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post #81 of 115
11/13/01 at 9:37pm
Hello everybody.

Glad to see AI's back up. Hopefully for good this time.
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post #82 of 115
11/13/01 at 9:50pm
Man is it good to have these boards up again. I like what you have done with the place, and the boards seem very zippy. Let the rumormongering commence!
"What makes a man turn... neutral?" -Futurama
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post #83 of 115
11/13/01 at 9:55pm
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i was thinking of replacing it with something else

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post #84 of 115
11/13/01 at 10:15pm
[quote]Originally posted by Jonathan:
<strong>i was thinking of replacing it with something else

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nice! that might finally motivate them to fix the ads
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post #85 of 115
11/14/01 at 5:02am
[quote]Originally posted by Jonathan:
<strong>Let's rebuild the greatest community on the 'net.</strong><hr></blockquote>Whaddya mean? It already is

- T.I.
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post #86 of 115
11/14/01 at 6:34am
Bonjour.
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post #87 of 115
11/14/01 at 7:32am
wb eugene, gEEK + belle.

a hearty welcome to all newbies to aibb.
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post #88 of 115
11/14/01 at 7:44am
Just wanted everyone to know that I've found my way back.

Just too bad that the Nov 98 registration date doesn't still show up and mark me as the (once again) earliest registered AI forum member.

Got some catching up to do.

Someone please have a better disaster recovery plan in the works. My brain is withered on the vine, so to speak.

JRC

Nov 98 - earliest AI Forum registration you once saw!
Nov 98 - Earliest Registered User on record
Jan 02 - Earliest iPad prediction
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post #89 of 115
11/14/01 at 1:31pm
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I'm back and I don't have the stupid "_" in my name.
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post #90 of 115
11/14/01 at 1:49pm
Hey Scott, what have you been up to since you left MacNN?
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post #91 of 115
11/14/01 at 3:40pm
[quote]Originally posted by JRC:
<strong>Just wanted everyone to know that I've found my way back.

Just too bad that the Nov 98 registration date doesn't still show up and mark me as the (once again) earliest registered AI forum member.

Got some catching up to do.

Someone please have a better disaster recovery plan in the works. My brain is withered on the vine, so to speak.

JRC

Nov 98 - earliest AI Forum registration you once saw!</strong><hr></blockquote>I want to note that when I was backtracing some old URLs, I found someone who registered a day or two before you did. I don't think he was one of the people who was part of AI either. Just a normal poster. He only made like 3 posts though.
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post #92 of 115
11/14/01 at 3:49pm
I actually started lurking AI around then (Nov. 98). and I registered in Dec, because I was keen to buy a new tower, and AI had the best scoop on the new El Capitan case and contents.

Ahhhh. Those were the days! Everyone was so full of spit and vinegar.


I never was a post whore though. I think I tallied only about 150 posts over the three subsequent years... while watching the likes of Applenut post, what... 100 times a day?
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post #93 of 115
11/14/01 at 4:19pm
[quote]Originally posted by Synotic:
<strong>I want to note that when I was backtracing some old URLs, I found someone who registered a day or two before you did. I don't think he was one of the people who was part of AI either. Just a normal poster. He only made like 3 posts though.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Thanks for the info.

That's why I say 'the earliest you'll ever see', because Nov 98, the way the old board would display the reg date, was not day specific and I thought I was about one of three registered just before December. And in December, there were quite a bit more people catch on and registered.

I'm just delighted to read all the posts, and participate in some.

JRC
Nov 98 - Earliest Registered User on record
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post #94 of 115
11/14/01 at 8:33pm
  • Escher
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[quote]Originally posted by L'ermite:
<strong>Bonjour. </strong><hr></blockquote>

Cool. L'ermite and The Installer in one thread. Now we can start talking about Swiss mountains and peaks again.

L'ermite: as-tu déménagé?

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post #95 of 115
11/14/01 at 10:32pm
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[quote]Originally posted by EmAn:
<strong>Hey Scott, what have you been up to since you left MacNN?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I read some of the threads in OS X Gen from time to time. When something new happens. I've been busy of late thought. So no UBB for me. Now AI is back up
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post #96 of 115
11/15/01 at 12:05am
Hi everyone. Former occasional lurker, will join the party this time around. Great to see AI back, and so many of the old faces on hand already!
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post #97 of 115
11/15/01 at 3:58am
Happy to lurk here again.
I used to post on occasion as Silverscreen but now that I have my Ti, I am no more fascinated by desktops' silverscreens

I didn't really thought that all the AI celebrities will be back so soon but I am happy with that : MacNN is interesting but spirit is not really as fun as here (how many flames about OS X on MNN boards Kate ?)
Stephane

Fairy Machines to wreck havok
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post #98 of 115
11/15/01 at 4:02am
Et bonjour aux francophones
Stephane

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post #99 of 115
11/15/01 at 4:37am
[quote]Originally posted by Escher:
Cool. L'ermite and The Installer in one thread. Now we can start talking about Swiss mountains and peaks again. <hr></blockquote>
Salut! Whenever you wish
In the meantime you'll find some of my pictures if you follow this <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/ermite/CH/index.html" target="_blank">link</a>.

[quote]L'ermite: as-tu déménagé?<hr></blockquote>
Non, j'habite encore Ã* Genève.
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post #100 of 115
11/15/01 at 4:53am
Hello!

Nice to have AI and you guys back! <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
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post #101 of 115
11/15/01 at 6:04am
Oh, I see there is some French speaking (and Swiss!) people in here. :cool:

Et je constate que les contributeurs des forums d'AppleInsider sont presque aussi fadas que ceux des forums de <a href="http://forums.macgeneration.com" target="_blank">MacGeneration</a>.
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post #102 of 115
11/15/01 at 7:13am
Welcome back Kate! Wow, lots of old friends are back. Nice to see you all again!

This is so cool. :cool:

Make yourselves comfortable.
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post #103 of 115
11/15/01 at 11:42am
Wow, feels good to be back home. So long Macnn... hehe

Too bad we had to lose the AIUBB archive and memberships. Is there no way to have the archive of old "classic" threads back? Some were legendary...

Anyways, good to see everyone back here. Hope the signal to noise ratio will stay the same as it was, and not become Macnn like.

I love you all
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post #104 of 115
11/15/01 at 3:22pm
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mon dieu... il y a beaucoup des gens français par ici!

&lt;peut etre il faut ajouter un autre forum seulement pour le français &gt;
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post #105 of 115
11/16/01 at 3:38pm
[quote]Originally posted by L'ermite:
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In the meantime you'll find some of my pictures if you follow this link.</strong><hr></blockquote>Nice pics, L'hermite. Where did you buy them?

- T.I.
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post #106 of 115
11/16/01 at 4:08pm
Oh no, the unforgettable non English discussions.
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post #107 of 115
11/16/01 at 4:24pm
  • Escher
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[quote]Originally posted by The Installer:
<strong>Nice pics, L'hermite. Where did you buy them? </strong><hr></blockquote>

T.I.: I see you didn't loose your personality when AI went down.

L'ermite: Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais j'avais l'impression que tu habitais plus a l'est, peut-etre dans le canton de Vaud. I haven't skied in three years (how low can I fall? ) but I'll be spending the holidays in Davos this year. Can't wait to hit the slopes again (off the slopes, actually).

Kate: It's sweet to have you back as well. Did you go diving in the Maledives again? Or was the destination less picturesque this time? (I still have your desktop pic of the sunny-side-up egg islands on my iMac, but I've switched back to the abstract default background in OS X on the iBook.)

Escher
"The only laptop computer that's useful is the one you have with you."
Until we get a 3 lbs sub-PowerBook, the 12-inch PowerBook will do.
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post #108 of 115
11/16/01 at 4:30pm
  • Escher
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[quote]Originally posted by Quadzmodo:
<strong>Hello everybody.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hey Quadzmodo: I clearly remember when you sent your picture to Kate for the AI Community picture page. I'll never get over the assumptions people make. It's good to have you back too.

Escher
"The only laptop computer that's useful is the one you have with you."
Until we get a 3 lbs sub-PowerBook, the 12-inch PowerBook will do.
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post #109 of 115
11/17/01 at 1:17am
T.I.: I see you didn't loose your personality when AI went down.
Ach, that's just his (very) British humor. . .

L'ermite: Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais j'avais l'impression que tu habitais plus a l'est, peut-etre dans le canton de Vaud.
Dein Eindruck war so halb richtig. Eigentlich bin ich Deutschschweizer und arbeite/wohne erst seit ein paar Jahren in der Welschen Schweiz. Wo hast Du denn so gut Französisch gelernt?

I haven't skied in three years (how low can I fall?) but I'll be spending the holidays in Davos this year. Can't wait to hit the slopes again (off the slopes, actually).
Off the slopes is great, just be careful to not chase away all the chamois. I prefer snowshoes though, more chances to "shoot" them with the camera. When are you coming to Switzerland?

[ 11-17-2001: Message edited by: L'ermite ]</p>
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post #110 of 115
11/17/01 at 7:25am
So what's going to happen to Bad Flamingo? Seems like a redundant site with AI back...

And on a related note, how stable will these forums be? Will they be gone again in three months?

Will they stand the load that WILL hit them near the end of Dec. as MWSF approaches (1st week of Jan, I guess will be the test...)?
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post #111 of 115
11/17/01 at 11:46am
[quote]Originally posted by wormboy:
<strong>So what's going to happen to Bad Flamingo? Seems like a redundant site with AI back...

And on a related note, how stable will these forums be? Will they be gone again in three months?

Will they stand the load that WILL hit them near the end of Dec. as MWSF approaches (1st week of Jan, I guess will be the test...)?</strong><hr></blockquote>

These forums should be very stable. AI and MacNN forums share MacNN's new Dual 1GHz Pentium III. They should definately be able to handle the load around MWSF.
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post #112 of 115
11/17/01 at 11:59am
I've been spending too much time on the IGN Boards w00t! I oWnz j00!!!1!!!! It's good to be back home...I grew up here and this is where I'll stay.
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post #113 of 115
11/17/01 at 1:10pm
Welcome back PB G3.
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post #114 of 115
11/17/01 at 1:18pm
Thanks EmAn,

Are all the other regulars back aswell. I've seen Leonis, Macaddict and MacAgent but noone else.
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post #115 of 115
11/17/01 at 2:45pm
[quote] These forums should be very stable. AI and MacNN forums share MacNN's new Dual 1GHz Pentium III. They should definately be able to handle the load around MWSF. <hr></blockquote>

Here's my prediction... Two days before MWSF, the MacNN staff shut us down due to insane load. You see, my impression of how BBSs work under load has little to do with processor speed and more to do with:
  • Bandwidth--a fat pipe for all those hits/reloads
  • Disk Access: SCSI raid for serve'n up the gooduns.

I hope I'm wrong. But I was hoping that these boards might gain some independence. But I guess we're still at the mercy of MacNN. Or are we?
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