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Forum: Amiga scene 21 April 2024, 20:21
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Posted By OlafSch
More important MS stole ideas. The money was not...

More important MS stole ideas. The money was not to help apple but to help MS because they were in trouble because of the monopol they had in the market and politics threatened them to split the...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 April 2024, 20:19
Replies: 3,785
Views: 506,263
Posted By OlafSch
Why took Jobs the money from Bill Gates? I do not...

Why took Jobs the money from Bill Gates? I do not believe him just one word
Forum: Amiga scene 21 April 2024, 12:34
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Posted By OlafSch
I read the link... I do not know what the cost...

I read the link... I do not know what the cost difference would be

As I already wrote... AGA was too little too late

Something like A1200 1-2 years earlier, f.e. 1990, would have made a...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 12:14
Replies: 65
Views: 2,200
Posted By OlafSch
@Arne Windows is a work horse used in most...

@Arne

Windows is a work horse used in most offices. People there get in trouble if something changes. Compatibility with old software is mandatory. So I do not think they will change much. And if...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 10:42
Replies: 65
Views: 2,200
Posted By OlafSch
It will be one route for Aros... there will be...

It will be one route for Aros... there will be Aros native (X86 and AMD64) but also Aros software running native as real linux app (AxRuntime) or with a kind of WINE solution in Linux based on a...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 10:19
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Posted By OlafSch
from a technical view might be... but users look...

from a technical view might be... but users look at at it how it feels to them. And if they can work comfortable with it they do not care if it could have been better or different.
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 10:15
Replies: 65
Views: 2,200
Posted By OlafSch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKy-8PfWmk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFKy-8PfWmk
Forum: Amiga scene 19 April 2024, 09:35
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Posted By OlafSch
@Thomas At that time I owned both, a A1200 I...

@Thomas

At that time I owned both, a A1200 I bought first and a A4000 with Picasso 2 I bought around 1994. I think both were different systems. Most amiga user at that time were just playing...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2024, 11:03
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Views: 506,263
Posted By OlafSch
@Dunny +1 Compared to the existing...

@Dunny

+1

Compared to the existing hardware base with mostly A500, 1 MB RAM and two disc drives A1200, mostly with hard drives, were a big step ahead. I was not disappointed too at that time....
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2024, 10:50
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Views: 506,263
Posted By OlafSch
A1200 was a compromise. Commodore needed urgent...

A1200 was a compromise. Commodore needed urgent to earn money so they could not afford to buy market share. RAM f.e. was extremely expensive at that time, also a faster processor. A1200 was created...
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 17 April 2024, 20:23
Replies: 50
Views: 3,014
Posted By OlafSch
AmigaOS 3.2 is more expensive... @thread ...

AmigaOS 3.2 is more expensive...

@thread

And you get lots of different emulations. It is worth the money. I propably bought it several times over the years. It is not much money
Forum: Amiga scene 14 April 2024, 22:19
Replies: 63
Views: 5,816
Posted By OlafSch
As far as I know cloanto donated money, f.e. to...

As far as I know cloanto donated money, f.e. to support development of the aros roms. The MorphOS team also published source changes. What exactly did Hyperion and/or Ben H. except trying to earn...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 March 2024, 17:39
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Views: 506,263
Posted By OlafSch
I think Commodore accelerated its demise by many...

I think Commodore accelerated its demise by many wrong management decisions. In my view there was no real concept or strategy behind. Cash cow earning money was C64 but they never managed to build up...
Forum: Amiga scene 21 March 2024, 17:30
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Views: 506,263
Posted By OlafSch
of course A1200 would have been much more...

of course A1200 would have been much more powerful with more ram and 68030. But both would have made the computer much more expensive. It was a entry computer system competing with low-cost PCs...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 March 2024, 15:26
Replies: 20
Views: 2,663
Posted By OlafSch
I doubt that many people buy a A600GS just to use...

I doubt that many people buy a A600GS just to use Octamed. It is no music hardware solution. And regarding Vampire, I am currently not aware of new games that only run on Vampire. But I read a lot of...
Forum: Amiga scene 30 August 2023, 20:20
Replies: 1,270
Views: 255,164
Posted By OlafSch
@pandy71 I seem to have missed something......

@pandy71

I seem to have missed something... who claimed AROS is Amiga? AROS is a replacement for AmigaOS, not more not less

AROS running on PC is of course not Amiga, it is still a PC with a...
Forum: Amiga scene 30 August 2023, 16:24
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Posted By OlafSch
the never ending story ... but without a princess...

the never ending story ... but without a princess :)
Forum: Amiga scene 30 August 2023, 16:23
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Views: 255,164
Posted By OlafSch
@pandy71 AROS is not Amiga? Wow ;) Now i know...

@pandy71 AROS is not Amiga? Wow ;) Now i know that finally ;-) you are clever obviously

Amiga is a hardware and AROS is a OS so both are not identical

What do you want to explain with that?
...
Forum: News 04 August 2023, 17:35
Replies: 1,647
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Posted By OlafSch
As I understand it the amigaos updates are for...

As I understand it the amigaos updates are for preserving the platform. Lowering compatiblity means breaking software without new software developed (or at best few) that makes use of new features
Forum: Amiga scene 27 July 2023, 11:31
Replies: 91
Views: 9,122
Posted By OlafSch
the collectors want everything original and would...

the collectors want everything original and would not be interested in something new. There is still a lot of original hardware available that would be cheaper than a new one. I do not see a market...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 July 2023, 10:15
Replies: 91
Views: 9,122
Posted By OlafSch
I think you (like always) will never satisfy...

I think you (like always) will never satisfy everybody

there are different groups:
1. amiga fans who only want to use original devices
2. amiga fans who are interested in faster and better...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 July 2023, 11:07
Replies: 91
Views: 9,122
Posted By OlafSch
it would be something for a kickstarter. But I...

it would be something for a kickstarter. But I doubt there is enough people willing to pay for it because very propably it would be not cheap. There are always some "crazy" people but such a project...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 July 2023, 16:52
Replies: 91
Views: 9,122
Posted By OlafSch
producing the original system with original chips...

producing the original system with original chips will be difficult as others already mentioned. Even original and tested 68k processors are rare, most are old chips from china. A solution based on...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 July 2023, 18:09
Replies: 308
Views: 43,779
Posted By OlafSch
just bought Cyberpunks 2 Download Edition and...

just bought Cyberpunks 2 Download Edition and configured whdload version. It works very well on Aros Vision with Rom Replacements

Thanks ;)
Forum: Amiga scene 16 July 2023, 12:23
Replies: 3
Views: 678
Posted By OlafSch
when the library is in rom the copied library is...

when the library is in rom the copied library is not used. You must use f.e. something like LoadModule in startup-sequence to replace the old with the new one
...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 July 2023, 16:17
Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
Posted By OlafSch
I have hopes to get it running on V4 in future....

I have hopes to get it running on V4 in future. About PiStorm I am not yet sure if possible (it needs aros roms to boot).

On plain PC it cannot be installed because pure 68k. Someone got it...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 July 2023, 15:18
Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
Posted By OlafSch
thanks :) hopefully people like it. I have...

thanks :) hopefully people like it. I have invested a lot of time in recent months to get a complete package
Forum: Amiga scene 11 July 2023, 15:17
Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
Posted By OlafSch
thanx

thanx
Forum: Amiga scene 09 July 2023, 16:43
Replies: 10
Views: 1,009
Posted By OlafSch
Aros Vision "Sunrise" available

Overview over Aros Vision "Sunrise". Aros 68k is used as base. That makes it possible to mix AROS binaries and Amiga (68k) binaries. The API implements 3.1 so many programs work without any changes....
Forum: Amiga scene 05 July 2023, 11:43
Replies: 246
Views: 23,135
Posted By OlafSch
it is understandable that the management was...

it is understandable that the management was under heavy pressure and also not knowing what will happen. But the users that still cared (and even moaned) were the better users because most people...
Forum: Amiga scene 25 June 2023, 00:43
Replies: 246
Views: 23,135
Posted By OlafSch
Photon said "Jehova" ;-) ...

Photon said "Jehova" ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnn2aGVcCEc
Forum: Amiga scene 25 June 2023, 00:13
Replies: 246
Views: 23,135
Posted By OlafSch
@Photon the PC was a huge market already end...

@Photon

the PC was a huge market already end of 80s and beginning 90s so there was a rapid development. New expensive hardware was developed (f.e. new graphic card). Games were supporting it....
Forum: Amiga scene 24 June 2023, 22:48
Replies: 246
Views: 23,135
Posted By OlafSch
@Deadulus from a commercial point of view...

@Deadulus

from a commercial point of view the amiga market already lost in the beginning of 90s with a rapidly growing PC market and a stagnating or even shrinking amiga market without competitve...
Forum: Amiga scene 24 June 2023, 22:15
Replies: 246
Views: 23,135
Posted By OlafSch
Dead depends on the definition. :) I left...

Dead depends on the definition. :)

I left 1994 but after returning years ago I collected the amiga magazine that was the german standard magazine at that time. At least until 1996 there was...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 June 2023, 14:20
Replies: 336
Views: 39,930
Posted By OlafSch
If current hardware is not even able to surpass a...

If current hardware is not even able to surpass a hardware from 30 years ago it would be very surprising
Forum: Amiga scene 08 June 2023, 21:42
Replies: 336
Views: 39,930
Posted By OlafSch
Just my 2 cents... a central portal...

Just my 2 cents...

a central portal including all beginners informations might make sense if you want to interest new users outside of the community and give them all important informations in one...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 June 2023, 14:26
Replies: 75
Views: 5,651
Posted By OlafSch
to me the real challenge is to do things on it...

to me the real challenge is to do things on it and configure it in a way that was seen impossible before ;)

it is hobby so I do not want to use it as main system. Not only software is missing but...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 June 2023, 11:28
Replies: 75
Views: 5,651
Posted By OlafSch
@Thomas Richter here we talk about the amiga...

@Thomas Richter

here we talk about the amiga universe (or bubble) not about real world. Of course no amiga gui toolkit has any meaning outside of it. I only talk about amiga or amiga inspired...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 June 2023, 11:24
Replies: 75
Views: 5,651
Posted By OlafSch
@Thomas Richter You have forked also ;). 3.2...

@Thomas Richter

You have forked also ;). 3.2 or 3.3 are forks too adding to 3.1, 3.5 and 3.9. I do not see a big difference here
Forum: Amiga scene 06 June 2023, 11:22
Replies: 75
Views: 5,651
Posted By OlafSch
@a_crow from experience on aros with the...

@a_crow

from experience on aros with the fork apolloos it is theoretically possible but not very propable. As long the API remains the same and the commits are open all benefit. For example some...
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