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Forum: project.MAGE 24 May 2021, 18:24
Replies: 10
Views: 15,848
Posted By OddbOd
The image converter found here...

The image converter found here (https://manytools.org/hacker-tools/convert-image-to-ansi-art/) produced this from your avatar picture. The ANSI is attached, it's 56 columns wide as that was the best...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 May 2021, 15:13
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
Just FYI MajorGeeks have the same archive that...

Just FYI MajorGeeks have the same archive that Radertified uploaded https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/bzr_player.html

Edit: Modland also has a couple of old versions...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 April 2021, 11:17
Replies: 38
Views: 3,625
Posted By OddbOd
GAFA = Google Apple Facebook Amazon ...

GAFA = Google Apple Facebook Amazon



Basically the huge Internet companies. Also referred to as FAANG but without Netflix because they run on Amazon Web Services.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 February 2016, 17:01
Replies: 2
Views: 1,059
Posted By OddbOd
Where have I heard that before?

While watching a YouTube clip earlier today I accidentally clicked on a video of TRSI Megademo and noticed something very strange in the info box, namely the song credit "Nowhere In-Between" by...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 February 2016, 16:30
Replies: 18
Views: 5,740
Posted By OddbOd
dos.library is deliberately ignored to avoid a...

dos.library is deliberately ignored to avoid a potential deadlock, see the function New_OpenLibrary in snoopdos/patches.c...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 February 2016, 13:34
Replies: 18
Views: 5,740
Posted By OddbOd
I read through a disassembly but they're just as...

I read through a disassembly but they're just as easy to find by searching the binary for the word "library" with any editor.
This may be completely wrong but I think it's because Robo only uses the...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 February 2016, 03:40
Replies: 14
Views: 3,604
Posted By OddbOd
Recent announcement by scize....

Recent announcement by scize. (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=81018)


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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 13 February 2016, 03:43
Replies: 18
Views: 5,740
Posted By OddbOd
That's certainly a very interesting find and one...

That's certainly a very interesting find and one I've not seen before, thanks for sharing.

There are some curious things about the main demo disk. As well as the temple picture being absent (I...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 February 2016, 00:06
Replies: 81
Views: 22,148
Posted By OddbOd
Yeah that's the standard error message from...

Yeah that's the standard error message from Varnish Cache, it's been spotted many times in this thread (eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=68320).
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 February 2016, 02:11
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
Sorry to divert proceedings, but these earlier...

Sorry to divert proceedings, but these earlier points got buried and the MIDI problems should be relatively trivial to fix.

The attached .mid files are in RIFF-RMID format, BZR already plays...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 08 February 2016, 17:09
Replies: 63
Views: 25,066
Posted By OddbOd
Nah, doubt it's anything that sinister. Although...

Nah, doubt it's anything that sinister. Although there is no credit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MjNsNW8DvM&t=1651) specifically for "There Is No Law", SpoonWizard/Echo said he got a lot of the...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 February 2016, 23:59
Replies: 12
Views: 3,580
Posted By OddbOd
Very nicely done. I also dig your NPCs for an...

Very nicely done. I also dig your NPCs for an Amiga game (http://captainnow.deviantart.com/art/NPCs-for-an-Amiga-game-571367028) art, the characters instantly reminded me of Daniel Malone's character...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 February 2016, 23:48
Replies: 81
Views: 22,148
Posted By OddbOd
@s2325: That's heart warming man, especially the...

@s2325: That's heart warming man, especially the kid playing IK+
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 February 2016, 23:40
Replies: 81
Views: 22,148
Posted By OddbOd
That's the ARM9 exception handler from libnds...

That's the ARM9 exception handler from libnds (http://libnds.devkitpro.org/), its purpose is identical to that on the Amiga, the source file is even called gurumeditation.c :D It could be from almost...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 February 2016, 19:46
Replies: 43
Views: 13,463
Posted By OddbOd
I never would've guessed there are some many!?! ...

I never would've guessed there are some many!?!

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/141824-fantasy-world-dizzy-amiga-screenshot-the-castle-s-dungeon.gif
Fantasy World Dizzy (technically not a...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 February 2016, 18:40
Replies: 46
Views: 10,505
Posted By OddbOd
I was going through my file-server and found a...

I was going through my file-server and found a directory full of old DMS archives which I thought I'd lost courtesy of a faulty ZIP drive, guess what the one labelled LotusTurboChallenge.DMS...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 September 2014, 07:43
Replies: 46
Views: 10,505
Posted By OddbOd
If memory serves me correctly (it doesn't BTW) I...

If memory serves me correctly (it doesn't BTW) I originally scanned these to send to you! I was also going to send them to Jason Scott at textfiles.com but got mad at him for never sending the DVDs I...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 01 September 2014, 09:06
Replies: 46
Views: 10,505
Posted By OddbOd
Yup, check the zone. The text ones are, strictly...

Yup, check the zone. The text ones are, strictly speaking, not originals as I retyped them from printouts back when I had plenty of time but little cash, these days work commitments keep me away from...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 14 August 2014, 10:17
Replies: 46
Views: 10,505
Posted By OddbOd
Fuck me dead, now there's a couple of blasts from the past!

The first Micro-World store was further towards Mt Eden I can't remember exactly where, I wouldn't put money on it but he may have still been running Kiwiland at the time. I'm not sure when Zane...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 July 2014, 09:13
Replies: 195
Views: 45,674
Posted By OddbOd
Nah, never got caught, but I was always a...

Nah, never got caught, but I was always a low-level anyway and too young to ever face any serious consequences. Sure I used all sorts of techniques, beiging and singing the blues mostly but...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 24 July 2014, 07:03
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
After reading Akin's original advisory...

After reading Akin's original advisory (http://blog.vigasis.com/2013/11/bzr-player-097-codecmpegdll-dll-hijack.html), it's pretty clear that what he's done is take advantage of the preload attack...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 July 2014, 21:37
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
I actually just dropped by to congratulate bLAZER...

I actually just dropped by to congratulate bLAZER on hitting 1.0 and to bully him about UADE integration again :D just kidding, well done mate.

Then I got distracted...
I think this...
Forum: request.Apps 15 August 2013, 03:59
Replies: 9
Views: 3,460
Posted By OddbOd
It can be found anywhere that has the Amiga TOSEC...

It can be found anywhere that has the Amiga TOSEC collection, the best known are the EAB FTP server (http://eab.abime.net/project-eab-file-server/43633-eab-file-server.html) and Archive.org...
Forum: support.Hardware 15 August 2013, 01:04
Replies: 22
Views: 8,359
Posted By OddbOd
A suggestion that may be worth trying if you...

A suggestion that may be worth trying if you haven't drilled the plugs already. Try hot-gluing something (screwdriver, nail, etc) to the plug and pulling it out, some dent repairers use this method...
Forum: support.OtherUAE 15 August 2013, 00:08
Replies: 5
Views: 9,130
Posted By OddbOd
There are some handy hints on doing this at:...

There are some handy hints on doing this at: http://gareth.halfacree.co.uk/2013/03/mounting-amiga-ffs-hard-drives-under-linux despite this post talking about a physical drive a loop mounted hardfile...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 August 2013, 17:21
Replies: 32
Views: 6,944
Posted By OddbOd
Those are brilliant, thanks for the snaps....

Those are brilliant, thanks for the snaps. Hopefully the timer never reaches 0:00 :shocked

That seems to have more to do with the article's author referring to Wikipedia for information, according...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 30 July 2013, 09:36
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,267
Posted By OddbOd
There is no absolute answer to this question but...

There is no absolute answer to this question but I would guess that it's because the 64 had no standard soft reset mechanism (you had to wire in a reset button yourself) whereas the Amiga did,...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 July 2013, 08:26
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
Unfortunately not all of them, stereo SIDs still...

Unfortunately not all of them, stereo SIDs still freeze BZR and are one reason why I suggested adding support for a more modern replayer. Example tune attached for reference.

AFAIK UADE is the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 July 2013, 05:47
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
No time for words, sid tune says it all! ...

No time for words, sid tune says it all!

http://s2.postimg.org/emagewc55/marvellous.png
Forum: support.Apps 02 July 2013, 05:25
Replies: 7
Views: 4,181
Posted By OddbOd
As long as you're only dealing with "normal"...

As long as you're only dealing with "normal" 901120 byte ADF files then any split utility will do as long as you can get 2 equally sized halves. Hjsplit (http://www.hjsplit.org/) is probably the...
Forum: support.Apps 01 July 2013, 00:32
Replies: 7
Views: 4,181
Posted By OddbOd
Although what you propose does work just fine...

Although what you propose does work just fine it's still pretty slow. The ADFDump package includes scripts to do the splitting and joining automatically on both PC and Amiga, no need to worry about...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 27 June 2013, 08:40
Replies: 19
Views: 3,580
Posted By OddbOd
I'm in two minds about Last Ninja, though the...

I'm in two minds about Last Ninja, though the idea definitely has legs there have been several aborted attempts already and convincing a publisher to take it on-board would be difficult. Then again...
Forum: request.Other 27 June 2013, 01:07
Replies: 46
Views: 9,695
Posted By OddbOd
A drive with "stuck" heads won't spin at all,...

A drive with "stuck" heads won't spin at all, this may just be a difference in terminology though as the term normally refers to stiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiction#Hard_disk_drives), I'm...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 26 June 2013, 02:15
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
Because you don't know which version of HVSC the...

Because you don't know which version of HVSC the user has it should be up to them to supply it, you could just put a note in the docs to say where BZRPlayer is going to look for it so the user can...
Forum: EAB's competition 26 June 2013, 00:37
Replies: 19
Views: 3,438
Posted By OddbOd
OK hopefully you will believe me that this is...

OK hopefully you will believe me that this is easy if I first show you the short path solution which took less than a minute to find:

1) Turrican II
2) Rainbow Arts
3) Hakan Akbiyik
4) Arena...
Forum: Amiga scene 25 June 2013, 22:10
Replies: 88
Views: 19,133
Posted By OddbOd
Having only recently realised that the same...

Having only recently realised that the same geezer I discovered years ago via the 2 years mix on NSB (Everybody, Destiny, Bodyhammer, that Rude Girl Skank/BoB bootie and Monsters are still serious...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 25 June 2013, 14:58
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,267
Posted By OddbOd
Because the Amiga's CLI is more powerful it is by...

Because the Amiga's CLI is more powerful it is by necessity a little more complicated, it's a classic trade-off. Commodore occasionally included programs written by third parties so there were...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 25 June 2013, 02:42
Replies: 1,037
Views: 210,745
Posted By OddbOd
That question really doesn't make a lot of sense....

That question really doesn't make a lot of sense. What does EaglePlayer have to do with decryption?

If you meant can bLAZER add the ability to use emulated Amiga replayers (i.e. the original 68000...
Forum: support.WinUAE 25 June 2013, 02:29
Replies: 4
Views: 2,128
Posted By OddbOd
It doesn't really help when you haven't said what...

It doesn't really help when you haven't said what version you're using or posted a config dump, besides Toni has previously stated...
Forum: request.Other 25 June 2013, 02:19
Replies: 46
Views: 9,695
Posted By OddbOd
The fact you didn't realise that this can mean...

The fact you didn't realise that this can mean the difference between success and total failure is the reason why you should stop immediately and seek advice from someone who really knows what they...
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