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Forum: support.Hardware 21 April 2024, 01:17
Replies: 11
Views: 396
Posted By jbenam
Some revisions of the ZuluSCSI support such...

Some revisions of the ZuluSCSI support such function using an add-on called the “DAC Attack!”: https://github.com/saybur/dac-attack
Forum: project.EAB 17 April 2024, 22:18
Replies: 47
Views: 2,864
Posted By jbenam
The few times I tried loading EAB on my...

The few times I tried loading EAB on my A4K/060/RTG it took ages to load anything because of the various JS scripts.

Honestly I would gladly give up “Amiga” (Amiga with a PiStorm only, maybe? :D)...
Forum: Amiga scene 15 April 2024, 10:17
Replies: 63
Views: 5,816
Posted By jbenam
They also sell other stuff, and I guess they have...

They also sell other stuff, and I guess they have paid employees for those products.


Did you do developer work for them? What you reported below doesn’t count as such.


I was obviously...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 15:51
Replies: 63
Views: 5,816
Posted By jbenam
Still better than Hyperion. At least they pay...

Still better than Hyperion. At least they pay their employees.



Well, no. They’re evil because they don’t pay their employees.

Their plan was just to sell a dead end system for hundreds of...
Forum: support.Hardware 13 April 2024, 15:10
Replies: 13
Views: 533
Posted By jbenam
If it works on another Amiga there can’t be...

If it works on another Amiga there can’t be anything wrong with the sockets. Sorry I didn’t read this earlier or I would’ve stopped you from attempting this. These cards are very old and very...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 April 2024, 15:07
Replies: 63
Views: 5,816
Posted By jbenam
It really astonishes me to think that some people...

It really astonishes me to think that some people believe Hyperion to be a better alternative to Cloanto.

Cloanto has genuine love for the Amiga (and has shown it standing by the Amiga during the...
Forum: support.Hardware 25 March 2024, 09:22
Replies: 13
Views: 533
Posted By jbenam
In the worst case scenario, you have just fried...

In the worst case scenario, you have just fried the one oscillator - the card most certainly hasn’t been damaged in any way. I have put oscillators in the wrong way more than once and my cards are...
Forum: support.Hardware 19 January 2024, 13:06
Replies: 5,498
Views: 1,045,697
Posted By jbenam
I have got an open-ended PCIe x1 extender just...

I have got an open-ended PCIe x1 extender just for this reason - that way I can just shove it out of the way. I just have doubts on the reliability of the extender, but that will be a problem for...
Forum: support.Hardware 17 January 2024, 22:09
Replies: 5,498
Views: 1,045,697
Posted By jbenam
Oh, so it has the same exact CPU as the M1...

Oh, so it has the same exact CPU as the M1 onboard? I hoped that it had a slightly newer architecture since it came out a bit later. Oh well, can’t complain about having double the RAM :D
Forum: support.Hardware 16 January 2024, 22:05
Replies: 5,498
Views: 1,045,697
Posted By jbenam
Great progress. How does the Bigfoot PCIe compare...

Great progress. How does the Bigfoot PCIe compare to the other cards in terms of performance?
Forum: support.Hardware 15 January 2024, 09:31
Replies: 5,498
Views: 1,045,697
Posted By jbenam
I think I have everything needed - I have a PCIe...

I think I have everything needed - I have a PCIe Killer NIC, a StarTech PCIe-to-PCI and a Firestorm (that still needs assembling… this might give me motivation enough).

Which kind of PCIe-to-PCI...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 December 2023, 09:22
Replies: 21
Views: 2,400
Posted By jbenam
Many of this guy’s “games” seem to be ripoffs of...

Many of this guy’s “games” seem to be ripoffs of other games. Looks like the typical Italian “programmer”.

Somehow I suspect that there isn’t much original code in there… also the permissions are...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 October 2023, 13:59
Replies: 11
Views: 971
Posted By jbenam
This happens with some drives - most mods out...

This happens with some drives - most mods out there assume that they’re going to be used as a single drive and as such this issue won’t show up.

I had to mod something like 8 drives until I found...
Forum: support.Hardware 17 September 2023, 10:17
Replies: 9
Views: 710
Posted By jbenam
I had a bad Buster which gave me weird issues...

I had a bad Buster which gave me weird issues (mainly gurus) when using Zorro-related features.

Try with another Buster - if that fails, try replacing U714 (and maybe U701 as well? Can’t remember...
Forum: Member Introductions 13 September 2023, 07:29
Replies: 13
Views: 1,747
Posted By jbenam
Welcome to EAB, the best Amiga community around :D

Welcome to EAB, the best Amiga community around :D
Forum: support.Hardware 28 August 2023, 08:15
Replies: 19
Views: 1,473
Posted By jbenam
Hello there, the A4000 can boot without the Ricoh...

Hello there, the A4000 can boot without the Ricoh chip with no issue (it just won’t have RTC) at least that’s what I remember happening on mine.

You might be seeing an issue with one of the chips...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 21 August 2023, 08:20
Replies: 2
Views: 515
Posted By jbenam
I loved the two Charlie Chimp games when I was a...

I loved the two Charlie Chimp games when I was a kid - I somehow lost (somehow lots of my floppies would end up demagnetised after a short while) the first one but I still possess the second one to...
Forum: support.Games 23 July 2023, 15:16
Replies: 11
Views: 947
Posted By jbenam
Glad to know that after all these years I still...

Glad to know that after all these years I still had the commands ingrained into my brain :D
Forum: support.Games 23 July 2023, 09:34
Replies: 11
Views: 947
Posted By jbenam
I remember being able to do such jump in Time...

I remember being able to do such jump in Time Runners 5 - I think it had something to do with pulling down-left the joystick to make him run then jump. I haven’t played a Time Runners in years so my...
Forum: support.Hardware 17 July 2023, 01:11
Replies: 7
Views: 500
Posted By jbenam
I remember having issues with them BITD when they...

I remember having issues with them BITD when they were new, so I imagine that today would be even worse - wouldn’t trust them much these days after being in storage for 30 years. There are people...
Forum: support.Hardware 16 July 2023, 10:24
Replies: 5,498
Views: 1,045,697
Posted By jbenam
Honestly it’s pretty insane how Hyperion didn’t...

Honestly it’s pretty insane how Hyperion didn’t reach out to add support for the Sonnet library and open up a new avenue of OS4 licenses.

But that’s the Amiga companies for you. Big egos and...
Forum: support.Apps 17 June 2023, 14:24
Replies: 23
Views: 2,235
Posted By jbenam
One year or so ago I tried literally every...

One year or so ago I tried literally every archive manager on Aminet and the best ones were MUIUnarc and Avalanche. I remember that RNOArchive was also promising but something (can’t remember what)...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 June 2023, 14:20
Replies: 21
Views: 2,400
Posted By jbenam
I remember that my preferred Amiga emulator on...

I remember that my preferred Amiga emulator on Android was Omega 500. The haptic feedback and the control scheme for the joystick made it much better than the other emulators (except when it came to...
Forum: support.Hardware 11 June 2023, 10:44
Replies: 9
Views: 699
Posted By jbenam
I suppose it’s the same smell all my old CRTs do...

I suppose it’s the same smell all my old CRTs do - it’s pretty much dust getting heated up. Since, as giantclam said, it’s the smell of the 70s/80s, I don’t want to clean it - it’s integral part of...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 June 2023, 12:19
Replies: 26
Views: 1,620
Posted By jbenam
That’s how I pronounced it back in the early...

That’s how I pronounced it back in the early 2000s :D

Obviously we are not an English-speaking country so English words like “warez” came out with wildly varying pronunciations, especially back...
Forum: request.Old Rare Games 31 May 2023, 09:56
Replies: 9
Views: 724
Posted By jbenam
It means that part or entirety of the original...

It means that part or entirety of the original files have been crunched (or de-crunched and re-crunched if they were already crunched on the original game) with a more advanced cruncher than what it...
Forum: Member Introductions 28 May 2023, 09:54
Replies: 18
Views: 1,373
Posted By jbenam
Hello there :D EAB is definitely the best Amiga...

Hello there :D EAB is definitely the best Amiga forum in the entire internet ;)
Forum: support.Hardware 16 May 2023, 12:00
Replies: 11
Views: 835
Posted By jbenam
IIRC I had a bunch of problems with Cosmos’...

IIRC I had a bunch of problems with Cosmos’ scsi.device. I would stick to more true and tested scsi.devices - like this one: https://aminet.net/package/util/boot/Install-SCSI-v43.45

I also...
Forum: support.Hardware 16 May 2023, 10:06
Replies: 38
Views: 4,935
Posted By jbenam
The ideal monitor for Amiga is the one you can...

The ideal monitor for Amiga is the one you can afford - don’t feed the speculation bubble around PVMs and the likes.

The Amiga was never intended to be used on such high-end hardware - the games...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 02 May 2023, 10:39
Replies: 62
Views: 7,286
Posted By jbenam
AAA _could_ have made a difference if released in...

AAA _could_ have made a difference if released in 1990.

After they missed that target they should’ve just gone with ISA and then PCI - and get access to the massive ecosystem that already existed...
Forum: support.Hardware 01 May 2023, 20:59
Replies: 9
Views: 852
Posted By jbenam
IIRC my Apollo 1260 had a dead RTC and it would...

IIRC my Apollo 1260 had a dead RTC and it would default to the drive’s partition/installation date.
Forum: Member Introductions 28 April 2023, 12:07
Replies: 13
Views: 1,265
Posted By jbenam
Hello there :D

Hello there :D
Forum: Amiga scene 28 April 2023, 09:27
Replies: 38
Views: 4,649
Posted By jbenam
Is there anything that really uses an RX590 on...

Is there anything that really uses an RX590 on AOS4, or is it just a bragging rights thing?
Forum: Hardware pics 28 April 2023, 08:54
Replies: 92
Views: 39,224
Posted By jbenam
I have the GALs and the drive in front of me on...

I have the GALs and the drive in front of me on my lab’s desk - will try to find some time this weekend :D

Mine is a newer revision (2004), with a black front. I wonder if revision matters somehow...
Forum: support.Apps 27 April 2023, 09:24
Replies: 21
Views: 2,232
Posted By jbenam
MUI 5 slowed everything down for me, iBrowse...

MUI 5 slowed everything down for me, iBrowse included. That said, it still loaded sites normally, even if slowly.

I think the issue lies somewhere else…

Does pinging something like...
Forum: support.Games 25 April 2023, 15:00
Replies: 38
Views: 2,970
Posted By jbenam
Looks like a case of a forward-thinking developer...

Looks like a case of a forward-thinking developer leaving a feature enabled because it worked on their development system (probably an A2000 with an A2620?) and that while it didn’t work on the...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 April 2023, 22:16
Replies: 0
Views: 307
Posted By jbenam
Dark output on RGB with vertical stripes on A1200

Hi mates, I am repairing an A1200 motherboard for a friend - it was badly damaged (lots of traces lifted) when new caps were fitted in ~2019 (not by me).

When I got the motherboard I found plenty...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 April 2023, 17:17
Replies: 95
Views: 12,895
Posted By jbenam
Cheers, never had an A2065. I knew it had to have...

Cheers, never had an A2065. I knew it had to have some built in TCP/IP stack but never investigated further.

I guess that in typical Commodore fashion it was too little too late.
Forum: Amiga scene 05 April 2023, 07:24
Replies: 95
Views: 12,895
Posted By jbenam
Have you got any more info on that? I don’t...

Have you got any more info on that? I don’t remember reading anything of the sort ever being released by Commodore but I might have missed somehow. Thanks!
Forum: Amiga scene 04 April 2023, 14:30
Replies: 95
Views: 12,895
Posted By jbenam
I guess their idea was just to try to throw...

I guess their idea was just to try to throw around big trendy words to lure some less-than-knowledgeable large-company-manager and license for a few millions something that would only be used for a...
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