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Forum: Amiga scene 07 April 2024, 17:27
Replies: 543
Views: 80,206
Posted By Korodny
As somebody already mentioned in one of these...

As somebody already mentioned in one of these threads: the notion that the "Amiga didn't thrive" is very US centric. The Amiga did pretty well in Europe, thank you very much.

Not going to defend...
Forum: News 05 April 2024, 08:30
Replies: 26
Views: 2,868
Posted By Korodny
Not really. The court simply decided that the...

Not really. The court simply decided that the focus has to switch to the other case (Amiga Corp. vs. Hyperion) which has been opened five years ago already - it was just stayed until the first...
Forum: News 05 April 2024, 01:34
Replies: 26
Views: 2,868
Posted By Korodny
Here's my summary of the whole thing: ...

Here's my summary of the whole thing:

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2023-04-00011-EN.html

You don't have to take my word for it (full disclosure: I'm not Ben Hermans' biggest fan): the...
Forum: News 05 April 2024, 00:38
Replies: 26
Views: 2,868
Posted By Korodny
From the interview: No, it has not.

From the interview:


No, it has not.
Forum: support.Games 29 March 2024, 21:33
Replies: 9
Views: 822
Posted By Korodny
If somebody asks for sourcecode and does not get...

If somebody asks for sourcecode and does not get an answer, get in touch with Aminet. Not honoring source code requests would be grounds for removal, maybe Aminet pointing that out to the uploader...
Forum: support.Games 29 March 2024, 21:31
Replies: 9
Views: 822
Posted By Korodny
This is not correct. The GPL does not require you...

This is not correct. The GPL does not require you to automatically distribute your sourcecode, it is sufficient to (a) make it very clear the software you're releasing is under the GPL - usually...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 February 2024, 21:12
Replies: 2
Views: 191
Posted By Korodny
The Flash updates that were released after the...

The Flash updates that were released after the product went on sale contain additional documentation, especially for the boot menu:

http://aminet.net/search?query=blizzard%20ppc%20flash

IIRC,...
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 27 January 2024, 22:45
Replies: 9
Views: 1,130
Posted By Korodny
Anything that got released? Just wondering if I...

Anything that got released? Just wondering if I missed some four player classics ;)
Forum: request.Other 29 November 2023, 01:39
Replies: 3
Views: 651
Posted By Korodny
@rygar: Thanks a lot!

@rygar:

Thanks a lot!
Forum: request.Other 28 November 2023, 17:21
Replies: 3
Views: 651
Posted By Korodny
copies of AmigaHellas (Greek PDF magazine)

I'm trying to complete Aminet's collection of Freeware magazines (http://wiki.aminet.net/index.php/Freeware_magazines).

amigahellas.gr (https://www.amigahellas.gr/) used to publish a PDF magazine...
Forum: Coders. General 31 October 2023, 14:35
Replies: 6
Views: 5,393
Posted By Korodny
@a/b: Ah - awesome, thanks! Looks like the...

@a/b:

Ah - awesome, thanks! Looks like the compression flag was the main culprit, modern viewers/converters just ignore the wrong length definitions for FORM/BODY, or just throw a warning.
Forum: Coders. General 30 October 2023, 12:30
Replies: 6
Views: 5,393
Posted By Korodny
Thanks guys, for having a look at the file. ...

Thanks guys, for having a look at the file.

I was hoping they had just modified the header, like they did for another game. Looks like I'm out of luck.
Forum: Coders. General 30 October 2023, 00:30
Replies: 6
Views: 5,393
Posted By Korodny
An ILBM file 'protected' against opening it in a viewer

I uploaded sdlmap1.ilbm to the Zone, it's a picture (a map, I think) from the German game "Stadt der Löwen".

It's a standard ILBM picture, but I think the developer patched the header so a regular...
Forum: News 06 September 2023, 13:18
Replies: 53
Views: 6,703
Posted By Korodny
https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2023-09-00015...

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2023-09-00015-EN.html
Forum: Amiga scene 25 July 2023, 14:28
Replies: 91
Views: 9,122
Posted By Korodny
In 2023 terms, an A3/4000 is stupid hardware: why...

In 2023 terms, an A3/4000 is stupid hardware: why buy a ridiculously expensive machine with tons of expansion slots if those expansion slots require more custom hardware, which will cost another...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 06 July 2023, 14:38
Replies: 90
Views: 13,528
Posted By Korodny
There's three reasons to include custom chips in...

There's three reasons to include custom chips in your design:

performance (that includes specific features you might need)
price
backwards compatibility

In the early nineties, the first...
Forum: News 25 June 2023, 17:17
Replies: 161
Views: 24,554
Posted By Korodny
PDF version looks great. If that is really your...

PDF version looks great. If that is really your first attempt, you obviously have a knack for it.

Couple of suggestions (keep in mind I have zero layout experience):

Main text should be...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 June 2023, 14:00
Replies: 75
Views: 5,650
Posted By Korodny
No, it's in the hands of Ben Hermans, who so far...

No, it's in the hands of Ben Hermans, who so far managed to drive away and/or betray pretty much every "passionate developer" working on AmigaOS - with the notable exception of olsen. By my count,...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 April 2023, 15:44
Replies: 29
Views: 4,480
Posted By Korodny
Papyrus is unstable, unfinished crap. Paying...

Papyrus is unstable, unfinished crap. Paying customers got a beta version with an internal timeout, i.e. some 15 years or so ago you had to change your system clock back to an older date before...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 April 2023, 00:22
Replies: 95
Views: 12,895
Posted By Korodny
Most OS4 developers initially gave Hyperion a PPC...

Most OS4 developers initially gave Hyperion a PPC specific license for their code. Many revoked said license later on, due to not getting paid.

Jörg Strohmeyer is claiming publicly that (a)...
Forum: Amiga scene 03 April 2023, 19:10
Replies: 95
Views: 12,895
Posted By Korodny
Cloanto sued Hyperion after the latter started...

Cloanto sued Hyperion after the latter started meddling with Cloanto's trademark rights - by trying to register their own US marks and starting to register regional marks in the EU (to invalidate or...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 March 2023, 23:41
Replies: 83
Views: 8,697
Posted By Korodny
No, ownership is not in dispute - all the...

No, ownership is not in dispute - all the relevant parties agree that Cloanto owns it. What is in dispute is what exactly is covered by Hyperion's license.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 March 2023, 22:51
Replies: 74
Views: 7,698
Posted By Korodny
No, obviously not. The C128 never really took of...

No, obviously not. The C128 never really took of because of the separate modes, and the requirement for two monitors. My suggestion is to add the C128 improvements (faster disk, better DOS, faster...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 March 2023, 17:14
Replies: 74
Views: 7,698
Posted By Korodny
In the late eighties, there would have been...

In the late eighties, there would have been market space for a C64 successor to cover the low-end home market. The Amiga was too expensive for that - and since Commodore didn't do anything in that...
Forum: Amiga scene 09 January 2023, 22:52
Replies: 34
Views: 4,045
Posted By Korodny
Why would it matter that W3D is proprietary? It's...

Why would it matter that W3D is proprietary? It's available for free from Aminet, that's all that matters.

There's a W3D SDK on Aminet as well - that should enable anyone to write a new W3D...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 September 2022, 01:39
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
Improvements to the core of m68k-amigaos or...

Improvements to the core of m68k-amigaos or changes to the API? None, obviously - since backwards compatibility would have extreme priority on that platform. But that would be true for anybody trying...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 September 2022, 22:00
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
How is this worse than not having any forks after...

How is this worse than not having any forks after "the development comes to a halt" because the source code is not available legally? Not to mention that in a free software eco system, any new fork...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 September 2022, 20:49
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
Nobody ever suggested that - it would be insane....

Nobody ever suggested that - it would be insane. The party controlling the "Amiga" or "AmigaOS" trademark would be in control of one official source tree, obviously.


Assuming you're talking...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 September 2022, 19:06
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
I would never call 3.2 "pirated binaries", that'...

I would never call 3.2 "pirated binaries", that' would derail this thread quickly. But if you want to go there, be my guest.

Not to mention that the entire 3.1 source is out there, so every...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 September 2022, 18:08
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
We already have that. You simply declaring the...

We already have that. You simply declaring the other forks don't matter is not the same as the other forks not existing.


We already had that for two decades. And the only reason we're not having...
Forum: support.Apps 04 September 2022, 19:37
Replies: 15
Views: 2,120
Posted By Korodny
Well, if 3.9 was released for m68k, then I'm...

Well, if 3.9 was released for m68k, then I'm obviously recommending 3.9 over 5.0. Where does one get that version?
Forum: support.Apps 04 September 2022, 17:16
Replies: 15
Views: 2,120
Posted By Korodny
Not sure why you're getting all worked up about...

Not sure why you're getting all worked up about this? "Better" is a pretty subjective term. MUI5 is slower, a lot less mature and its legal status is questionable. IMHO, that makes MUI 3.8 the better...
Forum: support.Apps 04 September 2022, 15:58
Replies: 15
Views: 2,120
Posted By Korodny
MUI5 was developed by the same two people who...

MUI5 was developed by the same two people who were responsible for YAM - and these two publicly abandoned YAM development a while ago because of the "difficulties of developing anything for the Amiga...
Forum: Coders. Releases 29 August 2022, 00:11
Replies: 4,408
Views: 453,685
Posted By Korodny
Ah, of course - I should have remembered that....

Ah, of course - I should have remembered that. Thanks.
Forum: Coders. Releases 28 August 2022, 18:16
Replies: 4,408
Views: 453,685
Posted By Korodny
Nice, didn't know the source to Breathless had...

Nice, didn't know the source to Breathless had been released. Did you get this on your own, or was this spread officially. like the AB3D sources?
Forum: Amiga scene 22 August 2022, 06:39
Replies: 33
Views: 3,613
Posted By Korodny
When playing an arcade machine, you're using your...

When playing an arcade machine, you're using your left hand for the stick. When using a joypad instead of a joystick at home, you're playing with your left thumb. In both cases, diagonal directions...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 August 2022, 06:28
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
email: none of the mail clients is maintained...

email: none of the mail clients is maintained anymore. one doesn't do IMAP, the other only has a very buggy implementation.

web: LOL

media: uhm, granted - JPEG and PNG are well supported. As is...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 August 2022, 22:55
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
You're the one who stated "web/media" as a...

You're the one who stated "web/media" as a requirement. That's pretty much the definition of a modern PC.


Well, if you're talking about combining two independent hardware/software platforms into...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 August 2022, 22:40
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
I said OS4 was managed by stupid (and greedy -...

I said OS4 was managed by stupid (and greedy - good point) people. I'd never call any of the involved devs stupid.


It did. The decision to have Alan Redhouse somehow come up with custom hardware...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 August 2022, 21:41
Replies: 1,109
Views: 152,022
Posted By Korodny
OS4 was running on stupid hardware and was...

OS4 was running on stupid hardware and was managed by stupid people. Then it got brutally murdered by Ben Hermans.

I'm not saying it would have been a success otherwise, but I don't think it's a...
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