Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 2795 from 2006/3/21
From: Northern Calif...
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Neko wrote:
Sorry Dave but I'm going to drop this now.
Then why didn't you just drop it? No, you still see a need to vindicate your mistake(s) by continuing to try to put me down. What is your purpose for the remainder of your post below? Just what are you trying to accomplish?
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You do not have a grasp of the situation with the board, yet your initial exclamations of "I require proof!" show your arrogance on the subject.
I strongly disagree with that statement. It is YOUR arrogance to insist that anyone believe that it cannot be done just because you say so, without offering an accurate answer to the "Why" it cannot be done.
My initial exclamations were simple questions asking why the EFIKA could not be expanded with more RAM when the board clearly has the solder pads for additional RAM chips on the bottom of it. There were many on this forum site that believe it could be done, one that tried to do it and failed and many different theories about what would work, or not work, but there were no clear answers from either Bplan or Genesi, UNTIL NOW!
My asking for further proof when you gave an answer to my question that was incorrect and did not make any sense (you implied that my pcb was not capable of having more RAM added) is not arrogance. Wanting to know the answer to a thing is not arrogance.
If I had a full grasp of "the situation with the board", I would not have started any of the questions. I now have enough information and I am mature enough to admit that it is financially impractical for Genesi, or Bplan to attempt adding RAM to the EFIKA, and it is practically impossible for anyone else to do so without help and permission from Genesi, or Bplan.
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My statements on the subject were the honest truth of the situation, which you disregarded out of hand, which is why I got a little snippy even before you decided to take me to task on my "developer relations style" - and even more so afterwards.
I will let others judge your demeanor in your first responses toward me. Obviously I did not appreciate your attitude and lack of simple, and correct answers.
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Don't feel too special that Bill called you. He called me beforehand to ask if he should or not, and for the want of a phone that doesn't disconnect when you hold it the wrong way, I would have been on the call, too.
Now I am really crushed that I am not special. Is this another lame attempt on your part to put me down further? My response to receiving the phone call was a very positive one, as Bill was very courteous, and answered all of my questions in just a few words without any crap or attitude, which is 1000% more than you have done. It was obvious to me that Bill values all of the MorphOS users and I was so impressed that last night I went to the Genesi website store looking for a way to donate through Paypal without actually buying anything. Bill somehow knew that I had purchased my EFIKA through Directron, and not the Genesi store and commented on the fact that Genesi had expended a large sum of money to get MorphOS ported to the EFIKA. I did not really know this and had not considered it at the time of my purchase, and even though I am having financial problems right now, I might have purchased from Genesi, instead of Directron, had I know all the facts at the time of purchase. After this repeated abuse from you, I no longer feel motivated to donate to Genesi today.
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It has not changed that you simply are not capable of doing it and did not have the facts at hand when you discounted my first statement out of hand.
It does not surprise me one bit that you are unwilling to accept, or admit your mistake(s) and continue with YOUR arrogance and superiority complex attitude. Don't think to yourself that Xyphoid and myself are the only members here that can see it.
You are right that I am not capable of adding RAM to my EFIKA, but I never implied that I could. I simply wanted to find out if there was any way for Bplan, Genesi, or any other company with the necessary tools and know-how, to add RAM to the EFIKA board. The only thing you wrote that I "discounted" was the statement
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"Please do not make your Efika "take" 256MB RAM - it will not work, simply, because the PCB you have cannot take more than two 512Mbit chips"
which is not true. You are right in that I did not have the facts at hand when I discounted the above statement, but I did not need them, as it is just common sense and general knowledge that the pcb's would all be the same.
I sincerely hope that I never need any developer relation help. I would hate to put up with this abuse again.
@xyphoid,
No apology needed. I know that I make mistakes from time to time and can express my opinions too much, or too vigorously at other times. I will try to control my temper, but as I wrote already, I won't be any arrogant (bleep)'s door mat.
P.S. CubicIDE purchased at the reduced Xmas rate and I am ready to start with my first project for MorphOS on my EFIKA as soon as it arrives.
[ Edited by amigadave on 2008/12/8 16:22 ]
MorphOS - The best Next Gen Amiga choice.
