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Forum: News 02 May 2023, 23:37
Replies: 12
Views: 2,158
Posted By Kalamatee
p.s the clue was in the name - ABI v0 - it has no...

p.s the clue was in the name - ABI v0 - it has no ABI.

No other "ABI"'s are/were planned, or necessary.
Forum: News 02 May 2023, 23:34
Replies: 12
Views: 2,158
Posted By Kalamatee
To clear up some confusion (some I suspect on...

To clear up some confusion (some I suspect on purpose) - ABI v0, was AROS from pre-2005 period - when it had no clear defined "ABI", and had many binary incompatibilities with AmigaOS. Because of...
Forum: Amiga scene 03 February 2021, 14:48
Replies: 208
Views: 30,183
Posted By Kalamatee
Well said. Too many people living in a fantasy...

Well said. Too many people living in a fantasy revisionist history, who weren't even into computers, or Amiga's particularly at the time.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 02 February 2021, 15:00
Replies: 123
Views: 17,453
Posted By Kalamatee
Its sig-no-sys for sure ;p

Its sig-no-sys for sure ;p
Forum: News 07 August 2019, 18:08
Replies: 265
Views: 82,450
Posted By Kalamatee
Thanks - I did read that post, but was wondering...

Thanks - I did read that post, but was wondering if you might have a bit more detail on what might be usable/accessible from the Amiga side. I must've miss-read the first paragraph because i didn't...
Forum: News 07 August 2019, 15:53
Replies: 265
Views: 82,450
Posted By Kalamatee
@Kipper2k - this is exactly what I have been...

@Kipper2k - this is exactly what I have been asking for in the past (at least if you make the 32bit version) to develop AROS for m68k.

Which ARM chip do you use on the board? And is there any way...
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 15 May 2019, 23:14
Replies: 88
Views: 11,336
Posted By Kalamatee
erm... surely. .. SECTION...

erm... surely. ..



SECTION DCBvsDS,CODE_C
Start:
move.l #Data1,a0
move.l #Data2,a1
move.l #Data3,a2
moveq #0,d0
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 15 May 2019, 23:03
Replies: 88
Views: 11,336
Posted By Kalamatee
If it helps - don't think of ds.x in terms of...

If it helps - don't think of ds.x in terms of how it is stored on disk, just in how it is used in memory. unless you explicitly ask for it to be put in a section on disk, the...
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 15 May 2019, 20:37
Replies: 88
Views: 11,336
Posted By Kalamatee
@Antiriad_UK BSS sections are to store...

@Antiriad_UK

BSS sections are to store uninitialized values. While strictly speaking they dont need to be initialized, due to statically-allocated objects without an explicit initializer in "c"...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 28 February 2019, 10:45
Replies: 51
Views: 4,602
Posted By Kalamatee
The only game my dad ever played was a football...

The only game my dad ever played was a football management sim that bored me to death .. I forget its name now but i'm sure a few people on here will remember it.
Forum: support.WinUAE 03 September 2018, 00:20
Replies: 105
Views: 41,821
Posted By Kalamatee
Hi Toni I tried booting with a directory...

Hi Toni

I tried booting with a directory mapped to cd0: and hardfile for dh0: … however only the HD light ever shows activity even when booting from the cd?
Forum: support.WinUAE 26 August 2018, 05:33
Replies: 499
Views: 69,396
Posted By Kalamatee
Hi Toni - can you clarify for me if the new...

Hi Toni - can you clarify for me if the new bridgeboard code supports anything better than a 386 .. or can it also simulate the modified A2386SX boards as discussed in...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 June 2018, 00:39
Replies: 627
Views: 68,740
Posted By Kalamatee
Nice =) Yes monitors are quite...

Nice =)



Yes monitors are quite different on AROS (infact they are just hidd chipset drivers)
Forum: Amiga scene 12 June 2018, 23:32
Replies: 627
Views: 68,740
Posted By Kalamatee
The only thing ive gotten from this thread, is...

The only thing ive gotten from this thread, is most of the people participating don't really know what they are talking about, and confuse opinion with fact.
Forum: support.WinUAE 12 June 2018, 05:11
Replies: 472
Views: 100,667
Posted By Kalamatee
Hi Toni, I have one gripe with the current WinUAE...

Hi Toni, I have one gripe with the current WinUAE - if I run it with the -log option it opens a window and displays the output there, but when I jump into the debugger the log window gets closed so I...
Forum: News 11 June 2018, 21:54
Replies: 11
Views: 2,282
Posted By Kalamatee
Hello PeterK, I am currently fixing up some...

Hello PeterK, I am currently fixing up some (soft) float related issues on AROS m68k, and would be interested in integrating something similar to your libraries in our IEEE libs.

Would you be...
Forum: Member Introductions 10 June 2018, 02:42
Replies: 6
Views: 2,082
Posted By Kalamatee
Hi from Dumfries and Galloway ;)

Hi from Dumfries and Galloway ;)
Forum: support.WinUAE 08 May 2018, 02:27
Replies: 472
Views: 100,667
Posted By Kalamatee
I get the same behaviour testing AROS in WinUAE...

I get the same behaviour testing AROS in WinUAE beta 8.

winuae.7z -> Doesnt update when moved unless the mouse buttons are being pressed.

winuae2.7z -> the first row of the pointer is a white...
Forum: Hardware mods 16 June 2017, 17:43
Replies: 202
Views: 73,974
Posted By Kalamatee
That's pretty much what I would love to see/have.

That's pretty much what I would love to see/have.
Forum: Hardware mods 16 June 2017, 17:40
Replies: 202
Views: 73,974
Posted By Kalamatee
Don't supply it with any ROM, or with AROS/the...

Don't supply it with any ROM, or with AROS/the "special" menu rom (*) only. As long as there is some easy way to program it, leave the programing to the user.

(*) - Such a thing could easily be...
Forum: Hardware mods 16 June 2017, 13:40
Replies: 202
Views: 73,974
Posted By Kalamatee
I cant understand why something like it doesn't...

I cant understand why something like it doesn't exist - I would've thought it would be a highly popular/demanded item.

I've seen plenty of old rom switchers and the like that could detect keyboard...
Forum: Hardware mods 15 June 2017, 14:02
Replies: 202
Views: 73,974
Posted By Kalamatee
Is there any similar thing available for the...

Is there any similar thing available for the a1200? I would love something like this that has either a clock port or usb interface so that the rom(s) can be easily programmed, since it would make...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 May 2017, 04:19
Replies: 169
Views: 20,300
Posted By Kalamatee
No offense wawa but that attitude doesn't really...

No offense wawa but that attitude doesn't really encourage people ;p

If you don't want to do some test, don't do it - and just say you don't want to/don't have time, no need to have attitude about...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 May 2017, 04:04
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,912
Posted By Kalamatee
My suspicion would be so that sidecar add-ons...

My suspicion would be so that sidecar add-ons using it wouldn't have a huge (and flimsy) pcmcia interface poking out the side - rather a lower profile interface, but I may be completely off the mark...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 May 2017, 04:00
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,912
Posted By Kalamatee
Meh deleted - replied to the wrong comment ;D

Meh deleted - replied to the wrong comment ;D
Forum: Amiga scene 19 May 2017, 03:39
Replies: 169
Views: 20,300
Posted By Kalamatee
That's assuming gfx are the only issue ;D ...

That's assuming gfx are the only issue ;D



Well, some probably don't make much sense in relation to AROS's code, but yes, there aren't really any AROS specific things like that (if those...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 May 2017, 03:09
Replies: 169
Views: 20,300
Posted By Kalamatee
Quite interesting results and comments. It would...

Quite interesting results and comments. It would be also interesting, however, to know what is actually "loaded" and available once the system has booted, since obviously if there is more going on...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 May 2017, 03:00
Replies: 169
Views: 20,300
Posted By Kalamatee
It is and isn't - the main problem is people can...

It is and isn't - the main problem is people can be lazy writing code so the gfx subsystem/drivers (and tbh, most other drivers/subsystems based on oop) don't utilise oop.library to its fullest, so...
Forum: Amiga scene 19 May 2017, 02:48
Replies: 169
Views: 20,300
Posted By Kalamatee
Not really. The code just hasn't been that...

Not really. The code just hasn't been that optimized (if at all) for m68k. It also has features suited for more powerful hardware enabled by default since x86, etc, are where it is mostly...
Forum: News 16 May 2017, 14:30
Replies: 442
Views: 66,164
Posted By Kalamatee
I don't entirely disagree with what you are...

I don't entirely disagree with what you are saying, but it is masking over the fact bad decisions where made in the late 90s and have been vehemently clung to, to the platforms detriment.

It was...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 May 2017, 14:07
Replies: 262
Views: 34,649
Posted By Kalamatee
Do you have any idea of the amount of work...

Do you have any idea of the amount of work involved? And sorry to burst your bubble but some critical parts will still be written in ASM.



No that certainly doesn't define an Amiga - it defines...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 May 2017, 14:03
Replies: 262
Views: 34,649
Posted By Kalamatee
Not to try and derail this thread - but no one...

Not to try and derail this thread - but no one was saying "AROS is open source and should be good for everyone". the thread is about open sourcing components and which should be necessary - AROS...
Forum: News 16 May 2017, 05:56
Replies: 442
Views: 66,164
Posted By Kalamatee
Its a big factor in why the Amiga community is...

Its a big factor in why the Amiga community is now a very small niche, if that - and why it will remain to be so. And probably why it seems to attract mainly people with that mentality.



I lost...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 May 2017, 05:02
Replies: 88
Views: 12,632
Posted By Kalamatee
Not half as many times as I have pissed people...

Not half as many times as I have pissed people off ;)

@wXR

As usual people seem to be getting a bit worked up over a simple discussion, however they do raise valid points about why things are...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2017, 04:45
Replies: 88
Views: 12,632
Posted By Kalamatee
PPC support as a coprocessor - no, I don't...

PPC support as a coprocessor - no, I don't believe anyone has ever looked into it even since there has been such little interest in that regard, but it isn't something that would be impossible to...
Forum: News 14 May 2017, 04:34
Replies: 442
Views: 66,164
Posted By Kalamatee
I agree with the sentiment and have for many...

I agree with the sentiment and have for many years now. The people who truly made AmigaOS great where not the people who made AmigaOS. its all the bedroom/backroom coders who populated the...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2017, 04:05
Replies: 88
Views: 12,632
Posted By Kalamatee
While I cant comment on Toni's...

While I cant comment on Toni's experience/enjoyment - Your comment on deadlines and motivations hits the nail on the head for me.

You have to keep in mind, that most of the developers in the...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2017, 03:37
Replies: 88
Views: 12,632
Posted By Kalamatee
I don't entirely believe you - its all just as...

I don't entirely believe you - its all just as much fun if you are able to devote the necessary time/resources, but understandably with the amount you have on your hands with WinUAE low level stuff...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2017, 03:28
Replies: 88
Views: 12,632
Posted By Kalamatee
It has a long way to go. So far I have it...

It has a long way to go. So far I have it compiled, but some of the code needs fleshed out still (e.g. in posixc), among other things. The binaries run but don't connect to anything yet.
Forum: Amiga scene 14 May 2017, 03:22
Replies: 88
Views: 12,632
Posted By Kalamatee
While I understand where you are coming from,...

While I understand where you are coming from, there are a number of considerations regarding this that have been discussed on the AROS mailing list.

The bounties are not handled/managed by the...
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