyl exhibit we go to every year in their tropical greenhouse, the Blue Morphos is a cool butterfly

The ball which has red and white things-god we need a better logo

Why everyone attacks the butterfly with the boing ball -Cause it's annoying, like the MSN one