WELCOME Fellow Amigans

Dear fellow amigans,

What made you an Amigan? Did you ever stop to think for once in awhile, we made this platform your choice, whether we consider it dead, alive. It's useful as a hobby, additional collection in/out our closets or in programming for fun, games, internet, DTP, Graphics, video, multimedia. Whatever was that thing that made us want to coming back to the Amiga? Was it a phenomenon? Sure the Amiga was, in 1985 superior, but what made it unique is that up to now, many people still use it. A man named Jay Miner gave us part of his life working and designed it. That includes the other wonder engineers behind the machine. Their dedication, devotion and love were imprinted forever in history of our hearts. It was good, it was sweet.
I will surely miss the time I first fell in love with this computer! The Amiga1000 wowed people. However, Commodore made bad decisions most of the time. Later, the community picked up where Commodore left. Ebay will never stop getting offers here and there on Amigas. Web sites, or other communities may have come and gone, or may have change but people will never change the way the Amiga made them the way they were.

Most people would probably think this post is full of bull crap and all, but it's my right to say this for the community I so dearly love, no matter what creed and interests, I still hold that interest in it.

No such words can explain how I feel about this platform. Your views may differ from mine, but I will always hold true to my love for this machine. I can't explain what enchantment this wonderful thing it holds, but I can't let go of it. Despite the adversities in life may bring. It's no longer a question of pride. It's just that I don't want to loose that magic that Amiga still has me keeping coming back. All those old times may never comeback again, but the memories live on in each and every Amigan! Let us respect each others views and set aside differences and help us continue that magic to live on for the future. Maybe the Amiga won't be around in another 10 years, but I want the legacy of the Amiga Platform to be remembered, with respect and glory. I want future generations to know that the Amiga that changed ours/my life forever.
For posterity purposes this serves, no matter what happens, it does not change the way I look at the Amiga platform. Life and times were hard and short, but we could always make things better for each and everyone of us. As a part of this community and as an individual, I want everyone to know that this phenomenon we call the 'Amiga' has been, in the past, present and future, always the greatest computer any person deserves! I grew up with it. I've out grew it. I don't consider the Amiga just a mere computer, It will always be My Amiga. I already consider this a privilege to be part of the community of Amiga users. Best of all I did it! The Amigan way!

Regards,

Gilbert

Greetings,

A visit from Edwin's place has been a very productive one(*ahem, despite the fact that I also borrowed some money). I twiked his IBM PC 750. It's an old Pentium 166 Mhz. Loaded with a Windows98. Took his memory from his old Clone P166Mhz and place all his EDO ram. From 32MB now a whooping 80MB. But still not fast enough to run Winfellow in considerable speeds. It took me sometime to boot OS3.1 and WB3.1 for about 3 mins, tops! Talk about slow emulation. I tried to play a game using it. Tried to run a game 'Firepower.ADF' from his files and gee, it boots, but It hanged!

Might as well get him a download version of Winuae. He has no internet connection. I'll download him the AF6 version of WinUAE because I like this 0.8.25beta version better than the newer version. 0.9.xx by now.

I also check my old A500 I pawned to him. It had a floppy trouble. Let me see, how will I explain this.... The eject button button would not retrack whenever a disk is inserted. Furthermore, He tied a small rope to retrack it manually. To my dismay, I start to disassemble it and fixed the old bugger. Put some lubricant under the 2 rack frame that's with the floppy. Now It's like new again!
The problem was simply, there's much friction which prevents it to slide whenever the disk is inserted! We also talked about my friend at JTJT about a certain IDEbuffer for his A500. I planned to buy it for my own, but since he needed it more than I do, I opened the topic and plan to get it for Edwin. We also talked about me and why I should sell my A1200 to him. He said to me that the A1200 is a Gem I should not get rid off. He asked why I want to get rid of it, because...(just read My life with Credit Cards!! A Curse!!) that article explains it all. He manages to talk me out of it, so I did. Well, even my own wife don't want me to get rid of my Amiga. Only My own mommy wants to get rid of it. She thinks it's obsolete! Well, technically speaking, it is. Do I need to start on this!!!??!!
Well, the next day, I was so tired to go online that I slept the whole afternoon. So nothing much happened yesterday.
Today, I just SMS my friend at JTJT about the A500IDEInterface, and well, Up to now, as of 11 am, has not responded yet? I want to see if he's around later, by lunch time. So I'll know if he still works there or not anymore. I hope he still do. Keep you posted by updating this blog. Till later.

-update-
GAH!!! He's not in the office. Came back twice. He's not there! Anyway, I hope he'd be showing up tomorrow. I really need it like my life depends on it!! Arrgh!
-update-

Regards,

GiZz72

Grertings,

It's my second day to wait for my girlfriend to get home. I'm staying up a little longer today in the office. Hoping up until 8 pm. While I'm at it, I'll be lurking over amiga.org for a little chat. Hope to get enough information and tips on how to's. Anyway, I'd be visiting Edwin this weekend to discuss about everything Amiga or Cellphones. It's been a while since then. Hmm I just hope he'd be free for the moment. Have a happy weekend!

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

I've applied for a new domain name at PlogHost.com and probably be able to pay them by Friday, that's tomorrow. I'm hoping a user friendly Cpanel tool unlike the one at webhelps.com. which seems to have problems with my Amiga side of it when editing the web panel itself of the site. So as soon as all goes well I'll transfer all existing resources to my new web domain of my own with
75MB webspace at 2000MB bandwidth speeds. . That's good enough for me. As soon as this is up- I can use my existing domain name to path through my Forum/s sites. I might even leave blogger for good or maybe not. I'll wait and see.

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

What's up with my own site? It's taking quite sometime to access it? What gives?
I was trying to access my ranks which however, is already there. Seem to be giving a few lags. I checked my other sites like my own blog seems fine. I hope it's temporary and beyond my control ATM. DOH!! Even my smilies are not displaying here. Anyway, if I can see them again here at blog, it means, the site is back. Please bear with them through this difficult times.

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

I've pdated a little rank graphics on my message boards. nfortnately, I'm still having problems accessing it. maybe too big.
Here are the details:
http://hostinghelps.com/amiganblog/index.html
/PhotoAlbum/file.jpg

Rank File
Rank 1 - 846.jpg
Rank 2 - 848.jpg
Rank 3 - 849.Jpg
Rank 4 - 850.jpg
Rank 5 - 851.jpg
Rank 6 - 852.jpg
Rank 7 - 853.jpg
Rank 8 - 854.jpg

Well, that's all of them. By the way, I designed them using PPaint. . It might still change as to what the files were originally. I'm also still working and checking to see if resizing it all woul work. Till next blog.

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

I didn't go to the office today. My chest was aching. It felt painful then. Whan I tried to get up, I was shivering and yet It was not that cold this morning. Anyway, I drop off mmy wife to the terminal station and later my mom to their work.
In the lighter side, last Friday, I manage to create a new Message board again and closed down the other. The invisionfree site was cool, but the default domain name was so difficult to remember. So I decided to close that account and start a new one. The new site is at friendsterpals board . I manage to copy(again) the concept of friendship theme of the board to see if someone would sign up. I'll give this site 2 months life and see if I can manage to invite other people other than Locally here. Well, not what I mean is close to my friends relation thing. I'll if that would work. I was thinking if I could also create a new category where non-members CAN post. At least give it a try!
I encourage all to try it out this time! It will need a little trial basis! Till next blog!

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

I feel so lazy today. I spent the whole of my free afternoon in my room. Not much action. happened. Anyway, Just after lunch, I wondered while I was looking at my Accelerator board and noticed another crystal clocked at 28.7 Mhz lying around. Then I thought of Installing it to my Accelerator board, I had a second slot. Hmmm, to my amazement It has improved my Speed in Dhrystones from 4910 to a whopping 5102. I was glad the old Crystal is still working after all these years in storage!
Something came to ny mind, suddenly! I took my spare GVP accelerator and I checked the crystall installed and I found out it's 40.00Mhz! I immediately took the crystal and installed it in the other, replaced the 28.7 Mhz one and put it in the GVP, Yes the old Accelerator is now clocked at 4010 Dhrystones. The Viper Accelerator was Clocked at 5610 Dhrystones tops! Now It's over clocked just a tiny fraction of the origial speed. 5060 Dhrystones! 'Cawabonga!!' According to Sysinfo to 'Smell that rubber!' Comment! Man! I'm inpressed myself! I'm one happy Amigan!

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

This is probably one of my unusual blog entries that concern about my Amiga. Yesterday, my mother was so upset from all the expenses and which one has to be done first. However, in order to do my part in helping to cut expenses cost I have to budget my credit card payments. Since in the beginning, last year when it all started, I've been plagued by credit card rates that bloated out of control and beyond my salary amount. One load led to another and another just to compensate to the old. It first started from HSBC which lead to standard charter to cover it. So I've finally manage that. Then Another expense came which lead me to renew My expenses on my standard charter. Then came my girlfriend which lead me to spend much of my card so I have get another card. Bankard. So most of my expense were deducted there for the moment. Still manageable. Then came Citibank, there, that's when my spendign spree came. I almost spent it to shopping and purchases just for her. Soon as I got her home, I've spent 45,000 pHp in total debt! I'm still in the burden of repaying all of it. Right now I'm flat broke and still waiting to get the money from my measely salary to pay all these card bills and phone bill. Yes my mobile that reaches almost 1,500 php a month, bloating out of proportion. In order to free me of this debt, It came to my mind I should sell my A1200 to my best friend Edwin at a price of 20,000 php. Last night, my wife(formerly my girlfriend) told me not to sell it. I'm still in the dark side of things. I needed it badly and have to sell it out. At least I could get a new PC by Aug or Sept.

How I feel about this? Well, I feel like it's the only answer to my soaring problem. Mommy is still upset about spending her part of her card load she also plagued. with interest that soar almost 6000 php!! There's just not enough left for the family's other expenses. Very very bad! I don't know if getting a credt card is a blessing or a curse!! To my experience, at first it was a blessing, but as time goes by and you were tempted to spend more on these God forsaken cards!! It's becomming a menace!!! A curse!! A plague! My advice never get one. You likely be tempted sooner or later! I feel like the character in the Lord of the Rings, named Golum(smeagol) when he got the Ring! He was devastated in the end. You too will be into one when you get a credit card! Don't get one! Or leave it home!!! Rely on yourself!!! As soon as I paid it all off, I'm going to end my nightmares and throw all my cards into the volcanoe if I have to!!

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

It looks like image of my profile suddenly disappeared. It was pruned! Anyway, I'll find some other means to store all pictures. And I think I know where.

I'll work on it now...

-------- UPDATE -----------
I've made my other blog site a temporary place to store some of my images. Leaving the rest of it be pruned for the next month. Anyway, I have other plans for that site as well He he!
For me to recall here is the site:
http://hostinghelps.com/amiganblog/index.html Expect a blank page ATM.
And here is the control panel log-in:
http://webhelps.com/Main/ControlPanelLogin.aspx
I'm still unsure what to pubish here for now.
The E-mail Log-in is
http://mail.whathelps.com:8383/login.cgi
My Email is AmiganBlog@Webhelps.com

-------- /UPDATE ----------

Regards,

GiZz72

Greetings,

Just as I got off my ride this morning, I seem to have lost my wallet. Darn it! That's the third time. I'm just luck there are not much ID and not much important things inside the wallet. Just the picture of my wife. I'll but a new, but cheaper wallet to replace it and that reminds me to stop wearing those pants that's too comfortable. I mean, the pants feels so loose that I thought I placed my wallet inside! Darn! It's just really not a good day for my wallet!!

Regards,

GiZz72