Forum: support.Hardware
05 April 2024, 12:59
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I modified the original case so that the OLED...
I modified the original case so that the OLED display would fit... not sure if that's an acceptable answer. :D
Having said that, it wouldn't surprise me if there was some printable 3D model...
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Forum: Amiga scene
05 April 2024, 12:31
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
Debatable, to say the least.
The Amiga got...
Debatable, to say the least.
The Amiga got more than decent support, especially in the aforementioned gaming market.
Debatable as well.
While it is a proven fact (Acutiator architecture...
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Forum: Amiga scene
03 April 2024, 11:07
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
Yeah I followed your link and was genuinely...
Yeah I followed your link and was genuinely surprised... to be honest I had never heard about the port either!
I mean Commodore had a history of very successful bundles, but this feels (well,...
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Forum: Amiga scene
03 April 2024, 10:14
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
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Forum: Amiga scene
03 April 2024, 09:48
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
Yup.
Not to mention an awful lot of companies...
Yup.
Not to mention an awful lot of companies had long stopped supporting the platform due to huge piracy.
With a company so reliant on the gaming market and with a single, overall modestly...
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Forum: Amiga scene
09 January 2024, 22:11
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
Commodore chairman Irving Gould saw a better...
Commodore chairman Irving Gould saw a better opportunity when I got fired, and we met for lunch during the summer of 1990 at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City. I was Interested because,...
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Forum: support.Games
09 January 2024, 14:54
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Replies: 3
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Thanks guys, that's reassuring! :D
@StingRay...
Thanks guys, that's reassuring! :D
@StingRay
I will doublecheck as soon as I can but I'm fairly sure the error message specifically mentioned a virus (not that it makes any difference now)
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Forum: support.Games
09 January 2024, 12:12
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Replies: 3
Views: 516
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Forum: Amiga scene
05 January 2024, 17:14
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
Yup, there's a ton of statements by former...
Yup, there's a ton of statements by former Commodore employees blaming Mehdi Ali and Bill Sydnes for their mishandling engineering, for the lack of a better wording.
I also agree about the need to...
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Forum: Amiga scene
04 January 2024, 16:10
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
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Forum: Amiga scene
04 January 2024, 10:57
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Replies: 3,803
Views: 508,411
With all due respect, I don't believe it is...
With all due respect, I don't believe it is really necessary to insult people who don't share your exact same point of view.
Having said that, while I definitely appreciated - and still do! - that...
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Forum: project.EAB
06 December 2023, 11:47
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,373
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Forum: request.Music
27 November 2023, 13:15
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,847
Lol I feel sooo dumb... I thought it was Mr....
Lol I feel sooo dumb... I thought it was Mr. Huelsbeck involved in that wildly popular song, not Mr. Gray.
I guess that would be a quite solid explanation on why Google wasn't helping me!
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Forum: request.Music
27 November 2023, 12:27
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,847
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Forum: request.Music
27 November 2023, 12:14
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,847
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Forum: request.Music
27 November 2023, 09:54
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,847
[OT]
As much as I love Chris Huelsbeck's...
[OT]
As much as I love Chris Huelsbeck's stuff (and my nickname surely might suggest how much I do! :D) I don't really think he's a AAA musician any more, and hasn't been for a very good while...
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Forum: Amiga scene
17 October 2023, 15:15
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Replies: 725
Views: 130,973
That's debatable though.
Even though I had...
That's debatable though.
Even though I had access to arcades at the time, I got exposed to consoles relatively late so I basically grew up using that specific control scheme 99% of the time.
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Forum: Amiga scene
14 July 2023, 14:07
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
My memory is becoming more and more fuzzy...
My memory is becoming more and more fuzzy nowadays but I think you're right, this very likely didn't happen at launch.
I'd argue the point about piracy dynamics (for a lack of a better wording)...
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Forum: Amiga scene
14 July 2023, 12:29
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
I don't know, in my area (Italy) it was...
I don't know, in my area (Italy) it was relatively easy to purchase original software. Problem is, with the Amiga it was way easier (and cheaper) to get a copy. :D
But I think the point is mostly...
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Forum: Amiga scene
13 July 2023, 17:33
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
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Forum: Amiga scene
13 July 2023, 16:53
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
Hmm I find it hard to agree with this...
Hmm I find it hard to agree with this argument/logic.
We can only infer two things from what you stated, which I assume it's true (I have never followed the Atari camp that much, sorry :D) 1....
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Forum: Amiga scene
12 July 2023, 17:49
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
Very different times though in terms of Amiga...
Very different times though in terms of Amiga development.
As far as I understand your best case scenario was sharing code/assets with the ST (which often led to some, err, less than stellar...
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Forum: Amiga scene
12 July 2023, 15:57
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
Oh well it could have been worse, can't deny...
Oh well it could have been worse, can't deny that. :-\
But back your question: I guess that happened because it was "easy" money adding colors to an already finished/released A500 game. After all,...
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Forum: Amiga scene
12 July 2023, 14:48
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
Never claimed otherwise. :D
But piracy on...
Never claimed otherwise. :D
But piracy on the Amiga was definitely an issue, especially combined with a relatively low install base: basic math suggests if you managed to get the exact same...
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Forum: Amiga scene
12 July 2023, 13:08
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
Yeah that's how I believe it (did not) work,...
Yeah that's how I believe it (did not) work, unfortunately. Something similar happened with the Dreamcast too I think.
You might argue this ended up actually killing the Amiga as per the original...
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Forum: Amiga scene
12 July 2023, 12:27
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
It was a double edged sword as usual.
Piracy...
It was a double edged sword as usual.
Piracy definitely helps spreading the hardware, but if (almost) everybody gets your stuff for free you're going to get out of business sooner rather than...
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Forum: Amiga scene
05 July 2023, 14:05
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Replies: 246
Views: 23,161
IIRC AT/Escom Amigas in Italy were actually...
IIRC AT/Escom Amigas in Italy were actually priced even higher than before the bankrupcy.
Not to mention at that time people were already switching to Playstation and software support had been on...
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Forum: Member Introductions
29 May 2023, 16:37
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,378
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Forum: Nostalgia & memories
02 May 2023, 18:38
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,306
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Forum: support.Hardware
24 April 2023, 11:41
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Replies: 8
Views: 890
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Forum: News
21 April 2023, 16:09
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Replies: 140
Views: 23,196
Got the Tank mouse replica a few day ago.
...
Got the Tank mouse replica a few day ago.
Haven't tried with games yet, just a quick boot of my expanded A600, feels very nice under regular Workbench but I definitely need to perform an extended...
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Forum: support.Hardware
21 April 2023, 10:29
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Replies: 8
Views: 890
Yikes, that's basically a fast regular floppy...
Yikes, that's basically a fast regular floppy disk drive! :shocked
Where the heck did Commodore get this stock?! I know they're somewhat "famous" for being cheap but that's being cheaper on a...
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Forum: News
17 April 2023, 13:50
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,082
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Forum: News
14 April 2023, 15:33
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,082
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Forum: Hardware mods
06 April 2023, 16:50
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Replies: 106
Views: 23,111
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Forum: Hardware mods
06 April 2023, 13:17
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Replies: 106
Views: 23,111
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Forum: News
06 April 2023, 11:14
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,082
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Forum: Hardware mods
06 April 2023, 10:39
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Replies: 123
Views: 27,397
Yeah it's a little (?) awesome project!
I...
Yeah it's a little (?) awesome project!
I picked up some Lightwave projects of the good old times when I was experimenting a bit with 3D and well... 20-ish old Turrican3 would have been blown away...
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Forum: Hardware mods
05 April 2023, 15:36
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Replies: 123
Views: 27,397
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Forum: Hardware mods
04 April 2023, 17:12
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Replies: 123
Views: 27,397
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