#woa98 IRC Log:
Waiting impatiently
This is an edited log file from the #woa98 IRC channel which
carried live news from the show. With 300-400 users logged on from across the
globe, all waiting for the big news, the atmosphere is electric.
Erik Elgersma
thanks Chris for sending a 538K unedited log, and will not edit anymore IRC logs
till next year's show at least.
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[Download full unedited archive, ~538K]
| scuz375> GuRuz: for PowerMac? |
| ARK> no one said intel |
| Jkay> $999 system |
| Morden> scuz375: Go have a few drinks a drive home. :) |
| aTmosh> Harv: where? can't find it on that page |
| DarkWing> Guys, don't panic! News.com is hardly a fountain on Amiga knowledge... |
| Stevey_P> Who told them to change it from INTEL!? |
| Loo_ser> www.news.com == no matter matter what computer you run; you can run aos 4.0 (supposedly) |
| Da5id> They don't know what they're saying |
| Lizard> harv: no mentioning of intel there |
| Mitchman> I believe news.com has mixed something up |
| [ACTION]> Weirdami invites all the naysayers to #woa98naysayers |
| Explo> but *also* seems to mean that it's not the *only* |
| DC1> hardware independent OS... |
| IanG> Yeah, but I don't think it's true! |
| Cyberwlf> 345 users |
| Babbage> LETS all wait and see what they REALLY say |
| Tadeusz> this is BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| [ACTION]> Beej laughs |
| Harv> if you're cached, hit [reload] |
| MrLumpy> ReadMe! God of all that is demo related!! |
| kingrollo> reload the news.com page. it's updated. |
| Mitchman> there's is NO WAY AmigaOS can run on Intel by november |
| Bobster> Intel helps pay for www.news.com... |
| Da5id> Good call Babbage |
| Explo> but there's *also* other systems than intel-based |
| aTmosh> Amiga will also announce plans to unveil a personal computer based on "industry standard" architecture. |
| Volmer> da5id, I agree.. They dont! They just write something! |
| pjs> MrLumpy: Canada only counts as a colony... :-) |
| Jkay> Tad: very big |
| ReadMe> babbage: how much time left ? |
| Locutus> Beej: shut up! :) |
| IanG> You realise that this means someone is actively watching and listening AT THE WOA |
| Cyberwlf> this is massive |
| GuRUz> scuz375: nope.. to use with powerup board or AmigaInt PPC based machine |
| Wombat-1> Trust AI to keep us all waiting ! |
| Babbage> dunno |
| Jkay> I'd go so far as to say ..... BIG !! |
| Explo> it's not exclusively intel only, I think |
| Volmer> atmosh, negative |
| Falcon> It does say intel |
| pengu> Amiga will also announce plans to unveil a personal |
| pengu> computer based on Intel architecture |
| akiko98> Industry standard means standard buses and connectors not Intel processors. Fools... |
| pantheon> the version I printed 15 minutes ago does not say intel but the one I'm looking at now does |
| Babbage> unless there just going to slap a AI label on gateway pc's ;) |
| kolla> I dont see the word "Intel" there |
| westes> it I'd be ok with Intel. Lots of machines out there. Microsoft is the real enemy. |
| Stevey_P> BIG |
| [MAd`mAX]> Scheduled to become available in November, the system will cost an estimated $999. |
| scuz375> GuRUz: are they building one? PowerUp is shit. too inefficient. |
| aTmosh> Well well well |
| IanG> JK: Is BIG an acronym??? |
| Harv> --------> http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22166,00.html?st.ne .fd.mdh |
| Riley> the news.com text is full of mistakes |
| FPrefect> Why are you talking about Intel? The news.com didn't say anything 'bout that |
| Tadeusz> ------------------------------- this big ---------------------------------> |
| Riley> the news.com text is full of mistakes |
| IanG> kolla: reload it! |
| R_W_Troll> What or where is the big news ? |
| [ACTION]> NAN ready's his mailing list.. LozzaGoss> Hit RELOAD |
| Zonkk> I`ve got them both up and it did change to include Intel |
| aTmosh> news.com changed the article on the fly |
| Beej> Locutus: It's interesting, reading your comments. |
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| Quango> woooooww |
| Khyron> How long? |
| GuRUz> scuz375: better a PowerUp than nothing? don't mind? |
| Jkay> IanG: not at all. |
| IanG> yeah, it's rumours... but a MAJOR firm is rumouring about the Amiga!!!! |
| pjs> Mitch: The OS could run on Intel by Novemeber, but no apps would (?)... :-) |
| UnreaL> okay. everyone right now at WOA raise your hands... errm... zero flags... errm... semaphores... whatever |
| Volmer> madmax, its not realistic - wait and see goddamnit :)) |
| kingrollo> i'd be very surprised if they put intel in there |
| BilRiKaKa> FPrefect: hit reload |
| DarkWing> Intel owns News.com, so I wouldn't trust it all that much. |
| Mitchman> pjs: I seriously doubt it |
| IanG> king: And me! |
| kolla> aha.. |
| Explo> as long as it's not intel *only* everything is fine by me |
| [MAd`mAX]> Volmer: hehe just reading that lame news.com |
| Tadeusz> where back.... =) |
| GOGETA> its the hour??? |
| _bladez_> wooohooo 350 !!! |
| Morden> 350! |
| UnreaL> #define major_firm Microsoft |
| Cyberwlf> 350 |
| Babbage> heh lets try mentioning another word and see what people say |
| Cyberwlf> eek |
| NiteFlite> Jeff Schindler, general manager of |
| ababyboy-> DARKWING: oh please, intel are now into conspiracies? :) |
| NiteFlite> Amiga, unveiled plans to release an Amiga PC-TV |
| BilRiKaKa> Amiga will also announce plans to unveil a personal computer based on Intel architecture. "The new system will provide a bridge to the next generation of Amiga technology," the company said. Currently, Amiga computers use an old Motorola 68000 series processor. |
| NiteFlite> "convergence" product sometime in 1999. |
| [ACTION]> IanG can't believe it! We're In the HEADLINES, fellas!!! :-) |
| amidude> Mitch: can you say Siamese |
| Babbage> ISA SLOTS!!!!! |
| LozzaGoss> You should be able to use Cyrix Instead |
| sunrise> mind you that 'intel architorture' does NOT mean CPU |
| Quango> 350 usercount ... jeez. ChatZone eat sh*t |
| scuz375> GuRUz: I wouldn't waste my money for a crippled PPC kludge |
| hpl_us> anyone remember the EPSON QX-16 |
| Stevey_P> It says plans to announce an INtel Amiga! |
| dBnY> intel as in the way RiscPC does intel aint bad |
| [ACTION]> aTmosh does not trust news.com changing the reference from industry standard to Intel. |
| sunrise> necessarily |
| Babbage> ISA SLOTS!!!!! |
| LozzaGoss> or AMD |
| Mitchman> amidude: so? |
| Da5id> This is so cool... look for Amiga on TV people, this is our time! |
| Volmer> madmax, yeah its pretty awful.. stating that the amiga-systems are much more powerful than pc's, heh! bollocks! |
| newl2> aTmosh: foo settler wanker knight civ nuke hehehehe |
| kolla> ISA slots? |
| LozzaGoss> AGP slots! |
| pjs> BilRiKaKa: Source? |
| kolla> blæh.. |
| IanG> atmosh: Nor me! |
| Toffel> How long do we have to wait for the news? |
| aTmosh> newl: haha |
| akiko98> Ah! "Also" an Intel-based machine. This must be the Amiga/PC we heard about... |
| mussi> Intel's an investor in news.com |
| IN-Flux> ppl don't listen to news.com |
| CommandeR> lam hadu beee |
| Babbage> kolla: yeh ISA slots |
| NAN> news.com bashes intel and ms every day.. so I doubt they are TOO loyal :) |
| [ACTION]> oDiN^ HOPES new.com is lying |
| [-aLIEn-]> pekr ! |
| [ACTION]> IanG reloads AGAIN!!! :-) |
| GuRUz> scuz375: eheh and i dont waste my moneys for an Amiga PC compatible.. |
| MrLumpy> pjs: there actually used to be a store in Canada called Dominion :) It totally sucked though, and California's Safeway bought it |
| scuz375> GuRUz: so AI is doomed? |
| ARK> Oops, yes. Said "instustry standard", then "intel architecture". |
| Nianfur> This is going to ruin my year. |
| [MAd`mAX]> NEWS.COM SUCK!! DONT BE FOOLED!!! :) |
| LloydROSN> Any pixlers should msg me for gamework! |
| Cade> OH shut up people. |
| akiko98> We ALREADY KNEW that Gateway planned a combined PC and Amiga... |
| Babbage> 1 YEAR 1 YEAR! =:) |
| ReadMe> Could some one of the OPS set NO MESSAGING when the announcement comes ? |
| [ACTION]> RobSDA wants everyone to know (since he probably won't have this chance again real soon) that he considers all Amiga owners and users extended family. (How's that for mushy stuff!) |
| [Mode]> Mitchman makes channel moderated |
| Mitchman> Ok, let's take a deep breath |
| Babbage> readme: will be moderated then |
| [NICK]> DarwinAFK is now known as Darwin |
| sunrise> Gee... my traffice level just plummetted |
| Harv> flash: london conference has not yet started. |
| IanG> Rob: Yeah, me too!!!! We're all one big happy family! :-) |
| [ACTION]> aTmosh rushes in towels and starts fanning, drinks in the corner |
| Mitchman> commercial break |
| tekmage> 352 |
| Babbage> ALL: no asking for voice, mitchman is boss and he will give people voice if he feels fit =:) |
| [ACTION]> rewt takes over. |
| tekmage> WE HAVE BROKE THE 350 LEVEL :) |
| [NICK]> Sunf is now known as Sunfield |
| Jkay> glad you could drop by, RM. |
| Mitchman> Well, the conference in London HAS NOT YET STARTED. |
| Cyberwlf> wow |
| sunrise> I wonder how far they're going to string things along until the announcement. |
| Cyberwlf> i love this channel. |
| Mitchman> it will shortly |
| Cyberwlf> Mitchman: who have we got on location? |
| [NICK]> rewt is now known as skyguy |
| IanG> cyber: This is the coolest thing I've seen in AGES. :-) |
| skyguy> mitch: is there gonna be some /<-rad net.video feed? |
| Dave> getting closer to my predicted 1000 |
| Jkay> Cyb: it's a real Amiga Inc tie-in in London .. not "some guy" |
| [ACTION]> IanG predicts 450. |
| Babbage> whats linux code when its around |
| Mitchman> Cyberwlf: I got this from a reliable source who's been in phone contact with London, so be patient a little bit longer |
| IanG> JK: Yeah? The real AmigaInc guy? Here on this channel! :-) |
| Cyberwlf> Mitchman: Im just curious if one individual will represent AI Cyberwlf> Mitchman: ie. be their typist |
| Morden> We'll hit 400 before the talking starts at the current join rate :) |
| sunrise> or not |
| Cyberwlf> Morden: this channel makes #funfactory on other servers look weak ;) |
| Harv> --------> http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22166,00.html?st.ne .fd.mdh |
| Dave> no a/s/l questions here ;) |
| IanG> The news.com article seems really positive!! |
| [TOPIC]> New topic by skyguy on #woa98 to: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22166,00.html |
| Morden> Yes, I don't see why people are so upset with it - it's GOOD PRESS (even if its under a graphic about a MS conference). |
| [TOPIC]> New topic by Cyberwlf on #woa98 to: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22166,00.html - AI Conference to start soon - Please come in and be quiet. |
| [TOPIC]> New topic by IanG on #woa98 to: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22166,00.html. They're constantly updating! Hit that reload button!!!!! :-) |
| Funny> and 101$ award to 500 user ! |
| lebon> wheee |
| goody> #woa98 [No Query] Mode: +tn Users: 370 Ops: 9 |
| mussi> oh Mitchman.... |
| Tigerwizz> Morden: The publicity is great, even if it isn`t as accurate as we would like.. :) |
| tekmage> chaneel shold remine free till smeone from the show get's here |
| asimware> Just checked www,amigainc.com. Says it's going on line at 3:00 pm EDT. That's 35 minutes from now. |
| Loo_ser> some happy news for ya all....WIN98 is delayed, Microsoft will come with major admissions to the Department of Justice |
| Morden> Tigerwizz: Can't have your cake and eat it too |
| Falk> these things are never on time.. i should get another hour sleep (3:56am) |
| ChriZ> ohh 373 users!! |
| Babbage> lebon: else noone will hear a word thats going on cause of all the chat in here |
| Morden> So we'll have to wait another 35 mins for the conference I guess |
| Da5id> this is DEFINITELY the time of the Amiga... |
| IanG> Woah, this is like an amazing kind of global unity! It's like PEACE breaking out! :-) |
| Harv> --------> http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,22166,00.html?st.ne .fd.mdh <---- go read that if you haven't seen it yet |
| Da5id> I mean, bad stuff for MS, good stuff for us, its a bright time indeed.... |
| fasfas> asimware: EST, not EDT |
| sunrise> Morden: Why? |
| IanG> We are back, and we are back for GOOD!!! :-) |
| Morden> IanG: Hippie? :) |
| ReadMe> da5: yes! :) |
| UnreaL> lets all hold hands |
| MrLumpy> Now! All of us!! down to the local Best Buy! Torch the MS section! |
| tekmage> DEATH TO THEM ALL :) |
| Morden> Eek! Odin germs. :) |
| Mono> How rude, cobbler just left without saying *anything* to us! |
| Mono> How rude, Legba just left without saying *anything* to us! |
| Darwin> oh no, another bot that doesn't know this host :\ |
| NiteFlite> Funny how news.com would know before us. |
| newl2> bah |
| JoeMango> \IN-Flux: Westport, CT here! |
| IanG> Unreal: www.news.com aren't hoping for a miracle... yet they're CONSTANTLY updating the page. |
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| Rog> So all Planets could start orbiting another body.. |
| tekmage> One person roits broke out all over the world today :) |
| Neetje> Moving right along..... |
| Dave> keel mono ;) |
| Tigerwizz> Nite: They sat in on the press conference earlier today.. :) |
| IanG> tek: All chanting"AMIGA" |
| sunrise> Tiger: who did?> M$ |
| Duden> newl: Well ? |
| tekmage> yup |
| Matthijs> AMIGA! |
| duga> AMiGA |
| Harv> there's no IRC at WOA yet. someone is working on it. |
| IanG> Is anyone doing a visual link? A ACUSeeMee link or something?? |
| Mitchman> AAA-Award: ok, you got some news? |
| Mitchman> IanG: no |
| Mitchman> false alarm again it seems |
| amicom> AMIGA! |
| CaSH^free> sniper^td: hi |
| Morden> So I guess thats a "no" |
| Dave> hehe |
| NiteFlite> Where the hell are they? |
| Cyberwlf> i want to see us hit 400 |
| SNiPeR^TD> Cash: Hi... |
| PSB> When the announcement will be done? |
| tekmage> EVERYONE you can not speak durnign moderation it's not your end it's the server |
| Cyberwlf> Mitchman: is the other Amiga irc network connected? |
| Falk> half an hour overdue? |
| Mitchman> Cyberwlf: no |
| Cyberwlf> tekmage: hahah |
| KayDee> They have not started the annoucement in London yet... |
| Cyberwlf> tekmage: isnt that obvious tho |
| Bliz> Cyberwlf: No doubt we will. And then we get this boat rocking! |
| Al_B> AMiGA! |
| Toffel> kaydee : not started yet??? |
| TB> That new.com article looks all wrong. |
| tekmage> God I wish I was at WOA to get them on-line |
| Harv> there are 62 people sitting over on gpeake-o-vision |
| Cade> Thank you kaydee :) |
| Duden> Oh no !!!! Been waiting years and years now 1/2 hour is a "BIG" deal |
| MrLumpy> the announcment is: From this day forward, Amiga's will be available..... in BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW and TRANSPARENT cases! Imagine the envy of your friends when you show up with NEW Amiga Colors(tm)! |
| kolla> we want a intelfree machine... now! |
| RMerlin> I'll kill that Greek coder... I SWEAR... |
| Skalle> Falk: This is computer business. Broken deadlines are standard. :) |
| Riley> all together now: A-M-I-G-A :)))))) |
| Manowar2> TB:why ? |
| Wiv> AMIGA! |
| ReadMe> lumpy:) |
| Cyberwlf> kill em all! |
| Manowar2> AMIGA! |
| Cyberwlf> hiya wiv |
| KayDee> Language... |
| Thiesen> A-M-I-G-A!!! |
| Morden> MrLumpy: Great, I can colour code my Amiga with my N64 controllers. :) |
| Lorus> LOTSA people! Why don't we group like this regularly? Geez, that would be cool! |
| tekmage> ditch the sound dude |
| Babbage> mrlumpy: no, its going to have 2 real time clocks :) |
| Bliz> AMIGA! |
| ChriZ> amiga |
| NiteFlite> Kill who? |
| oddball> AMIGA! |
| TB> mano: OS4 in November? Yeah right |
| Wiv> hey Cyber :) |
| UnreaL> the announcement: from now on, the amiga will not be call |
| Cyberwlf> AMIGA TO RULE AGAIN |
| AXiC> AMIGA!!! |
| scuz375> this is going to be the end of the Amiga as we know it |
| NEO> AMIGA!!! |
| lebon> the Amiga is dead |
| Riley> ok you can stop now :)) |
| Stinger> AMIGA!!! |
| [ACTION]> Toffel --> my amiga is on the street here! More than 350 people are watching the big news! |
| Al_B> AMiGA!!!!! |
| Cyberwlf> rofl |
| UnreaL> the announcement: from now on, the amiga will not be called Amiga. It will be called WebTV |
| NEO> MeloMniac: Nope... =) |
| frotz> scuz375: good. |
| Falk> TB: As usual, probably mixed up with 3.5 |
| dBnY> scuz: and the start of another one |
| ReadMe> Where is the party afterwards ? |
| pGm> AMIGA!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Wiv> A M I G A |
| Cyberwlf> lebon is dead |
| Neetje> lebon: kill! |
| Volmer> AMIIIGAA!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Bliz> lebon: that#s what you think! |
| Cyberwlf> /nuke lebon Cyberwlf> ;) |
| Multitask> Rule Again? it never did! |
| JoeMango> this is like a bunch of ppl sitting around waiting for a nuclear bomb to hit. |
| Cyberwlf> LEBON IS DEAD |
| NiteFlite> lebon: Go taunt #atari. |
| Cupid> AMIIIIIIGA! |
| Da5id> lebon - If I could, I would kill you, and sacrifice my life to jail just to see you die |
| MeloMniac> volmer and all: SHUT UP |
| Wiv> Isnt this childish :) |
| IanG> multitask Blooming well did! |
| slarti> the new OS will incorporate some Linux code it says at news.com. how does that fit with then GPL? |
| MrLumpy> i hate that stupid looking fat %$%# in the Web TV ads. "duh? all this...duh...on muh tee-vee?" |
| Cyberwlf> Wiv: very :) |
| scuz375> this day will be remembered as the end of the era of hope |
| Cyberwlf> Wiv: but so much fun :) |
| Procton> -------A-M-I-G-A--------------- |
| MeloMniac> UL! |
| Haze> Yeah this rules. And next week I finally get my 4th season of babylon5. Thats heaven ! |
| IanG> scuz: End of the era of pessimism! |