Big Book of Amiga Hardware - new site and domain

bitman · 25 February 2013, 23:38

The Big Book of Amiga Hardware (BBoAH) is back online again on a new domain:

www.bigbookofamigahardware.com

The original site www.amiga-hardware.com, created and maintained by Ian Chapman is still online, but has not been updated since 2006 and will only continue to exist as long as Ian wants - but it will NOT be updated anymore. A link to the new BBoAH will be placed at the old site very soon.

All data and pictures has been exported to the new home of BBoAH and the site has been reprogrammed from scratch. A few new features is planned and the layout will also be updated soon (any CSS ninjas who volunteers?).

All emails with updates to BBoAH sendt to Ian from contributors from all over the world, has been forwarded to me and will be added to the database in the near future - a few items has already been
added/updated. If you have an item that should be added, please contact me.

Hopefully the community will support the new BBoAH, so we can make the database even more complete. Thanks to Ian for his willingness to pass on he's work and great effort in creating the original BBoAH.

regards, bitman
www.bigbookofamigahardware.com
Probably the largest Amiga hardware reference on the net, with more than 1800 items listed.

prowler · 25 February 2013, 23:43

Thanks for continuing this work, bitman!

Predseda · 26 February 2013, 08:36

Chain · 26 February 2013, 08:39

Thanks!

dannyp1 · 26 February 2013, 17:54

Thank you!!! This is needed!

alexh · 26 February 2013, 18:01

Cool news, but BBoAH has been online since June 2007 maintained by Amiga Resistance.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=30207

There have been hundreds if not thousands of fixes by myself and others. Will you be able to sync up?

Their German site is here :

http://www.bboah-works.de/

Their english version is here but has gone out of sync with the German version

http://www.bboah.com/

The main problem with BBoAH is / was the custom database. I did work for a while on converting it to Wiki with Mario but the task was never finished. Without the ability for the users to maintain the site I felt that as enthusiasm died off so would the updates and I was right

Good luck with your work. Nice to see people active again.

bitman · 26 February 2013, 19:34

Yes, english version is out out sync, and I think that's why Ian let med have the data. There a lot of updating to be done -but I dont mind that. But if anybody have ready to submit material, I'll be happy to enter it.

I'll try to sync the database, if possible.

jbenam · 26 February 2013, 23:56

Great, I loved BBoAH as it was the first site I used for Amiga hardware reference

It'd be a great thing if you can sync up with all the other versions of BBoAH existing (I can remember yet another, aside from the one mantained from Amiga-Resistance and Ian - I might be wrong though)

We really need a new, stable site updated with all the latest hardware Mr. Schoenfeld and the other Amiga homebrew hardware engineers are producing

Amiga1992 · 27 February 2013, 13:58

Thanks for this, I use this website a lot. Would be great to have it updated!

moijk · 27 February 2013, 16:06

Great effort! While it is no beauty, it is great to see it continue on.

lesta_smsc · 27 February 2013, 19:12

Just checked out the site... SO much info I didn't know existed lol! Thank you!

alexh · 27 February 2013, 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbenam

I can remember yet another, aside from the one mantained from Amiga-Resistance and Ian - I might be wrong though)

There was one other, the original remake by Mario Misic which "should" be a subset of the database used by Amiga-Resistance done by Uwe (Novaman).

http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/

It is still there but has been programmed to redirect to the Amiga-Resistance one.

28 February 2013, 10:10

Thanks for resurrecting this project!

Peter · 15 March 2013, 18:51

bitman is doing an awesome job over on the big book of Amiga hardware site - there have been some updates recently including a couple of items from myself... (Don't you just love old Genlocks?! - I do!)

@Fitzsteve, Steve, need to see some of your more obscure Amiga items on the site mate!

updates are here... http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.co...h/updates.aspx

tesla · 15 March 2013, 22:58

Are there any plans to get the forum working?

And btw, awsome job, I use it all the time!

Akiko · 17 March 2013, 22:56

Cool when I get a chance will submit some pictures of the official CD32 keyboard for the website.

25 February 2013, 23:38	#1
bitman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fredericia, Denmark Posts: 48	Big Book of Amiga Hardware - new site and domain The Big Book of Amiga Hardware (BBoAH) is back online again on a new domain: www.bigbookofamigahardware.com The original site www.amiga-hardware.com, created and maintained by Ian Chapman is still online, but has not been updated since 2006 and will only continue to exist as long as Ian wants - but it will NOT be updated anymore. A link to the new BBoAH will be placed at the old site very soon. All data and pictures has been exported to the new home of BBoAH and the site has been reprogrammed from scratch. A few new features is planned and the layout will also be updated soon (any CSS ninjas who volunteers?). All emails with updates to BBoAH sendt to Ian from contributors from all over the world, has been forwarded to me and will be added to the database in the near future - a few items has already been added/updated. If you have an item that should be added, please contact me. Hopefully the community will support the new BBoAH, so we can make the database even more complete. Thanks to Ian for his willingness to pass on he's work and great effort in creating the original BBoAH. regards, bitman www.bigbookofamigahardware.com Probably the largest Amiga hardware reference on the net, with more than 1800 items listed.

26 February 2013, 18:01	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	Cool news, but BBoAH has been online since June 2007 maintained by Amiga Resistance. http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=30207 There have been hundreds if not thousands of fixes by myself and others. Will you be able to sync up? Their German site is here : http://www.bboah-works.de/ Their english version is here but has gone out of sync with the German version http://www.bboah.com/ The main problem with BBoAH is / was the custom database. I did work for a while on converting it to Wiki with Mario but the task was never finished. Without the ability for the users to maintain the site I felt that as enthusiasm died off so would the updates and I was right Good luck with your work. Nice to see people active again. Last edited by alexh; 26 February 2013 at 18:10.

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dannyp1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 168	Thank you!!! This is needed!

26 February 2013, 19:34	#7
bitman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fredericia, Denmark Posts: 48	Yes, english version is out out sync, and I think that's why Ian let med have the data. There a lot of updating to be done -but I dont mind that. But if anybody have ready to submit material, I'll be happy to enter it. I'll try to sync the database, if possible.

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jbenam Italian Amiga Zealot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Age: 36 Posts: 1,910	Great, I loved BBoAH as it was the first site I used for Amiga hardware reference It'd be a great thing if you can sync up with all the other versions of BBoAH existing (I can remember yet another, aside from the one mantained from Amiga-Resistance and Ian - I might be wrong though) We really need a new, stable site updated with all the latest hardware Mr. Schoenfeld and the other Amiga homebrew hardware engineers are producing

27 February 2013, 13:58	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	Thanks for this, I use this website a lot. Would be great to have it updated!

27 February 2013, 16:06	#10
moijk License to Bubble Join Date: May 2010 Location: Grimstad, Norway Age: 46 Posts: 293	Great effort! While it is no beauty, it is great to see it continue on.

27 February 2013, 19:12	#11
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Just checked out the site... SO much info I didn't know existed lol! Thank you!

28 February 2013, 10:10	#13
Starej_Mraf Posts: n/a	Thanks for resurrecting this project!

15 March 2013, 18:51	#14
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	bitman is doing an awesome job over on the big book of Amiga hardware site - there have been some updates recently including a couple of items from myself... (Don't you just love old Genlocks?! - I do!) @Fitzsteve, Steve, need to see some of your more obscure Amiga items on the site mate! updates are here... http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.co...h/updates.aspx

15 March 2013, 22:58	#15
tesla Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vista, Calif Posts: 194	Are there any plans to get the forum working? And btw, awsome job, I use it all the time!

17 March 2013, 22:56	#16
Akiko Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 249	Cool when I get a chance will submit some pictures of the official CD32 keyboard for the website.

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