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Forum: Nostalgia & memories Yesterday, 16:12
Replies: 4
Views: 351
Posted By Minuous
It spreads because people tend to automatically...

It spreads because people tend to automatically believe whatever is on Wikipedia.

I'd fix it but it would probably just get reverted back to the wrong info anyway.
Forum: support.WinUAE 30 November 2019, 06:26
Replies: 19
Views: 666
Posted By Minuous
>I just wanted to know if for example: Amiga 1000...

>I just wanted to know if for example: Amiga 1000 or Amiga 2000 had Graphics Cards for Zorro 2

Yes, eg. see...
Forum: support.WinUAE 29 November 2019, 19:15
Replies: 19
Views: 666
Posted By Minuous
What software would you run on it? There is no...

What software would you run on it? There is no RTG software for OS1.x.
Forum: request.UAE Wishlist 04 November 2019, 06:16
Replies: 31
Views: 1,154
Posted By Minuous
There is already a Cloanto link in the About box....

There is already a Cloanto link in the About box. I don't see how inserting more ads for Cloanto's ROMs of dubious legality and compatibility would help people understand how to configure the...
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 02 November 2019, 10:01
Replies: 4
Views: 670
Posted By Minuous
Maybe some user sent them that screenshot, as...

Maybe some user sent them that screenshot, as Cloanto themselves are apparently incapable of getting Amiga Forever to run OS4.1FE (see http://www.lemonamiga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16036 ) :-/
...
Forum: support.Apps 25 October 2019, 02:59
Replies: 1
Views: 320
Posted By Minuous
There are a couple of programs on Aminet that do...

There are a couple of programs on Aminet that do this kind of thing, eg. http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/Uninstaller
Forum: support.Apps 24 October 2019, 03:20
Replies: 570
Views: 109,980
Posted By Minuous
@macce2: I am happy to help of course, but...

@macce2:

I am happy to help of course, but your bug report is much too vague. You haven't given any details that would help isolate the issue, even what version of BB3&4 you installed, or what...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 October 2019, 14:18
Replies: 38
Views: 2,473
Posted By Minuous
I didn't mean to imply that your profit margins...

I didn't mean to imply that your profit margins are necessarily excessive, as I don't know your production costs. But as a user I can walk across the road and buy a generic keyboard and mouse at...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 October 2019, 12:43
Replies: 38
Views: 2,473
Posted By Minuous
It doesn't make it an Amiga-style, Amstrad-style...

It doesn't make it an Amiga-style, Amstrad-style etc. whatever keyboard just by putting a logo on it. It's missing all the Amiga-specific keys such as Help, numeric parentheses keys, etc. and has...
Forum: support.Apps 02 October 2019, 21:16
Replies: 570
Views: 109,980
Posted By Minuous
You can see the contents if you load it into...

You can see the contents if you load it into ROMSplit.
Forum: support.Apps 30 September 2019, 20:43
Replies: 570
Views: 109,980
Posted By Minuous
LoadModule won't replace components that have the...

LoadModule won't replace components that have the same version number (even if the revision number is higher). You will need to use LoadResident for those.
Forum: Games images which need to be WHDified 30 September 2019, 06:37
Replies: 4
Views: 622
Posted By Minuous
I don't see the point, it should be compatible...

I don't see the point, it should be compatible anyway and thus not need a slave.

An app running under WHDLoad will not be able to multitask or otherwise interact with anything running outside of...
Forum: support.WinUAE 30 September 2019, 06:33
Replies: 9
Views: 960
Posted By Minuous
The Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of...

The Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. case established the legality of this.
Forum: News 27 September 2019, 01:20
Replies: 63
Views: 7,495
Posted By Minuous
So just because an IP troll company vexatiously...

So just because an IP troll company vexatiously decided to cause legal hassles, which will be likely defeated in a matter of months, we should just give up on 35 years and millions of dollars worth...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 September 2019, 22:19
Replies: 3
Views: 314
Posted By Minuous
According to my information, the 1996 one was...

According to my information, the 1996 one was only for DOS and Mac.
Forum: support.Games 20 September 2019, 22:14
Replies: 1
Views: 232
Posted By Minuous
Works fine here, using slave V2.0

Works fine here, using slave V2.0
Forum: support.Apps 15 September 2019, 19:24
Replies: 570
Views: 109,980
Posted By Minuous
You can use ROMSplit to view the contents of the...

You can use ROMSplit to view the contents of the ROM and extract files as desired.

SKIPROMUPDATES tells SetPatch not to patch the current versions with the AmigaOS ROM Update file, so you will...
Forum: Coders. General 12 September 2019, 21:20
Replies: 9
Views: 550
Posted By Minuous
IIRC there are utilities available which can fake...

IIRC there are utilities available which can fake the CPU flags however you want, which would enable use of software that checks for 68020+ but is actually coded for 68000+. But most software that...
Forum: support.Apps 09 September 2019, 11:36
Replies: 570
Views: 109,980
Posted By Minuous
@macce2: If you already have the desired...

@macce2:

If you already have the desired version of a library/device/resource in ROM, there is no need to LoadModule it.

There's nothing really special about .resource files as compared to...
Forum: project.EAB 08 September 2019, 16:36
Replies: 32
Views: 2,678
Posted By Minuous
You answered your own question in the next...

You answered your own question in the next paragraph :-) If it's only SSL it's not so bad, but a lot of sites these days are using TLS which can cause problems on various platforms, not just Amigas.
Forum: project.EAB 08 September 2019, 16:00
Replies: 32
Views: 2,678
Posted By Minuous
It's hardly a "security hole" just because a site...

It's hardly a "security hole" just because a site uses normal HTTP.

HTTPS was designed for banking and similar uses, it was never intended for it to be used on every site. And it causes site...
Forum: News 08 September 2019, 02:58
Replies: 2
Views: 794
Posted By Minuous
Well, maybe this will be part of the...

Well, maybe this will be part of the long-ago-announced OS3 Enhancer Software, since OS4.1FE already has good datatypes. But come to think of it, so do 3.9 etc.

Like you say, they tend to randomly...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 September 2019, 21:18
Replies: 36
Views: 2,177
Posted By Minuous
@jotd: ...

@jotd:

http://aminet.net/package/misc/emu/amitrs80 is open source and has a Z80 core written in assembler.
Forum: Coders. System 05 September 2019, 04:55
Replies: 11
Views: 1,027
Posted By Minuous
There's detailed information and examples in the...

There's detailed information and examples in the ROM Kernel Manual: Devices.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 31 August 2019, 02:17
Replies: 9
Views: 482
Posted By Minuous
Turtles (Konami) / Turpin (Sega)

Turtles (Konami) / Turpin (Sega)
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 August 2019, 07:19
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
Well, clone IBM PCs, for example, were...

Well, clone IBM PCs, for example, were manufactured by Commodore and continue to be manufactured by other companies, nothing illegal about that.



Bleem was legally emulating the PS1 which was...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 August 2019, 16:56
Replies: 29
Views: 2,069
Posted By Minuous
Seems it only handles the 68000 instruction set?...

Seems it only handles the 68000 instruction set? In which case it is entirely useless as most software that expects a fast Amiga will be built for 68020 or later, and of course AmigaOS 3.5/3.9 itself...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 August 2019, 08:14
Replies: 32
Views: 1,684
Posted By Minuous
I doubt it would have been much good no matter...

I doubt it would have been much good no matter who ported it, as it sucked on the NES too.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 August 2019, 14:16
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
There is nothing wrong with third party emulation...

There is nothing wrong with third party emulation for hardware which is still sold, it's already settled case law.

Machines for running OS4 are still sold; that doesn't mean there is anything...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 August 2019, 13:37
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
So I presume the problem, if any, is that part of...

So I presume the problem, if any, is that part of the install script for the emulator is to download the OS? Therefore, if the users were required to do this step manually, or via a third-party...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 August 2019, 11:55
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
If such stipulations are not already illegal,...

If such stipulations are not already illegal, they certainly ought to be. IIRC Sony tried a similar argument saying the PS1 BIOS was only authorized to be used on Sony hardware, but they lost. The...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 August 2019, 22:26
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
Presumably meaning in layman's terms that they...

Presumably meaning in layman's terms that they had some screenshots on their site, and/or because the emulator's window has rounded corners. :-(
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 August 2019, 20:48
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
If Apple makes their OS freely available from...

If Apple makes their OS freely available from their site, I don't see how it's an emulator developer's fault, or anybody's fault, that people download the OS.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 August 2019, 20:07
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
@tero: From my understanding the users download...

@tero: From my understanding the users download the OS directly from Apple.

@Samurai Crow: What licence should be required to be obtained by an emulator developer? I don't see why they should be...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 August 2019, 17:26
Replies: 25
Views: 1,395
Posted By Minuous
Apple trying to outlaw emulation

https://ia801504.us.archive.org/28/items/gov.uscourts.flsd.555634/gov.uscourts.flsd.555634.1.0.pdf

Let's hope this lawsuit fails, for the sake of our freedoms...
Forum: News 10 August 2019, 19:48
Replies: 3
Views: 619
Posted By Minuous
Thanks for the kind words lilalurl.... ...

Thanks for the kind words lilalurl....

@honx:

The first page (http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/) was created on 11/8/99, the other pages (eg. the site map) were created later. Not much need for...
Forum: News 10 August 2019, 17:17
Replies: 3
Views: 619
Posted By Minuous
Amigan Software website celebrates 20 years

Amigan Software is proud to announce 20 years of serving the Amiga community with their official website: http://amigan.1emu.net/

Starting from just Worm Wars our line of quality open source...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 01 August 2019, 13:08
Replies: 8
Views: 817
Posted By Minuous
Yes, but A2000s didn't come with legal indemnity,...

Yes, but A2000s didn't come with legal indemnity, better service, etc. And of course Macs have never been problem free, then or now.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 01 August 2019, 01:44
Replies: 8
Views: 817
Posted By Minuous
@AmigaHope: I did some quick research: the...

@AmigaHope:

I did some quick research: the A500 launched here for $AUD999 and the A2000 for $AUD2999, juding from the earliest official Commodore ad I could find. Of course $2000 was an obscene...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 26 July 2019, 04:12
Replies: 34
Views: 3,391
Posted By Minuous
@tom256: If it is just a direct replacement...

@tom256:

If it is just a direct replacement for 3.0/3.1 it will never be as advanced as 3.9.
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