AMIGA: Phase 5 Scam? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 29, 2019, 11:40:31 pm
content: Seems there is some scammery and nasty stuff going on in the retro Amiga community:http://amigacrimescene.com/start/

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 30, 2019, 01:05:41 pm
content: Wow, that looks like a real shitstorm. Amazing what goes on!

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2019, 02:11:38 pm
content: Disgusting!About the real Phase5:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase5

author: andersm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2019, 08:29:57 pm
content: As usual when it comes to the Amiga, every involved seem completely insane. Best to stay far away.

author: Bruce Abbott
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2019, 06:57:33 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 29, 2019, 11:40:31 pmQuoteA 'list' with only one name on it?Quote from: andersm on May 01, 2019, 08:29:57 pmPlease stay away, the retro Amiga community doesn't need people with your attitude.

author: andersm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2019, 11:10:34 am
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author: GadgetUK164
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2019, 08:59:50 am
content: The other aspect to this is that because a nice chap (Stephen Leary) created some open source accelerators (68030 and now working on 68060), there's still an ongoing flamewar with Phase 5. Chucky didn't deserve this at all, the takedown requests got overturned because clearly Phase 5 were trying a scam, trying to send a board out with no ground plane lol. Chucky and Stephen are great guys, both creating open source solutions for the Amiga. I've found diagrom (created by Chucky) to be super useful when trying to diagnose faults on the Amiga.EDIT: You can read more about it on his blog here:-http://wordpress.hertell.nu/It makes entertaining reading!!!EDIT: Incidentally, whilst we are talking about scams - Do not confuse Phase 5 with the other Phase 5 who seem to be scamming on Indigogo. That Phase 5 created a project to supply new keys (various colours) for the good old Commodore C64. For years now they've been doing nothing but spending peoples money and pushing out updates that quite frankly seem unbelievable. eg. It's too hot to produce keys right now, it's too cold to produce keys right now, the mold isn't right and yet we've already printed 100,000 keys before we noticed... It's no surprise that early on with that project one of the key team members disappeared I think (they knew what was coming up - chaos).

author: chucky
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 15, 2019, 11:37:56 pm
content: the feeling when you just google something..and you find out that your post of you getting crapped out by salvador at "phase5" with the BPPC cards and someone linked to your site.<3