So.. amiga is "dead" is it?

Doc Mindie · 24 April 2007, 22:36

I just had a look at the latest additions to Aminet.....

and came across the following line
<package name> <ver><directory> <downloads>
BasiliskII_mos.lha 1.0 misc/emu 5733

Now.... it was uploaded just a few days ago..... and already nearly 6000 downloads..... So there must be a good few around with MorphOS.

OR, alternatively, Bippy is downloading 120 times per hour just to make it look good :P

Graham Humphrey · 24 April 2007, 23:03

Ok, 6000 downloads is rather impressive but:

a) the Amiga is commercially dead and has been for over a decade;

b) MorphOS isn't anything to do with "real" Amigas, i.e. the actual hardware. Just as AmigaOS 4 isn't, really.

As I've said before, it doesn't matter whether a computer is dead or not, as long as you enjoy using it and talking about it (and I assume we all do)nothing else should matter.

Ultron · 24 April 2007, 23:08

This is an Amiga, and one hasn't been made in more than a full decade (for new Amigas go here):

If running outdated Mac emulators like Basilisk is a must, PC's are pretty cheap to come by

Mad-Matt · 24 April 2007, 23:15

no a1200 came with that crappy mouse

kriz · 25 April 2007, 00:12

I think its cool!

Doc Mindie · 25 April 2007, 00:59

My point here was... with nearly 6000 downloads of the MorphOS version, there must be a good few B-PPC/CS-PPC cards around. I'm pretty sure they sold more than 6000 cards. Unless Morph forks on other PPC platforms?

As a commercial platform, I agree, it's about as dead as it can become. However, looking at AmiNet, the spirit lives on, and is pretty darn alive still

Unknown_K · 25 April 2007, 07:55

I think one guy with dialup and a bad connection tried downloading the same file 6000 times

Doc Mindie · 25 April 2007, 10:01

Unknown, how do you explain the 50 or so packages uploaded last fortnight, then?

ppill · 25 April 2007, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

b) MorphOS isn't anything to do with "real" Amigas, i.e. the actual hardware.

How come? It runs on PPC equipped Amigas, works with most software, feels and looks like AmigaOS. The same goes for OS4.
I mean it won't run things like WHDLoad and a vast majority of pre 2.x software but still...

killergorilla · 25 April 2007, 10:13

If it don't run whdload it's not the real thing

WHDLOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

MethodGit · 25 April 2007, 13:47

Does it still run JST?

killergorilla · 25 April 2007, 15:07

WHDLoad killed JST in the Levitatutuhioansi wars.

MethodGit · 25 April 2007, 15:25

Ah but JST absorbed some of WHDLoad's powers long ago. Notice how it can also run slaves!

killergorilla · 25 April 2007, 15:31

Let go man, JST is the dead cow amongst the army of stag.

Anubis · 25 April 2007, 15:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Mindie

Unknown, how do you explain the 50 or so packages uploaded last fortnight, then?

Apparantly he is still trying to download damn file.

Do you know for term: "download whore"??

Dizzy · 25 April 2007, 15:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillerApe

If it don't run whdload it's not the real thing

WHDLOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

Do you know for term: "download whore"??

I think Jmm is cured after the visit to the Betty Ford Clinic

Unknown_K · 25 April 2007, 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy

I think Jmm is cured after the visit to the Betty Ford Clinic

When I heard Jmm was IN Betty Ford I pictured them dating.

Dizzy · 25 April 2007, 16:44

killergorilla · 25 April 2007, 16:52

I hear Jmm had it in Harrison Ford.

Dizzy · 25 April 2007, 16:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

I hear Jmm had it in Harrison Ford.

In-Die-Arsch Jones

24 April 2007, 22:36	#1
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	So.. amiga is "dead" is it? I just had a look at the latest additions to Aminet..... and came across the following line <package name> <ver><directory> <downloads> BasiliskII_mos.lha 1.0 misc/emu 5733 Now.... it was uploaded just a few days ago..... and already nearly 6000 downloads..... So there must be a good few around with MorphOS. OR, alternatively, Bippy is downloading 120 times per hour just to make it look good :P

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24 April 2007, 23:03	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Ok, 6000 downloads is rather impressive but: a) the Amiga is commercially dead and has been for over a decade; b) MorphOS isn't anything to do with "real" Amigas, i.e. the actual hardware. Just as AmigaOS 4 isn't, really. As I've said before, it doesn't matter whether a computer is dead or not, as long as you enjoy using it and talking about it (and I assume we all do)nothing else should matter.

24 April 2007, 23:08	#3
Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	This is an Amiga, and one hasn't been made in more than a full decade (for new Amigas go here): If running outdated Mac emulators like Basilisk is a must, PC's are pretty cheap to come by

24 April 2007, 23:15	#4
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,852	no a1200 came with that crappy mouse

25 April 2007, 00:12	#5
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 42 Posts: 3,211	I think its cool!

25 April 2007, 00:59	#6
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	My point here was... with nearly 6000 downloads of the MorphOS version, there must be a good few B-PPC/CS-PPC cards around. I'm pretty sure they sold more than 6000 cards. Unless Morph forks on other PPC platforms? As a commercial platform, I agree, it's about as dead as it can become. However, looking at AmiNet, the spirit lives on, and is pretty darn alive still

25 April 2007, 07:55	#7
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	I think one guy with dialup and a bad connection tried downloading the same file 6000 times

25 April 2007, 10:01	#8
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	Unknown, how do you explain the 50 or so packages uploaded last fortnight, then?

25 April 2007, 10:13	#10
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	If it don't run whdload it's not the real thing WHDLOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

25 April 2007, 13:47	#11
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 40 Posts: 2,731	Does it still run JST?

25 April 2007, 15:07	#12
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	WHDLoad killed JST in the Levitatutuhioansi wars.

25 April 2007, 15:25	#13
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 40 Posts: 2,731	Ah but JST absorbed some of WHDLoad's powers long ago. Notice how it can also run slaves!

25 April 2007, 15:31	#14
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Let go man, JST is the dead cow amongst the army of stag.

25 April 2007, 16:44	#18
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395

25 April 2007, 16:52	#19
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I hear Jmm had it in Harrison Ford.

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