Latest update June 16, 2011

Summer Sanity and Nothing to show..

Well, its halfway through June and I have nothing to really report on my Amiga's. The last 3 weeks have been total insanity here. It all started on a "simple" Camping trip for the May long weekend. My buddy Corey, his family and myself were suppose to go to a lake just 10 minutes outside of Edmonton. Then it turned into a full day's drive to Lake Definbaker in Southern Saskatchewan. It is a beautifully lake, and there is even a ferry to get to it. The first full day we were there it was hot. I got sunburned so bad. the next day it was cold and rainy. Talk about extremes. Then we drove all night to get home.

Since getting back, I have been working 6 days a week at the "Hell Hole" We are not sure what is going on there. The owners seem to refuse to hire more staff as slowly the staff is leaving for better jobs. I guess it is hard to hire people at $10/hour and expect them to be store managers at such a pathetic wage. Even today, our paycheques are "Late" (we are suppose to get them on the 15 and 30). The excuse is they are out of cheques and are waiting for them in the mail. What? Cash is such a foreign concept, or a money order? I know they don't need the money, but some of us sure do!

There has been some buzz on the Amiga front though. Good ol' Top GURU Dave Haynie has tweeted a bombshell the other day.

Wow, this could be big.

Also, I may have mentioned this before, but Amiga Inc is selling "Amiga" branded tablets. I am not sure who is the target market, but the hatred from the community towards Amiga inc., no many will buy one and the general public will just see another under powered Android tablet that can't even run honeycomb. So I have no clue on WTF they are trying to do. IF they were running an "Workbench" Skin, I would love one, as they start at $199. But they are loaded with crap wear. and possibly spy wear, so be aware (no pun intended).

Another (possible) scam from Commodore USA has popped up. I refuse to say anything else about them, because it has all looked like a scam from the begriming. I will let you hunt down the news. (hint- it involves FAKE photos from the "manufacturing plant")

Lastly, people have been asking about the progress on the A4000, as of today, it is 98% done. I am waiting on the bracket to hold the IDE fix and CF card adaptor. One so far does not exist, and I am hunting down a way to make one. 3 years ago, I would have just went to my Dad's garage, he always had sheet metal and the proper tools to make something. Now, Mom and Dad have moved to a retirement Condo and Dad no longer has his shop, so hunting down the right metal and bending it the right way is proving to be a pain, on a nonresistant budget. I know I can boot and be done with it Sunday, but I want to do it right the first time, and not have to "go back" and do it again.

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