Amiga Inc. will die in the current bad economy? Opinions? - Page 6

Madcrow · 07 March 2009, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Akira

You best do that with a PC instead of a PS3.

As AROS continues to mature, you can bet your rear that I will. Still, the PS3 option is also an attractive one, assuming that Amiga Inc ceases to be a problem (quite likely, given the economy) and that Sony would be willing to cooperate (rather less likely but not impossible)

Fred the Fop · 08 March 2009, 20:42

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Originally Posted by Madcrow

As AROS continues to mature, you can bet your rear that I will. Still, the PS3 option is also an attractive one, assuming that Amiga Inc ceases to be a problem (quite likely, given the economy) and that Sony would be willing to cooperate (rather less likely but not impossible)

SOny would porbably say..

"What the fuck is Amiga OS 4?" and laugh out louds lolz

Predabot · 08 March 2009, 21:07

Why would Sony's co-operation be needed? Does it have something to do with allowing the OS access to certain parts of the hardware?

synchro · 08 March 2009, 21:41

Despite all the big companies attempts the reality is that we own the amiga !!
Once commodore went bankrupt we kept it alive !!

Dont care what anyone says the legacy came to us we have earned the unofficial right

Pyromania · 09 March 2009, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Fop

SOny would porbably say..

"What the fuck is Amiga OS 4?" and laugh out louds lolz

RJ Mical works for Sony in their PS3 division so they might not say that Fred.

Madcrow · 09 March 2009, 01:08

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Originally Posted by Predabot

Why would Sony's co-operation be needed? Does it have something to do with allowing the OS access to certain parts of the hardware?

Exactly. Currently, external OSes are only allowed to access a basic 2D framebuffer. All of the wonderful 3D goodness the PS3 is capable of is barred to Linux (and any other alternate OS) developers. In order to get support for 3D graphics, cooperation from Sony would be needed.

Smiley · 09 March 2009, 01:31

If it goes under we can all buy it and use the business to sell fake copies of Putty Squad on Ebay.

andreas · 09 March 2009, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyromania

Amiga Inc. will die in the current bad economy? Opinions?

They recently lost their main financier due to death. Sorry to hear about that, it's never good when anyone dies.

That's what you say.
I'd loved to see this financier alive and have Gary Peake taken his place back then instead.
Because that way around, Amiga Inc. would probably not have gone down the drain so quickly. This man (GP) with all his ideology far off any human conscience and his understanding of "management" must've been one of the worst things that could've happened to AInc to date. Ever. So I wouldn't have shed a tear if he had "disappeared" from one day to another. Not even one.

(all of the above is IMHO)

Claw22000 · 09 March 2009, 07:47

It looks to me like this company is mainly in to porting games to cell phones. If anything there ripping off good ol' Amiga Games just to put them on Iphones and MS-Mobile phones. Wonder if they actually have the rights to those games or if there dependent on Abandonware.

killergorilla · 09 March 2009, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Fop

SOny would porbably say..

"What the fuck is Amiga OS 4?" and laugh out louds lolz

Hurrah!

Amiga1992 · 09 March 2009, 20:10

And Sony would cooperate in bringing an obsolete, widely unsupported OS hacked for barely fulfilling today's necessities to their flagship platform.

Only one question echoes furiously in the spectator's head:
Why???

IFW · 09 March 2009, 20:55

Please let me know once you know the answer...

Amiga1992 · 09 March 2009, 22:03

I only hear crickets, my friend.

TCD · 09 March 2009, 22:14

Erm, can anyone show me the post where this turned into 'OS 4 on PS3'? Then again, please don't...
Amiga Inc. is a joke, but this one is even better (or worse). Come on guys, if you should hope for something, then a PC version (and that is also very vague...)

cosmicfrog · 09 March 2009, 22:20

roll on the agnostic OS

Slayer · 09 March 2009, 22:44

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Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Erm, can anyone show me the post where this turned into 'OS 4 on PS3'? Then again, please don't...
Amiga Inc. is a joke, but this one is even better (or worse). Come on guys, if you should hope for something, then a PC version (and that is also very vague...)

Lol

Haven't you figured it out yet TheCyberDruid todays cpu user has only loyalty to convienence availability and price. And why not eh, lets have this because we can and lets run this because we can and lets steal err sorry utilise all this older work for nothing. While I'm at it I'll pat myself on the back for getting all this and only paying for the hardware.

The world is going down hill because noone makes anything matter and people are simply getting greedier.

I certainly hope sooner rather than later someone builds another arc.

but hey, when did this thread turn into the 'end of humanity'

TCD · 09 March 2009, 22:54

"I came here to bury Amiga Inc., not to praise it..."
All I'm hoping for (and that is the naive hope of an Amiga nutter

) is that the strange company Amiga Inc. comes to an end and that the people that still are interested in developing anything based on my/our beloved platform can do so. With all resources available. I really don't care if that is vital for a current computer user, but just having the kickroms not bound to a strange company would be ace

Anyway, whoever thinks that Sony would choose OS 4 for the PS3... or that they would offer their sources for such a project... and that was my point

Slayer · 10 March 2009, 00:32

I understood your point like I understand everyone. Trouble is people generally aren't interested in what makes sense only what suits themselves.

Good on you for keeping it practical, good luck in getting any support

Fred the Fop · 10 March 2009, 08:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla

Hurrah!

I was drunk on Scotch when I typed that man

chocolate_boy · 12 March 2009, 08:41

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Originally Posted by Akira

This has nothing to do with RETRO or NOSTALGIA. The demoscene happens today and every production is made and thought today, and doens't want to "relive old memories".

With this in mind, it's not apples and oranges ay all. Both C64 and ZX Spectrum have a bigger, more active, more prolific scene producing demos, games and tools, without a hint of nostalgia at sight. The Amiga is a computer of the same category (old), and there's a shitload of stuff to do with it, and probably a lot of limitations to break, but hardly anyone does it.

If you don't see the zealots, you haven't kept up with "Amiga" news for the past 10 years

I'm just wondering if you can go one post with out mentioning your favourite word "Zealot" in it several times?

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08 March 2009, 21:07	#103
Predabot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swedun' Posts: 397	Why would Sony's co-operation be needed? Does it have something to do with allowing the OS access to certain parts of the hardware?

08 March 2009, 21:41	#104
synchro Sending You Back In Time Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Age: 61 Posts: 986	Despite all the big companies attempts the reality is that we own the amiga !! Once commodore went bankrupt we kept it alive !! Dont care what anyone says the legacy came to us we have earned the unofficial right

09 March 2009, 01:31	#107
Smiley Amiga-less! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,350	If it goes under we can all buy it and use the business to sell fake copies of Putty Squad on Ebay.

09 March 2009, 07:47	#109
Claw22000 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: St. Paul, MN/USA Age: 46 Posts: 222	It looks to me like this company is mainly in to porting games to cell phones. If anything there ripping off good ol' Amiga Games just to put them on Iphones and MS-Mobile phones. Wonder if they actually have the rights to those games or if there dependent on Abandonware.

09 March 2009, 20:10	#111
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	And Sony would cooperate in bringing an obsolete, widely unsupported OS hacked for barely fulfilling today's necessities to their flagship platform. Only one question echoes furiously in the spectator's head: Why???

09 March 2009, 20:55	#112
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	Please let me know once you know the answer...

09 March 2009, 22:03	#113
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I only hear crickets, my friend.

09 March 2009, 22:14	#114
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,532	Erm, can anyone show me the post where this turned into 'OS 4 on PS3'? Then again, please don't... Amiga Inc. is a joke, but this one is even better (or worse). Come on guys, if you should hope for something, then a PC version (and that is also very vague...)

09 March 2009, 22:20	#115
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	roll on the agnostic OS

09 March 2009, 22:54	#117
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,532	"I came here to bury Amiga Inc., not to praise it..." All I'm hoping for (and that is the naive hope of an Amiga nutter ) is that the strange company Amiga Inc. comes to an end and that the people that still are interested in developing anything based on my/our beloved platform can do so. With all resources available. I really don't care if that is vital for a current computer user, but just having the kickroms not bound to a strange company would be ace Anyway, whoever thinks that Sony would choose OS 4 for the PS3... or that they would offer their sources for such a project... and that was my point

10 March 2009, 00:32	#118
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	I understood your point like I understand everyone. Trouble is people generally aren't interested in what makes sense only what suits themselves. Good on you for keeping it practical, good luck in getting any support

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