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2006-09-13T12:35:42Z

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Hello! Thus is the discussion page. Thought it'd be useful to have something of the sort. Just enter your comments or suggestions, but for new entries always use the headline feature ('== Headline =='). New entries must always be appended at the end of the page. And you can reply to comments by using a ':' or '::' or ':::' the deeper you go...

== Dedicated forum? ==
Heya guys,

Since the MediaWiki's discussion capabilities are limited at best, what would you think if I installed a basic and simple BB system next to it? And, if so, any suggestions as to which BB? [[User:195.212.199.56|195.212.199.56]] 14:35, 13 September 2006 (CEST)

== Categories ==
Please remember about adding proper category for new articles(I'm not without fault here), as it allows much easier cataloging of similar articles.--[[User:Torn|Torn]] 17:56, 3 September 2006 (CEST)

: Sorry about that Torn!!...
::Hehe, You don't have to. Categories are only for the readers' convinience, they aren't some kind of "Wiki-law".;) And even if the were, I'm in no position to enforce them. :P --[[User:Torn|Torn]] 14:39, 4 September 2006 (CEST)
:::I always forget to add the categories in the initial article and have to edit it again, but I think it's quite important to have them. -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 19:11, 4 September 2006 (CEST)

== Why cant i upload MP3 files ==

Seems i cant upload MP3 files.. I want to add some speech examples of the SPO256 and MEA8000 chips!

:Yeah, and also PNG, ZIP and others. The problem is known already, and Gryzor is working on it...--[[User:Torn|Torn]] 14:39, 4 September 2006 (CEST)

== The complete I/O map for the CPC ==

How do people think about making a complete list of what devices is using which addresses in the I/O map? --[[User:Ygdrazil|Ygdrazil]] 15:22, 4 September 2006 (CEST)
:Great idea! --[[User:Octoate|Octoate]] 15:34, 4 September 2006 (CEST)
:: Indeed, this would be extremely useful. This is, how it looks for the MSX: [http://www.work.de/nocash/portar.htm Portar MSX Tech Doc]. But a short overview would be fine for the beginning. I can make a first step and paste TFMs I/O list here. -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 16:18, 4 September 2006 (CEST)
::: Added: [[I/O_Port_Summary]] -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 19:12, 4 September 2006 (CEST)

== Category "Stub" ==

Please put every article, which is not finished and contains text like "please add more infos here" or something like this, into the category "Stub", so that other people, who may know more, can find these articles and extend them. The problem is, that not all "short pages" are such stubs, and so it would be difficult to find unfinished articles without the category. -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 17:52, 5 September 2006 (CEST)

== Multi lingual ==

Maybe we should introduce a category for each contry... so that every article is member of a cataory where there are information in a given language! What do you think?
: Some time ago we decided not to introduce multi lingual support, as this would split up our forces too much. So only english articles should be accepted. Even with only one language there is still too much to do ;-) -- [[User:Prodatron|Prodatron]] 20:20, 7 September 2006 (CEST)

== Bajtek ==
Oh my, I've really fuckup something! See: [[Talk:Bajtek]] and please advise my what to do now, as now '''even article''' won't show-up...--[[User:Torn|Torn]] 14:36, 6 September 2006 (CEST)
:OK, problem solved. Thanks goes to the Ygdrazil, who made a Copy and allowed me to experiment with recovering the orginal article. Now, the [[Bajtek Copy]] should be deleted and I can re-upload the picture(only this time, much much smaller ;P).--[[User:Torn|Torn]] 14:54, 6 September 2006 (CEST)

== Utility to make animated GIFs? ==

Does anyone of you guys know a nice utility(or another way) for making animated GIFs? --[[User:Ygdrazil|Ygdrazil]] 10:47, 7 September 2006 (CEST)

== Demos online ==

BACK FROM HOLIDAY!
Hi everybody.. Nice to see so much activity the last two weeks... wow we are now the largest 8bit wiki!
And I hope it will stay this way! I am in the process of scanning my remaining manuals(about 12)..

I have talked with Ygdrazil about putting all known demos on wiki as stubs complete with pictures etc... Any oppinion/thoughts in doing so?--[[User:CPCLER|CPCLER]] 13:55, 11 September 2006 (CEST)

Talk:CPC Forever

2006-09-13T12:03:40Z

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I would like to upload the third issue but it isn´t possible due to it´s filesize. Could/would anybody of the admins allow to upload this file?

: I'm really not sure about this; the wiki is not supposed to be a file server for all things CPC. Manuals and hard-to-find stuff are welcome, but a contemporary fanzine? I don't think so, really... Since it's hosted elsewhere anyway! [[User:89.210.45.22|89.210.45.22]] 17:41, 12 September 2006 (CEST)
:: in my opinion the WIKI ist the Chance to also get a hughe Source for Files, Fanzines, Documents, Demos and Stuff. One of the reasons why you have got "unlimited" WebSpace with a capacity of totally 100 GB is, that you shall allow users to upload everything they want, as long as it is within the law.. cause i think its the best way to post informations about something WITH the files together.. What about a Demo from Prodatron with the ability to download it as DSK without searching the web.. what about reading about CPC-Forever and the ability to download the whole shit.. Thats the thing i am dreaming about.. a full "information-portal" for every CPC-Think.. not only a Wiki with text-informations.. If my dreams doesnt confirm with yours.. maybe you should tell me :-)
Regs.. Kangaroo
::: I agree completely with Kangaroo.. This is the chance for creating a completly new "thing" for the CPC.. Much more coherent than anthing currently existing! --[[User:Ygdrazil|Ygdrazil]] 09:55, 13 September 2006 (CEST)
::::Same for me, too. I think it is a great idea (and I already talked with Kanga and Tolkin about that on the Xzentrix meeting). Only one thing gives me a headache: the backup. It should be possible to do a backup from the outside of the Wiki, because I never want to see something like Amstrad.dk or LIP6 again. People put so much work in this wiki and so we should think about something like on Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download Database Download] We talked about a simple script which creates a SQL dump and stores the uploaded data (maybe run weekly) --[[User:Octoate|Octoate]] 12:01, 13 September 2006 (CEST)
::::I both agree and disagreem so let's keep this discussion going :) It's one thing hosting some rare file, and another something of a wide circulation. Also, it's one thing hosting a more or less rare dsk (which cannot be found on the online archives), which is a few tens of kb big, and another thing hosting a PDF of several megabytes.. I was going to say that we could perhaps host interesting video files, but then again Google Video does that so much better...

:::: Then again it's the issue of archiving. Right now Kangaroo's interface allows me to back the whole thing up, package it and download it (I think). Which is ok for a few megabytes, but can you really handle it if it gets out of hand? Already it's getting pretty big with all the files that have been uploaded... So, although I think that indeed the chance of creating a completely new "thing", as Ygdrazil put it, is exciting, we _must_ use some common sense about the files we can use. Otherwise it may become a cancerous "thing", growing out of all proportion and becoming... what? The CPC ueber-archive? Shall we decide to mirror all the DSK archives out there?

:::: Ok, maybe that could be the case. But we need to agree on it first instead of it becoming a fact on its own. And then, where do we stop? Will we also become a new GameBase, duplicating the Zone's content?

::::Just give your thoughts... By the way, I'm agiant rying to fix the upload problems. But I CAN'T GET IT TO WORK, FOR THE LIFE OF IT!!! ARGHHHHHH!!! [[User:195.212.199.56|195.212.199.56]] 14:03, 13 September 2006 (CEST)

Talk:FutureOS/Suggestion1

2006-09-07T12:08:21Z

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VERY VERY COOL! indeed! [[User:Kangaroo|Kangaroo MusiQue of HJT]] 21:41, 5 September 2006 (CEST)

:Mmmm, ok, but what is the purpose??? [[User:195.212.199.56|195.212.199.56]] 14:08, 7 September 2006 (CEST)

User talk:Ygdrazil

2006-09-07T12:02:02Z

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Hi there ....

COOOL A WIKI for my favorite retro!

Hope to help here!

:: Welcome - glad you like this little corner :) [[User:195.212.199.56|195.212.199.56]] 14:02, 7 September 2006 (CEST)

== Category Stub ==

Hello, I like your initial articles and the scans! But please do not forget to add the category stub, when you add articels with missing information. Thank you! [[User:Rode|Rode]]

Talk:The Graphic Adventure Creator

2006-09-07T12:01:39Z

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Great work! Thanks so much!!! [[User:195.212.199.56|195.212.199.56]] 14:01, 7 September 2006 (CEST)