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Forum: Hardware mods 17 September 2022, 17:12
Replies: 35
Views: 22,838
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Surely that'd be Mr Pointy if we're really...

Surely that'd be Mr Pointy if we're really leaning into the Buffy references?
Forum: Hardware mods 17 September 2022, 17:05
Replies: 320
Views: 66,567
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Yeah, 486's were certainly around in '92,...

Yeah, 486's were certainly around in '92, anywhere from the sx-25 up to the dx2-50, and they were still all around the $2000 mark, but back then the video hardware was a but ropey. 1 meg was the norm...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 August 2022, 17:43
Replies: 251
Views: 66,475
Posted By Mr.Flibble
€290 without CPU, €350-400 for LC '060, and...

€290 without CPU, €350-400 for LC '060, and somewhere around €700 for full 50MHz 060, unless your name is amigastore.eu in which case it's nearly €1400 :nuts

You can chance your luck on ebay for a...
Forum: Hardware mods 11 August 2022, 21:02
Replies: 148
Views: 44,433
Posted By Mr.Flibble
As far as I was aware, those were separate...

As far as I was aware, those were separate projects: https://www.buffee.ca/a-little-side-project/
Forum: Amiga scene 23 February 2021, 22:56
Replies: 543
Views: 80,565
Posted By Mr.Flibble
I think it can be summed up as "It failed because...

I think it can be summed up as "It failed because Commodore".

Mostly due to silly corporate infighting, it didn't do all that badly as a platform at all, but it could have easily been where Apple...
Forum: Hardware mods 13 June 2019, 17:53
Replies: 208
Views: 48,990
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Nope, A500 - although it may be an issue with...

Nope, A500 - although it may be an issue with specific revisions - I know my 6a board had a cap I had to bend over to allow the relocator to sit properly.


Easy fix though if you do have a...
Forum: Hardware mods 13 June 2019, 11:15
Replies: 208
Views: 48,990
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Did you manage to shrink the board enough to...

Did you manage to shrink the board enough to solve the cap bending issue (Either 816 or 307 - can't remember which one it was off the top of my head)?

I was thinking about tweaking the design to...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 February 2019, 23:04
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Indeed, if any of the recent contract disputes...

Indeed, if any of the recent contract disputes shows (RSI vs Crytek for example), the contracts are taken as a whole and the "meeting of minds" component is very important. You can't take something...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 February 2019, 17:04
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Amiga Inc's agreements with Cloanto pre-date the...

Amiga Inc's agreements with Cloanto pre-date the settlement agreement and are entirely seperate.


There are statements corroborating Cloanto's rights from Amiga Inc, but I'm not about to go...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 February 2019, 15:45
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Incorrect, the court documents as well as the...

Incorrect, the court documents as well as the press releases from Hyperion at the time of the settlement indicate they only had exclusive rights for development and marketing of Amiga OS 4+.

...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 February 2019, 15:41
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Cloanto had been granted a lot of rights to...

Cloanto had been granted a lot of rights to support, including patching classic OS releases from the Amiga companies: (This is directly from one of the court documents.)



So yes, Cloanto had...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 February 2019, 21:46
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Including registering trademarks they had no...

Including registering trademarks they had no rights to.
Forum: Amiga scene 06 February 2019, 18:54
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
That and there's a history of shady actions when...

That and there's a history of shady actions when you read through the legal documents, including through the OS4.x development period.


There was also chatter about stealing of code from...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 February 2019, 09:57
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Not sure what your question is?

Not sure what your question is?
Forum: Amiga scene 05 February 2019, 21:20
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Hyperion isn't a software developer, they're a...

Hyperion isn't a software developer, they're a bunch of lawyers who have outsourced everything, paying little to nothing in return.
Forum: Amiga scene 05 February 2019, 18:32
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Because of the legal threats by Hyperion.

Because of the legal threats by Hyperion.
Forum: Amiga scene 05 February 2019, 18:29
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Incorrect, Cloanto produced and supported legacy...

Incorrect, Cloanto produced and supported legacy AmigaOS releases for real hardware, and have done for many years, Hyperion attempted to say they only had a license for emulation purposes, which was...
Forum: Hardware mods 04 February 2019, 09:19
Replies: 202
Views: 73,987
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Neat, interesting spin on my relocator design,...

Neat, interesting spin on my relocator design, thanks! :)
Forum: Amiga scene 29 January 2019, 18:32
Replies: 406
Views: 65,790
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Very much looking forward to Vampire 4 hardware,...

Very much looking forward to Vampire 4 hardware, certainly if it gives rise to the future possibility of a pure ASIC design for the "68080" CPU, *that* would be very interesting indeed.

Add-on or...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 January 2019, 22:40
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
I think it's referring to this:...

I think it's referring to this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxlY9g_OfLqDZTQyNGFkYzEtZDI5Zi00YzcxLThhODYtODcyZTg0M2I4MzQ1/edit

The language is rather confusing and we probably haven't a hope of...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 January 2019, 21:22
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Hmm, it should be I think as it's a submitted...

Hmm, it should be I think as it's a submitted document to the court...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 January 2019, 18:13
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
The contract will be taken as a whole rather than...

The contract will be taken as a whole rather than a single passage, so taking some wording in the contract and twisting it into something which the other parties didn't agree to, and which runs...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 January 2019, 00:27
Replies: 100
Views: 15,456
Posted By Mr.Flibble
I think at one point I had one of the LCD toys (A...

I think at one point I had one of the LCD toys (A pinball one), but I already had computers by then.

Edit - Ah, yes, found it - Systema Pinball
Forum: Amiga scene 05 January 2019, 00:22
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Correct because it's a filing to the court from...

Correct because it's a filing to the court from the Amiga companies + Cloanto against Hyperion, the Judge will then read and take action accordingly, although there may be additional filings between...
Forum: request.Apps 31 December 2018, 02:09
Replies: 1
Views: 1,438
Posted By Mr.Flibble
DMS image is available here:...

DMS image is available here: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/squirrel
Forum: Hardware mods 29 December 2018, 01:06
Replies: 16
Views: 3,264
Posted By Mr.Flibble
I very much doubt Chucky would ever work for that...

I very much doubt Chucky would ever work for that sort of guy, lol
Forum: Hardware mods 09 November 2018, 10:58
Replies: 16
Views: 3,769
Posted By Mr.Flibble
6mm with just the first couple of mm sanded down...

6mm with just the first couple of mm sanded down a little should be okay, it’s right at the very edge of the chip where there is the least room
Forum: Hardware mods 08 November 2018, 20:45
Replies: 16
Views: 3,769
Posted By Mr.Flibble
5mm to be safe from the looks of it

5mm to be safe from the looks of it
Forum: Hardware mods 08 November 2018, 20:41
Replies: 16
Views: 3,769
Posted By Mr.Flibble
6mm might be okay, just checking now

6mm might be okay, just checking now
Forum: support.Hardware 08 November 2018, 19:58
Replies: 1,210
Views: 666,160
Posted By Mr.Flibble
IIRC the blooming is from the peroxide creme...

IIRC the blooming is from the peroxide creme drying out?
Forum: Amiga scene 08 November 2018, 19:49
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
I guess we're not going to see much happen with...

I guess we're not going to see much happen with all of this officially until the legal process moves onward.
Forum: Amiga scene 05 November 2018, 15:58
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
That's exactly it - they were given rights to use...

That's exactly it - they were given rights to use the 3.1 source code for developing the 4.x releases, but Hyperion managed to get wording into the agreement which they are trying to bend into...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 November 2018, 12:25
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Pretty much - they only ever had a license to...

Pretty much - they only ever had a license to develop, market and sell Amiga OS4+, now they've decided to go after the 3.x market as their own, despite not having the rights to it.

Having read...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 November 2018, 11:06
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Amigadocuments is already in chronological order...

Amigadocuments is already in chronological order (There or there abouts):

https://sites.google.com/site/amigadocuments/
Forum: Amiga scene 01 November 2018, 20:46
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
That's just passing the buck for C&D orders to...

That's just passing the buck for C&D orders to the dealers tbh.
Forum: Amiga scene 30 October 2018, 22:00
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
That actually makes for some very interesting...

That actually makes for some very interesting reading!

These are some particularly interesting points, this one in particular seems to match up with Hyperion's actions in making a land-grab for...
Forum: Amiga scene 30 October 2018, 18:42
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Presumably playing whack-a-mole with payment...

Presumably playing whack-a-mole with payment providers and C&D orders...
Forum: Amiga scene 30 October 2018, 10:43
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Cloanto have already stated that they’d support a...

Cloanto have already stated that they’d support a Linux like open source license option for Amiga OS, Hyperion opposed it as it would apparently undermine their license agreement.

Cloanto had...
Forum: Amiga scene 24 October 2018, 22:09
Replies: 116
Views: 23,398
Posted By Mr.Flibble
hmm, €150 for a set of A1200 parts - seems...

hmm, €150 for a set of A1200 parts - seems excessive given I can get a whole motherboard for that..
Forum: Amiga scene 21 October 2018, 17:04
Replies: 982
Views: 186,174
Posted By Mr.Flibble
Only people winning anything in all this are the...

Only people winning anything in all this are the lawyers.
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