Since joining EAB.....

Djay · 11 May 2011, 23:31

Since joining The English Board what is the best thing you have learned (within the Amiga scene)?

for me it's probably that i discovered that you can get the CD32 version (which is heavily updated) of Frontier: Elite II to fit on a floppy disk (with help from stingray)

now that sounds pretty boring, i know, but Frontier was the last Amiga game that had me really hooked. It consumed my waking life and i have some great memories of it... infact i still play today

i also liked to make up compilations of apps and games, i mucked about creating menus in AMOSPro, drawing icons in DpaintIV and using protracker to add some BGM

so creating the Special Edition version in 2011 and going on to play a (new)old game is Amiga Heaven

terexuk · 11 May 2011, 23:33

i was,nt alone

TCD · 11 May 2011, 23:36

Easy, WHDLoad

Oh and 'The Zone!' of course

Getting 'behind the scene' of many Amiga related topics, meeting the makers, and a lot more that happens here (e.g. lost games turning up, full shareware versions supplied by the authors etc etc). EAB seems like the place where it happens in (classic) Amiga terms, simple as that

rossb · 11 May 2011, 23:38

@Terexuk

Djay · 11 May 2011, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by rossb

@Terexuk

where abouts in Worthing do you live? I live in Bevendean, Brighton.

rossb · 11 May 2011, 23:46

Findon :-)

Leffmann · 12 May 2011, 00:50

Best thing is easily the CF-IDE adapters and using CF cards as hard drives.

Jonathan Drain · 12 May 2011, 01:06

How to disassemble Amiga executables and read 68k assembly
That the game K240 is full of interesting undocumented features
That nobody still cares about K240 as much as me

CritAnime · 12 May 2011, 01:15

I discovered that there was a community of Amiga fans that actually had an opinion and passion about things. Rather than been told how to feel and what they think of things. A community of people that know how to have have a laugh. And a community that I know I can get reliable help and information from.

T_hairy_bootson · 12 May 2011, 04:03

Learning about amiga HDDs and roms/wb after 1.3.
I never had any experience with either before joining here.

I just had an a1000 with floppy disks and some extra ram "back in the day" (tm)

desiv · 12 May 2011, 05:04

That there are people elsewhere who still think things like A-Max are kual...

And much much more...

desiv

NovaCoder · 12 May 2011, 05:07

I actually learned pretty much everthing I know about using (and modding) Amiga's from hanging around here as I brought my first ever Amiga after talking to a few nice people on this site a couple of years back

gimbal · 12 May 2011, 10:22

I learned that I knew of only about half of the games that actually exist for the platform. I learned just how genius the hardware design was of the Amiga. I learned that Amiga users are persistent buggers!

And I finally learned what those flashing colors were when booting a cracked game

BrooksterMax · 12 May 2011, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leffmann

Best thing is easily the CF-IDE adapters and using CF cards as hard drives.

Same this was a total revelation for me, I struggled to find decent IDE 2.5" hard drives but a CF card was a piece of cake (apart from the MaxTransfer issues!)

So quiet, yet so fast!

seuden · 12 May 2011, 10:50

I pretty much didn't know anything about the Amiga until I browsed this forum (which was way before I joined).

I was the only person I knew with an Amiga other than my Uncle. Sad times.

fitzsteve · 12 May 2011, 10:53

I learned that when you come to this forum to sell your Amiga stuff that you don't really want to sell it, its just a cry for help

Oh and Classic Workbench Rocks

FOL · 12 May 2011, 12:22

I learned, that their are fellow Amiga freaks in the world,

.
Djay, you have been hanging around for 10 years,

.

EAB is my favorite Amiga Site, have to say.

cosmicfrog · 12 May 2011, 13:32

EAB is where I come to first thing in the morning, catch up on all the news that interests me

oh and some times ppl let me ribbit too I like that

deicidal · 12 May 2011, 14:11

Since joining eab I have emptied out my bank account and had to sell a kidney, I blame my parents for getting my old a500 out of the loft when the moved house..

cosmicfrog · 12 May 2011, 15:41

corrr kidneys I think I have one spare how much do you think I could get for it ??

11 May 2011, 23:31	#1
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	Since joining EAB..... Since joining The English Board what is the best thing you have learned (within the Amiga scene)? for me it's probably that i discovered that you can get the CD32 version (which is heavily updated) of Frontier: Elite II to fit on a floppy disk (with help from stingray) now that sounds pretty boring, i know, but Frontier was the last Amiga game that had me really hooked. It consumed my waking life and i have some great memories of it... infact i still play today i also liked to make up compilations of apps and games, i mucked about creating menus in AMOSPro, drawing icons in DpaintIV and using protracker to add some BGM so creating the Special Edition version in 2011 and going on to play a (new)old game is Amiga Heaven Last edited by Djay; 27 September 2012 at 11:13.

12 May 2011, 01:06	#8
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	How to disassemble Amiga executables and read 68k assembly That the game K240 is full of interesting undocumented features That nobody still cares about K240 as much as me

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11 May 2011, 23:38	#4
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11 May 2011, 23:46	#6
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12 May 2011, 00:50	#7
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12 May 2011, 01:15	#9
CritAnime Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wakefield/UK Age: 41 Posts: 388	I discovered that there was a community of Amiga fans that actually had an opinion and passion about things. Rather than been told how to feel and what they think of things. A community of people that know how to have have a laugh. And a community that I know I can get reliable help and information from.

12 May 2011, 04:03	#10
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 2,084	Learning about amiga HDDs and roms/wb after 1.3. I never had any experience with either before joining here. I just had an a1000 with floppy disks and some extra ram "back in the day" (tm)

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desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,770	That there are people elsewhere who still think things like A-Max are kual... And much much more... desiv

12 May 2011, 05:07	#12
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,411	I actually learned pretty much everthing I know about using (and modding) Amiga's from hanging around here as I brought my first ever Amiga after talking to a few nice people on this site a couple of years back

12 May 2011, 10:22	#13
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,969	I learned that I knew of only about half of the games that actually exist for the platform. I learned just how genius the hardware design was of the Amiga. I learned that Amiga users are persistent buggers! And I finally learned what those flashing colors were when booting a cracked game

12 May 2011, 10:50	#15
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	I pretty much didn't know anything about the Amiga until I browsed this forum (which was way before I joined). I was the only person I knew with an Amiga other than my Uncle. Sad times.

12 May 2011, 10:53	#16
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,685	I learned that when you come to this forum to sell your Amiga stuff that you don't really want to sell it, its just a cry for help Oh and Classic Workbench Rocks

12 May 2011, 12:22	#17
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 6,045	I learned, that their are fellow Amiga freaks in the world, . Djay, you have been hanging around for 10 years, . EAB is my favorite Amiga Site, have to say.

12 May 2011, 13:32	#18
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deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	Since joining eab I have emptied out my bank account and had to sell a kidney, I blame my parents for getting my old a500 out of the loft when the moved house..

12 May 2011, 15:41	#20
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	corrr kidneys I think I have one spare how much do you think I could get for it ??

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