A-EON Reveals AmigaOne X1000 Processor Through Cake.

It's taken far too long for this to develop, but after 25 years I guess another year isn't much of a bump... 

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(A few moments ago, a woman appeared at my doorstep with a package for me. Since it was about 19:30, I was a little perplexed - this isn't a very usual time to be delivering packages. Also, this was a woman who I've seen walking around town before - she's a local. She handed over the package, and when I saw the note on top, I was even more intrigued: "From Trevor Dickinson, A-EON Technology".)

READ THE FULL STORY...
http://www.osnews.com/story/24151/A-EON_Reveals_AmigaOne_X1000_Processor_Through_Cake

The Commodore Amiga is Back for 2010

Or at least it would seem... Being one of the original Amiga enthusiasts back in the days of Commodore, I am a bit skeptical and leary but still. The thought of a new Amiga in 2010 is just too much to keep quiet about...

Old Amiga commercial!



So now a company called A-EON Technology is talking about releasing a new amiga called the X1000 and it looks like it may be quite a neat toy to have. Their website, I must say is not exactly the most professional, and things seem a bit novice and quirky as far as the web design and media goes... But who knows, maybe they are just too busy packing features into their new system to really give focus on the public perception... Oh man, this is beginning to remind me of the late great Commodore and their marketing flop.... Bah Humbug...

Until there is more proof and local news about the new Amiga, once again I hold onto a possibility that the world might change once again thanks to the creative genius we once knew as "The Amiga"

Need a simple onscreen keyboard?

I'll make this blog a short one since I'm editing it entirely with my mouse. If you have a need for an on-screen keyboard to use with A touch screen capable monitor, or perhaps your just too lazy to sit upright in your chair. I am happy to report that while nestled comfortably in my chair and with only my arm extended I am able to type with the on-screen keyboard and my mouse...

So how do I do it?

The terminalgeek way:
Simply enter the command "onboard" in your terminal window...

The Gnome way:
In Gnome you can press the key combinations "Alt - F2" which brings up the "Run Application" window. Simply enter "onboard" as the command and you will have an on-screen keyboard...

Enjoy!

Linux Ubuntu IP recovery?

PROBLEM:  (Forgot my devices IP address)

• If you've stored that unused network device (router, ATA adapter etc...) and you can't remember what the IP address was to administer it via web browser.  No problem!  While I'm sure there are a million ways to discover what the IP address was, this one is free of charge! And if you've got Linux installed, particularily Ubuntu Linux or some debian distro it's even easier.

SOLUTION:  (Install and use netdiscover)

• Open up a Terminal window in Gnome or KDE and simply type in the command as described in the video.

**note**  If you get the message "The program 'netdiscover' is currently not installed."  simply enter "sudo apt-get install netdiscover" in the terminal window to install the program, then try it out as described in the video example.

Enjoy!!!