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[granz]

...Ever since the stunt they pulled on me, I haven't had motivation to use their products. Which sucks, because I had used them for years before working there.

It's kind of funny (sad) because that is the same time (and, actually the same reason) that I kind of gave up on much of Parallax's stuff - I also quit their forums, and I had several friends on there, too.

[Chris Savage]

It's kind of funny (sad) because that is the same time (and, actually the same reason) that I kind of gave up on much of Parallax's stuff - I also quit their forums, and I had several friends on there, too.

Yeah, I know I already posted this, but most of the people I used to talk to on there are long gone. Most haven't signed in since shortly after I was laid off. I tried to contact some. Many people have simply moved on and others don't have time. So many, I just don't know their status.

But, for as long as I have been back online, the list is very small. I miss helping them with their projects, sharing ideas, etc. Not that we're not doing that here. But before there was a virtual flood of new ideas, projects and conversation. There was a certain motivation to that. That has been stifled.

[JKnightandKARR]

In my case, I get stressed and just don't care....

Video games like Call of Duty and even World of Warcraft used to be stress release to me. But now they're both sources of stress. I miss the days when my electronics hobby was my stress relief. Those were the days.

I still play old games, started TES III: Morrowind... need to continue.

[JKnightandKARR]

Yes, one of the advantages of being retired is that it is not too bad when gaming programming takes up a lot of time.

You, sir, may have inadvertently discovered a new reason why things are different for me now...

...when I used to do all this stuff before, I was either in my own business, or later, worked at Parallax. Ever since the stunt they pulled on me, I haven't had motivation to use their products. Which sucks, because I had used them for years before working there. The fact that the company is a mere shadow of it's former self and that forum participation is barely there, doesn't help things.

Perhaps after I finish my current project I will work more on my Z80 project to get my focus back.

I don't browse their store anymore either...

[Chris Savage]

Yeah, I know I already posted this, but most of the people I used to talk to on there are long gone. Most haven't signed in since shortly after I was laid off. I tried to contact some. Many people have simply moved on and others don't have time. So many, I just don't know their status.

I found the specific post that I was referring to...

[granz]

Ahh, yes. I remember that post. I just had no ideas at the time, and so did not comment.

Now that it has been an additional year-and-a-half, I can confidently suggest "alien abduction."

[Chris Savage]

Now that it has been an additional year-and-a-half, I can confidently suggest "alien abduction."

While not an ideal outcome, it's better than the not knowing. 

[granz]

Now that it has been an additional year-and-a-half, I can confidently suggest "alien abduction."

While not an ideal outcome, it's better than the not knowing. 

I don't know, did you ever see The Last Starfighter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Starfighter)? Alex did pretty well... Of course that was technically not an abduction, but his family/friends didn't know that.

[Chris Savage]

Irony is not lost on me...a former coworker kept telling me about a new expansion coming out for World of Warcraft. I reminded him that I bought the last one and then quit playing before it went live. What a waste. He says, "Well right now they're doing this 'time running' even and I've been collecting all this cool stuff!"

Suffice it to say, he talked me into jumping into the event where I could create a completely new character just for the event and, optionally keep it after. It's actually quite fun. While running this event, he reminds me that my wife and I have completely different gaming interests and that this winter I will quickly get bored.

Dang it, Steve! 

[JKnightandKARR]

Irony is not lost on me...a former coworker kept telling me about a new expansion coming out for World of Warcraft. I reminded him that I bought the last one and then quit playing before it went live. What a waste. He says, "Well right now they're doing this 'time running' even and I've been collecting all this cool stuff!"

Suffice it to say, he talked me into jumping into the event where I could create a completely new character just for the event and, optionally keep it after. It's actually quite fun. While running this event, he reminds me that my wife and I have completely different gaming interests and that this winter I will quickly get bored.

Dang it, Steve! 

Well, if you get bored and wanna try something different, I got The Elder Scrolls: Online and Fallout 76(Private Server), other then Minecraft

[MicroNut]

I used to be a big RPG gamer and got into the Ultima series. My favorite now is Final Fantasy XV but since they shut down the servers for it which dumbed it down I lost interest. I have also moved into the quick game mode and play mostly Microsoft's Solitaire. I do scarf up the weekly Epic freebies and if one catches my interest I'll actually play it for awhile.

Right now I'm using my limited free time getting into the Propeller 2. I agree with Chris that when I was into the Propeller 1 there was tons of literature, the forum was buzzing with creativity and a plethora of additional information. It was fun!!!! Now it is hard to find any helpful literature. The forums feel like a ghost town and a handful of elite posters that hold all the information but not sharing much. It is a bit frustrating. My biggest disappointment is with all the reshuffling of that forum most of the P1 treasures are lost!  The best treasure I found with the P1 are getting to know the people that are on this forum.

[JKnightandKARR]

I used to be a big RPG gamer and got into the Ultima series. My favorite now is Final Fantasy XV but since they shut down the servers for it which dumbed it down I lost interest. I have also moved into the quick game mode and play mostly Microsoft's Solitaire. I do scarf up the weekly Epic freebies and if one catches my interest I'll actually play it for awhile.

Right now I'm using my limited free time getting into the Propeller 2. I agree with Chris that when I was into the Propeller 1 there was tons of literature, the forum was buzzing with creativity and a plethora of additional information. It was fun!!!! Now it is hard to find any helpful literature. The forums feel like a ghost town and a handful of elite posters that hold all the information but not sharing much. It is a bit frustrating. My biggest disappointment is with all the reshuffling of that forum most of the P1 treasures are lost!  The best treasure I found with the P1 are getting to know the people that are on this forum.

I got quite a bit of P1 docs on my computer.

[MicroNut]

Thanks JK. I do too but inevitably the one I'll need won't be one I saved. I'll pm you when that happens