AmiBench - It's Here! Again!

BinoX · 02 July 2012, 00:03

AmiBench is back!

After a long period of hibernation, the original Amiga marketplace is back online. We've got a new developer on board, so expect a lot of new features over the coming months, as well as an updated look for modern browsers.

http://www.amibench.org/

magnetic · 02 July 2012, 00:39

Allright awesome!

DOWN WITH AMIBAY

r0jaws · 02 July 2012, 01:33

I wouldn't get too excited, with your track record you'll be banned from there too pretty shortly.

But to BinoX, good luck with the revitalised site. Good to see it back again.

BinoX · 02 July 2012, 01:43

Thank you

Just for clarification, I am doing this in partnership/collaboration with Mark 'tecno' Wilson, the original owner

I'd also like to say that I have no problem with AmiBay, I have used it to buy and sell items and haven't had any problems. But I do know that some members of the Amiga community don't like using it and I believe this is where the new AmiBench should help.

rampartsagain · 02 July 2012, 01:58

Good to hear i am developing some projects to that intend to sale can we post there for further sale?

BinoX · 02 July 2012, 02:13

It's open to all, post up whatever you wish

rampartsagain · 02 July 2012, 02:35

Excellent

magnetic · 02 July 2012, 02:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0jaws

I wouldn't get too excited, with your track record you'll be banned from there too pretty shortly.

But to BinoX, good luck with the revitalised site. Good to see it back again.

My "track record" sure. I was a licensed Amiga vendor over 10 years, a NewTek distributor and repair business, and worked for Genesi for 2 years.

I sold 1 a1200 cpu card from amibay to someone in my amiga club and i got banned for life.

Yeah buddy I have a bad track record. WTF have you ever done for "Amiga"

rampartsagain · 02 July 2012, 03:04

this thread must be calmed down sirs,one thing i agree like someone said amiga hardware isn´t getting big in any aspects,and i think that persons now that have been making hardware is because they put their hands on amiga schematics and start developing so many accelerator cards from many producers ,but one thing ,they are all the same ,just position off components on pcb is diferent so, i am in favour that persons produce his own hardware ,100 percent agree.
and if we are banned from sites we would still making good quality hardware for amiga fans and friends for making other happy even with a minimal cost.

amiman99 · 02 July 2012, 04:14

I liked Amibench, my favorite feature was the view by country, so I can see what for sale in US.

magnetic · 02 July 2012, 05:18

Yes I missed Amibench greatly thanks to Marc Wilson! Glad he's back.

r0jaws · 02 July 2012, 09:45

You're right, I have never attempted to take other Amiga users for a ride.
I'm also able to let things go, and not bore the tits off people harping on like a broken record.
I also like your "Don't you know who I am!" attitude. Winner every time.

Oli_HD · 02 July 2012, 14:43

So, whos going to bring back ann.lu?

desiv · 02 July 2012, 17:16

Didn't see Amibench in the past (Guess I missed it; before I got back into the Amiga), but looks good.
More sites are better..

And just initial reaction based on a quick browse, if Amibay is the e-bay for the Amiga (which isn't totally accurate, but for the purposes of this metaphor).. then this appears to be the Amiga's craigslist!

:-)

desiv

tecno · 02 July 2012, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by BinoX

Thank you

Just for clarification, I am doing this in partnership/collaboration with Mark 'tecno' Wilson, the original owner

I'd also like to say that I have no problem with AmiBay, I have used it to buy and sell items and haven't had any problems. But I do know that many members of the Amiga community don't like using it and I believe this is where the new AmiBench should help.

I would like to thank BinoX for being decent enough to make contact with me and ask if he could revive AmiBench. I am really pleased to see it bounce back so quickly and I cannot thank BinoX enough.

I do still have an interest in the Amiga Scene, afterall it gave me alot, A wife and now a daughter. Sadly I did not have the time to bring AmiBench back, but like I said in an email to BinoX, I did and still do have great ideas for the future of AmiBench.

I guess all I can say is thank you very much for the warm welcome back to Amiga-land.

Mark 'tecno' Wilson: team member of AmiBench

tecno · 02 July 2012, 18:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by desiv

Didn't see Amibench in the past (Guess I missed it; before I got back into the Amiga), but looks good.
More sites are better..

And just initial reaction based on a quick browse, if Amibay is the e-bay for the Amiga (which isn't totally accurate, but for the purposes of this metaphor).. then this appears to be the Amiga's craigslist!

:-)

desiv

oh god no, all kinds of freakydeaky stuff happens on there!

Jope · 02 July 2012, 18:36

Cool stuff, did lots of good deals on Amibench back in the day. Fond memories. Thanks for bringing it back! :-)

narud17 · 02 July 2012, 18:56

Good to see Amibench back and also you Mark. I remember years ago being in touch with you as we're both from Leicester and you used to meet up with fellow amigans but I never made it to one of your meets anyway good to see you and the site back.

Zetr0 · 03 July 2012, 05:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by tecno

Quote:

Originally Posted by desiv

Didn't see Amibench in the past (Guess I missed it; before I got back into the Amiga), but looks good.
More sites are better..

And just initial reaction based on a quick browse, if Amibay is the e-bay for the Amiga (which isn't totally accurate, but for the purposes of this metaphor).. then this appears to be the Amiga's craigslist!

:-)

desiv

oh god no, all kinds of freakydeaky stuff happens on there!

dare I ask what?

desiv · 03 July 2012, 06:09

I keep forgetting that Craigslist isn't more global (ala e-bay)...

While I was commenting more on the concept (I think I e-bay as more of an organized on-line swap meet or flea market and I think of Craigslist as more of an on-line buy/sell/trade board at your local supermarket), the fact is Craigslist (while sometimes having some of the best deals) has some of the most bizarre stuff.
There is very little moderation, so lots of things (adult services) are very popular and are constantly making the news around here...

That's not the comparison I was making, but I won't deny it's true on Craigslist..

..

..

er..

I mean.. That's what they say... In the news..
I don't have any firsthand knowledge.. um..

Look, it's Doomy!!!

<desiv runs away>

Bamiga2002 · 03 July 2012, 08:26

AmiBench - a positive blast from the past!

tokyoracer · 03 July 2012, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnetic

My "track record" sure. I was a licensed Amiga vendor over 10 years, a NewTek distributor and repair business, and worked for Genesi for 2 years.

I sold 1 a1200 cpu card from amibay to someone in my amiga club and i got banned for life.

Yeah buddy I have a bad track record. WTF have you ever done for "Amiga"

You realise AmiBay isn't there to make your wallet fatter for you. You may have been making a living from it before but that isn't what that site is about. People have tried to tell you and you got plenty of warnings. . .

'Butthurt' springs to mind.

Zetr0 · 03 July 2012, 14:54

@Binox / Mark

Guys, I really wish you the best of luck with this project, I am a little confused as Mark said that we (AmiBay) could use the AmiBench name and at one point - had it pointed to AmiBay's URL.

The staff were discussing how best to use it, so we would of appreciated a heads up but sometimes these things just happen personally I wish the both of you the best of luck. If there is anyway I can help, please let me know.

=)

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnetic

My "track record" sure. I was a licensed Amiga vendor over 10 years, a NewTek distributor and repair business, and worked for Genesi for 2 years.

I sold 1 a1200 cpu card from amibay to someone in my amiga club and i got banned for life.

Yeah buddy I have a bad track record. WTF have you ever done for "Amiga"

"He" devotes a lot of his precious free time for the benefit of others, he helps the community where others would shun it.

As much as I want to I wont disseminate your case here for the community to read as its simply not etiquette to do so - but I am sick of your lying and constant belittling / trolling of one of the most active community focused sites on the net and then fouling up EAB with you litany of lies and half truths to make yourself feel better.

Its very interesting to know that this "someone" you sold the item to knew nothing of AmiBay yet managed to use links to the exact images in their eBay listing from the AmiBay sale thread - in fact the description was completely lifted word for word!.

That's a nice thing you did to your beloved community there =)

Its also interesting to note you are not telling the whole story either since I was the one whom handled your case on AmiBay. Simply put you were caught out being greedy, you showed absolutely no remorse and preferred to lie about it. Banning someone is the very last resort a site has - at its worst it shows a failure to communicate its site polices and guidelines effectively - thats why every BAN is a team decision, and your ban I stand whole-heatedly with.

You have delusions of grandeur and are a parasite to the community

Anyone whom is interested can see your impressive community based conduct here and view your eBay profile here (see Dec 10 /11)

alexh · 03 July 2012, 15:21

Wow. Blast from the past. I remember in 1997 going round to Mark Wilson's flat to pick up an A3000 PSU that I bought from him on AmiBench!

Good luck.

TheCyberDruid · 03 July 2012, 15:35

@tokyoracer & Zetr0
magnetic is banned here now, so please let it go for good

tokyoracer · 03 July 2012, 15:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

@tokyoracer & Zetr0
magnetic is banned here now, so please let it go for good

I'm glad you guys saw the light, finally.

Zetr0 · 03 July 2012, 16:18

Sorry TCD,

I didn't realize that he had been banned, my sincere apologies I am truly sorry for my outburst - it shouldn't of happened.

keitha1200 · 03 July 2012, 16:26

Amibench

there's a 'blast from the past'

I bought many bits and bobs from there. That was in earlier days of the internet before paypal etc, it was either sending a cheque or collecting in person.

SpeedGeek · 03 July 2012, 19:46

Kudos to Mark Wilson and the AmiBench team for reviving the site!

Although I never purchased anything via AmiBench (came close to buying a PicassoII board but the seller had no Paypal account) I have many fond memories of browsing it.

Well, it looks like magnetic just shot himself in the foot by trolling on this delightful AmiBench news thread. Will he ever learn?

tecno · 03 July 2012, 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@Binox / Mark

Guys, I really wish you the best of luck with this project, I am a little confused as Mark said that we (AmiBay) could use the AmiBench name and at one point - had it pointed to AmiBay's URL.

The staff were discussing how best to use it, so we would of appreciated a heads up but sometimes these things just happen personally I wish the both of you the best of luck. If there is anyway I can help, please let me know.

=)

Yes indeed that was the case. I made contact with the Admins to get the url to work and sadly it didnt seem to get anywhere and even regardless of the fact I did email at least twice to get it sorted - it still never went live and just felt they were not taking the offer seriously.

Luke emailed after buying the .net domain and felt that he could do something useful with the amibench.org domain seeing as the offer was not taken up by AmiBay

(I tried the amibench.org lots of time and it never resolved as I dont think it was added to amibay's host file.)

Just to give my side of that perspective.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Wow. Blast from the past. I remember in 1997 going round to Mark Wilson's flat to pick up an A3000 PSU that I bought from him on AmiBench!

Good luck.

I dont even remember that myself!

Slightly scared by that...

cosmicfrog · 05 July 2012, 07:21

\o/

more amiga sites, can`t be a bad thing

past success is no garentie of future performance

all the best BinoX

Puni/Void · 06 July 2012, 14:59

Never used AmiBench before, but I'll be sure to have a look at what it has to offer.

02 July 2012, 00:03	#1
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02 July 2012, 01:33	#3
r0jaws Amibay fanboi Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, Lincolnshire Age: 38 Posts: 153	I wouldn't get too excited, with your track record you'll be banned from there too pretty shortly. But to BinoX, good luck with the revitalised site. Good to see it back again. __________________ 1x 1200 (Console) OS 3.9, 8Gb CF Card, Blizzard 1260 PPC 160Mhz, 128Mb RAM, Bvision, Indivision AGA SDFF, Ma401 Wireless

02 July 2012, 01:43	#4
BinoX Miggy Man Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom Age: 29 Posts: 797	Thank you Just for clarification, I am doing this in partnership/collaboration with Mark 'tecno' Wilson, the original owner I'd also like to say that I have no problem with AmiBay, I have used it to buy and sell items and haven't had any problems. But I do know that some members of the Amiga community don't like using it and I believe this is where the new AmiBench should help. __________________ Back to action! Working on Amiga stuff once again. The content of my posts does not neccesarily reflect the views of any groups that I belong to. Last edited by BinoX; 02 July 2012 at 18:08. Reason: Badly phrased sentence

02 July 2012, 02:13	#6
BinoX Miggy Man Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom Age: 29 Posts: 797	It's open to all, post up whatever you wish __________________ Back to action! Working on Amiga stuff once again. The content of my posts does not neccesarily reflect the views of any groups that I belong to.

02 July 2012, 09:45	#12
r0jaws Amibay fanboi Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, Lincolnshire Age: 38 Posts: 153	You're right, I have never attempted to take other Amiga users for a ride. I'm also able to let things go, and not bore the tits off people harping on like a broken record. I also like your "Don't you know who I am!" attitude. Winner every time. __________________ 1x 1200 (Console) OS 3.9, 8Gb CF Card, Blizzard 1260 PPC 160Mhz, 128Mb RAM, Bvision, Indivision AGA SDFF, Ma401 Wireless

02 July 2012, 00:39	#2
magnetic Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 244	Allright awesome! DOWN WITH AMIBAY

02 July 2012, 01:58	#5
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 370	Good to hear i am developing some projects to that intend to sale can we post there for further sale?

02 July 2012, 02:35	#7
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 370	Excellent

02 July 2012, 03:04	#9
rampartsagain Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Porto/Portugal Posts: 370	this thread must be calmed down sirs,one thing i agree like someone said amiga hardware isn´t getting big in any aspects,and i think that persons now that have been making hardware is because they put their hands on amiga schematics and start developing so many accelerator cards from many producers ,but one thing ,they are all the same ,just position off components on pcb is diferent so, i am in favour that persons produce his own hardware ,100 percent agree. and if we are banned from sites we would still making good quality hardware for amiga fans and friends for making other happy even with a minimal cost.

02 July 2012, 04:14	#10
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 39 Posts: 343	I liked Amibench, my favorite feature was the view by country, so I can see what for sale in US.

02 July 2012, 05:18	#11
magnetic Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 244	Yes I missed Amibench greatly thanks to Marc Wilson! Glad he's back.

02 July 2012, 14:43	#13
Oli_HD ( . )( . ) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cannock, Staffordshire. Age: 31 Posts: 126	So, whos going to bring back ann.lu?

02 July 2012, 17:16	#14
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 849	Didn't see Amibench in the past (Guess I missed it; before I got back into the Amiga), but looks good. More sites are better.. And just initial reaction based on a quick browse, if Amibay is the e-bay for the Amiga (which isn't totally accurate, but for the purposes of this metaphor).. then this appears to be the Amiga's craigslist! :-) desiv

02 July 2012, 18:36	#17
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02 July 2012, 18:56	#18
narud17 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leicester Age: 46 Posts: 114	Good to see Amibench back and also you Mark. I remember years ago being in touch with you as we're both from Leicester and you used to meet up with fellow amigans but I never made it to one of your meets anyway good to see you and the site back. __________________ to55er

03 July 2012, 06:09	#20
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 849	I keep forgetting that Craigslist isn't more global (ala e-bay)... While I was commenting more on the concept (I think I e-bay as more of an organized on-line swap meet or flea market and I think of Craigslist as more of an on-line buy/sell/trade board at your local supermarket), the fact is Craigslist (while sometimes having some of the best deals) has some of the most bizarre stuff. There is very little moderation, so lots of things (adult services) are very popular and are constantly making the news around here... That's not the comparison I was making, but I won't deny it's true on Craigslist.. .. .. er.. I mean.. That's what they say... In the news.. I don't have any firsthand knowledge.. um.. Look, it's Doomy!!! <desiv runs away>

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03 July 2012, 15:21	#24
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 10,511	Wow. Blast from the past. I remember in 1997 going round to Mark Wilson's flat to pick up an A3000 PSU that I bought from him on AmiBench! Good luck.

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03 July 2012, 16:18	#27
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03 July 2012, 16:26	#28
keitha1200 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tayside Posts: 181	Amibench there's a 'blast from the past' I bought many bits and bobs from there. That was in earlier days of the internet before paypal etc, it was either sending a cheque or collecting in person.

03 July 2012, 19:46	#29
SpeedGeek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin USA Age: 49 Posts: 173	Kudos to Mark Wilson and the AmiBench team for reviving the site! Although I never purchased anything via AmiBench (came close to buying a PicassoII board but the seller had no Paypal account) I have many fond memories of browsing it. Well, it looks like magnetic just shot himself in the foot by trolling on this delightful AmiBench news thread. Will he ever learn? Last edited by SpeedGeek; 07 July 2012 at 16:28.

05 July 2012, 07:21	#31
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