The "NEW" AmigaLounge


Blog Page PET VIC TED LAB STORE My Collection ABOUT ME coming soon Disclaimer: All the information presented here, was taken from the following sources: Brain Bagnal's Book On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore. Available at Amazon.ca The new edition had been delayed at Amazon until Feb.2010 Also, a lot of information has come from Video interviews with Bil Herd and Dave Haynie. Dave has a lot of videos on You-Tube. Search them out.. I wish I could post them here, but I don't have permission. Lastly, more sites on the net have information. There are even a few dedicated sites to the C16. Do a Goggle search, because Bing is just a flash in the pan.:) Please help keep the lounge alive and donate Today.Your donation helps keep an Computer from ending up in a Landfill, and keeping the history Alive for future generations!	Latest update: April 28, 2011 I am just in the cable management part of my A4000 project now, trying to get the rat's nest under control. Head on over to the BLOG page for the latest updates. If you scroll down the page, you will notice the VIVA AMIGA documentary trailer. Zach has informed me that a couple of new interviews have been added by RJ Mical and Eric Schwartz. YOU can Directly donate and help the project by going here and donating . I wish to announce that the Amiga Lounge is pleased to help out also. From now until JULY 20, 2010, I will donate 50% of all the revenue generated from any and all sales on the on-line store, and 75% of all donations here to the Lounge to help keep it running. I will also make sure Zach knows the donation comes from both the Amiga Lounge and you! March 13,2011 If you haven't read the BLOG page, (WHY NOT?), I am restoring an A4000 right now. You can see some of the progress on amibay, under the thread "those who want dirty pictures", but I am also documenting the whole thing for the LAB page. Once the machine is done, it will be posted for all to see there. What a lot of people fail to realize, is that I put this amount of work into ALL my Amiga's once they come in. The biggest problem I have right now is lack of funds to complete the projects, the way I wish them to be. YOU can help! By donating a buck or 2 to the pot, you can help me complete these projects even faster. Most of my Amiga's are also on sale in the on line store, once they are done, so you can be assured that each one has been gone over with a fine toothbrush to insure that they are top notch once they leave here. January 1 2011 The lounge is 2 years old today! We are embarking on our third and most exciting year yet! I have a whole lot of stuff planned for the lounge this year, including a full "revamp" of the website, the "VIC" and "PET" pages up and running. It seems like time and cash are always the factor, so please if you can donate a buck or 2 to the kitty, it will go a long way in supporting the site. As always, Check out the BLOG page for the latest news and happenings. October 11,2010 I have been adding more pages to the lab . I have a goal now of at least 1 per week (I have added 2 in the last few days). The domain name for the RV Tour has been purchased. Again, thanks to Scantek for hosting and sponsoring the craziness at the lounge. Nothing is up yet, so I won't even give you the link yet (believe me, it is not hard to figure out the URL), but it is coming soon. It's nowhere near ready for the public yet. We have been thinking of a second RV and Driver for the tour. If we go the route of a second unit, we will be looking for a girl to drive it. We are budgeting a pay of $130K (PLUS ALL Expenses) for the second driver (remember, the contract will take a year when all is said and done) - if you are interested just e-mail here at the lounge. If this happens, Finding the right driver for the second unit will probably be the hardest (and longest) thing to do. October 1, 2010 Here is a teaser for you: September 24, 2010 I met with both a lawyer and a CPA -financial Adviser yesterday about an Idea that I have been kicking around for a while now. As of yesterday, it looks like it is indeed doable. We are just calling it "The Plan" and it promises to the the biggest, craziest, Cross America and Canada Amiga promotion ever preformed by one guy. The tentative date is October 2011 or 12. We will have a whole separate website soon dedicated to all the news. It is coming......... September 22, 2010 Ok, I will admit it, the lab page needs to be updated more and more, but time never really allows for it. That, and I just can't get motivated enough most days. I have added the page "Indivision Hacks" that I came across on Amibay. I post it here mainly, so if and when I need to find it, it will be here. I am still waiting for Photos back on the Camping trip (see the Blog) update September 17, 2010 I have updated the A3000 page. I have put information and photos of my A3000 Tower and put some old A3000 desktop pictures. Hopefully the hotlinking scumbags won't hotlink to those. The Blog was updated last night. It includes the details of my 40 the birthday camping trip. Video and photos to come soon. Last update August 25,2010 I have been bugged and bugged to do it. You Asked for it, the "About ME" page is up! Don't say I didn't warn you!!!! last update June 17,2010 It's all at the blog people... Also, I have updated the Amiga/ Hi-Toro page. I received a fascinating e-mail from Marty Goldberg who was part of the Atari/ Amiga negotiations. Marty was kind enough to set the record straight on what happened back then. The truth is just as fascinating as the myth, so I have left both intact. One thing is for sure, the Story of the Amiga (Both fact and fiction) is a fascinating tale. Not much hardware these days have that much story behind them (unless you are Foxconn...) May 16,2010 Well, going by the server logs, a whole bunch of you are not going to the BLOG . The blog is the page with all the updates, not here. In fact, I just may kill this page and redirect traffic to the blog all together. From what I can see, people are just glancing at the date and moving on. But most people wont actually read this blurb, because it doesn't have any pictures they can hotlink too. Also I have to laugh at all the PHP script kiddies out there looking for my "So called" php pages. Guess what? You can try all day long and you won't find any php, peril or any other script pages here on my site kiddies. it's all "OLD SCHOOL" HTML. Last, I tip my hat to the "Die hard" RSS and ATOM people that still try to hit this site a few THOUSAND times a day. It sure brings a smile to my face, seeing people who are too lazy to actually check why there is no feeds. last update: April 13, 2010 I have been busy Making the pages on the website, and "The Lab" home page is up and running also. Please keep in mind that this is a work in progress and will change daily. If you have a moment, please consider donating a "Buck or Two" this will donation will really go a long way in restoring this site. Again to this date $0 has been donated to the Lounge. Only YOU can get the ball rolling! The Paypal Link /donate button is at the bottom of the page and on the Left hand side at the bottom. If you are still you are wondering where the ATOM and RRS feeds are, you are S.O.L for now. If I see $100 in donations (no, not all at once, in total), the feeds will be back up and running- I will make that a priority. For now you will just have to keep checking back. Because of Massive amounts of "Hotlinking" retards, I am only posting My Photos, of my Collection here. Until I can figure out a way to curb or educate people on Hotlinking, My photos will suck. April 8 2010 If you can see this page, we are on the right track. The last few days, the site was redirected to BLOG.AMIGALOUNGE.COM. Normally that would be ok, but it wasn't showing the pictures I have on that site. If you want to read my blog, click the button on the left hand side. I shouldn't have to direct you to it, but it does work. The other links will be up and running as soon as I can get to them. In the mean time, please be patient, it will all come together soon. April 5 2010. The New Amiga Lounge is coming really soon. Unfortunately, Blogger has given me no choice and made me rush this site out to you, There will no longer be RRS or atom feeds,and the archives are toast. for now. I am sorry for the state of construction, just keep checking back. hopefully all the insanity will be cleared up really soon. I really hate to ask for donations, but really, it all comes down to you. If you enjoy this site, and the content it has to offer, Please consider donating a buck or two, the donation goes a really long way in preserving this site (not to mention getting my high speed internet back). DId you know that to date, NOT $1 has been donated to the lounge! This really says a lot about fellow amigains! My old TRS-80 site had a few hundred dollars a year in donations, and the visitors to this site far exceed that almost by 10 to 1. The more donations come in, the faster this site can be up and functional. Please help keep the lounge alive and donate Today.Your donation helps keep an Amiga from ending up in a Landfill, and keeping the history Alive for future generations! SPONSORS OF THE LOUNGE ADVERTISE Your Company Here: Email the lounge for more information

Latest update: April 28, 2011

I am just in the cable management part of my A4000 project now, trying to get the rat's nest under control. Head on over to the BLOG page for the latest updates. If you scroll down the page, you will notice the VIVA AMIGA documentary trailer. Zach has informed me that a couple of new interviews have been added by RJ Mical and Eric Schwartz. YOU can Directly donate and help the project by going here and donating .

I wish to announce that the Amiga Lounge is pleased to help out also. From now until JULY 20, 2010, I will donate 50% of all the revenue generated from any and all sales on the on-line store, and 75% of all donations here to the Lounge to help keep it running. I will also make sure Zach knows the donation comes from both the Amiga Lounge and you!

March 13,2011
If you haven't read the BLOG page, (WHY NOT?), I am restoring an A4000 right now. You can see some of the progress on amibay, under the thread "those who want dirty pictures", but I am also documenting the whole thing for the LAB page. Once the machine is done, it will be posted for all to see there. What a lot of people fail to realize, is that I put this amount of work into ALL my Amiga's once they come in. The biggest problem I have right now is lack of funds to complete the projects, the way I wish them to be. YOU can help! By donating a buck or 2 to the pot, you can help me complete these projects even faster. Most of my Amiga's are also on sale in the on line store, once they are done, so you can be assured that each one has been gone over with a fine toothbrush to insure that they are top notch once they leave here.

January 1 2011
The lounge is 2 years old today! We are embarking on our third and most exciting year yet! I have a whole lot of stuff planned for the lounge this year, including a full "revamp" of the website, the "VIC" and "PET" pages up and running. It seems like time and cash are always the factor, so please if you can donate a buck or 2 to the kitty, it will go a long way in supporting the site.
As always, Check out the BLOG page for the latest news and happenings.

October 11,2010

I have been adding more pages to the lab . I have a goal now of at least 1 per week (I have added 2 in the last few days). The domain name for the RV Tour has been purchased. Again, thanks to Scantek for hosting and sponsoring the craziness at the lounge. Nothing is up yet, so I won't even give you the link yet (believe me, it is not hard to figure out the URL), but it is coming soon. It's nowhere near ready for the public yet. We have been thinking of a second RV and Driver for the tour. If we go the route of a second unit, we will be looking for a girl to drive it. We are budgeting a pay of $130K (PLUS ALL Expenses) for the second driver (remember, the contract will take a year when all is said and done) - if you are interested just e-mail here at the lounge. If this happens, Finding the right driver for the second unit will probably be the hardest (and longest) thing to do.

October 1, 2010

Here is a teaser for you:

September 24, 2010

I met with both a lawyer and a CPA -financial Adviser yesterday about an Idea that I have been kicking around for a while now. As of yesterday, it looks like it is indeed doable. We are just calling it "The Plan" and it promises to the the biggest, craziest, Cross America and Canada Amiga promotion ever preformed by one guy. The tentative date is October 2011 or 12. We will have a whole separate website soon dedicated to all the news. It is coming.........

September 22, 2010
Ok, I will admit it, the lab page needs to be updated more and more, but time never really allows for it. That, and I just can't get motivated enough most days. I have added the page "Indivision Hacks" that I came across on Amibay. I post it here mainly, so if and when I need to find it, it will be here.
I am still waiting for Photos back on the Camping trip (see the Blog)

update September 17, 2010
I have updated the A3000 page. I have put information and photos of my A3000 Tower and put some old A3000 desktop pictures. Hopefully the hotlinking scumbags won't hotlink to those.
The Blog was updated last night. It includes the details of my 40 the birthday camping trip. Video and photos to come soon.

Last update August 25,2010

I have been bugged and bugged to do it. You Asked for it, the "About ME" page is up! Don't say I didn't warn you!!!!

last update June 17,2010

It's all at the blog people...

Also, I have updated the Amiga/ Hi-Toro page. I received a fascinating e-mail from Marty Goldberg who was part of the Atari/ Amiga negotiations. Marty was kind enough to set the record straight on what happened back then. The truth is just as fascinating as the myth, so I have left both intact.

One thing is for sure, the Story of the Amiga (Both fact and fiction) is a fascinating tale. Not much hardware these days have that much story behind them (unless you are Foxconn...)

May 16,2010

Well, going by the server logs, a whole bunch of you are not going to the BLOG . The blog is the page with all the updates, not here. In fact, I just may kill this page and redirect traffic to the blog all together. From what I can see, people are just glancing at the date and moving on. But most people wont actually read this blurb, because it doesn't have any pictures they can hotlink too.

Also I have to laugh at all the PHP script kiddies out there looking for my "So called" php pages. Guess what? You can try all day long and you won't find any php, peril or any other script pages here on my site kiddies. it's all "OLD SCHOOL" HTML.

Last, I tip my hat to the "Die hard" RSS and ATOM people that still try to hit this site a few THOUSAND times a day. It sure brings a smile to my face, seeing people who are too lazy to actually check why there is no feeds.

last update: April 13, 2010
I have been busy Making the pages on the website, and "The Lab" home page is up and running also. Please keep in mind that this is a work in progress and will change daily. If you have a moment, please consider donating a "Buck or Two" this will donation will really go a long way in restoring this site. Again to this date $0 has been donated to the Lounge. Only YOU can get the ball rolling! The Paypal Link /donate button is at the bottom of the page and on the Left hand side at the bottom. If you are still you are wondering where the ATOM and RRS feeds are, you are S.O.L for now. If I see $100 in donations (no, not all at once, in total), the feeds will be back up and running- I will make that a priority. For now you will just have to keep checking back.

Because of Massive amounts of "Hotlinking" retards, I am only posting My Photos, of my Collection here. Until I can figure out a way to curb or educate people on Hotlinking, My photos will suck.

April 8 2010

If you can see this page, we are on the right track. The last few days, the site was redirected to BLOG.AMIGALOUNGE.COM. Normally that would be ok, but it wasn't showing the pictures I have on that site. If you want to read my blog, click the button on the left hand side. I shouldn't have to direct you to it, but it does work. The other links will be up and running as soon as I can get to them. In the mean time, please be patient, it will all come together soon.

April 5 2010.

The New Amiga Lounge is coming really soon. Unfortunately, Blogger has given me no choice and made me rush this site out to you, There will no longer be RRS or atom feeds,and the archives are toast. for now.

I am sorry for the state of construction, just keep checking back. hopefully all the insanity will be cleared up really soon. I really hate to ask for donations, but really, it all comes down to you. If you enjoy this site, and the content it has to offer, Please consider donating a buck or two, the donation goes a really long way in preserving this site (not to mention getting my high speed internet back).

DId you know that to date, NOT $1 has been donated to the lounge! This really says a lot about fellow amigains! My old TRS-80 site had a few hundred dollars a year in donations, and the visitors to this site far exceed that almost by 10 to 1. The more donations come in, the faster this site can be up and functional.