Amithlon in Stock - Page 2

prowler · 28 September 2009, 21:36

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Originally Posted by alexh

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Originally Posted by prowler

My original copy of Amithlon/AmigaOS XL is not a CD-R.

Perhaps glass masters are much cheaper these days, they used to be over £1000.

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Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

You can get 300 pressed CDs including the master for about 500 € here. Given that selling them for 150 $ isn't a bad deal at all

I bought my copy for £95 when it was first released in 2001.

Charlie · 28 September 2009, 22:44

Like prowler I bought my two copies when Amithlon first came out - proper pressed CD's.

That was before the whole sordid business came out when A.(st)inc ordered H&P to stop selling followed by Bernie's withdrawal when he realised he'd been had AND could have been personally liable for millions in damages - Yes, our (in)glorious leaders have always been tw*ts...

...It wouldn't surprise me if SoftHut have a big pile of original discs + boxes.
Back in the day H&P + A.(st)inc were together pushing Amithlon hard as the future of the 'classic' Amiga before A.(st)inc had one of their (um, rare?) changes of direction. I bet H&P had loads of discs pressed that didn't sell as well as they expected...

...I have a conspiracy theory to explain what went on if any like to subscribe to such things.

tero · 28 September 2009, 23:04

i found this

http://www.ann.lu/comments2.cgi?view...category=forum

EDIT: i like post #58

alexh · 28 September 2009, 23:23

What about it? It is a rant over the Amithlon trademark. Nothing to do with the OSXL CD.

tero · 28 September 2009, 23:28

Meant in addition to the conspiracy theory

alexh · 28 September 2009, 23:32

Ah, I think there was a lot of bad blood around Amithlon.

Can happen with open source stuff when someone else comes in and "takes over" because either they have more time or are better coders.

tero · 28 September 2009, 23:40

In theory GPL prevent this
but there are always exceptions
like sadly Amithlon where commercial software/brand is incl. in the bundle

and all became the loosers...

MagerValp · 29 September 2009, 10:06

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Originally Posted by alexh

Power Computing sold me a KS 3.1 v40.70 beta for my A3000, a revision which never officially went on sale. I'm pretty sure no Amiga shop pays anyone royalties on KS ROMs anymore, they just warez them.

Well the roms I have bought from GGS-Data at least have nice, professional looking stickers. Oh, and they work, as opposed to the 40.68 roms, when stuck in an A2000 :P

alexh · 29 September 2009, 12:46

The stickers on my v40.70beta KS ROM were professional looking with part numbers and Amiga Inc logos. Meaningless.

Jope · 05 October 2009, 13:57

I've been convinced for some time that there is a big KS ROM conspiracy. :-)

And agreed, don't pay that much for Amithlon, if anything. I bought my original Amithlon package (complete with a silkscreened, pressed CD-ROM!) before the legal proceedings began, but later Bernie denied HP rights to sell the product.

28 September 2009, 22:44	#22
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Like prowler I bought my two copies when Amithlon first came out - proper pressed CD's. That was before the whole sordid business came out when A.(st)inc ordered H&P to stop selling followed by Bernie's withdrawal when he realised he'd been had AND could have been personally liable for millions in damages - Yes, our (in)glorious leaders have always been twts... ...It wouldn't surprise me if SoftHut have a big pile of original discs + boxes. Back in the day H&P + A.(st)inc were together pushing Amithlon hard as the future of the 'classic' Amiga before A.(st)inc had one of their (um, rare?) changes of direction. I bet H&P had loads of discs pressed that didn't sell as well as they expected... ...I have a conspiracy theory to explain what went on if any like to subscribe to such things. Last edited by Charlie; 28 September 2009 at 22:55.*

28 September 2009, 23:04	#23
tero Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: M'Gladbach Age: 46 Posts: 621	i found this http://www.ann.lu/comments2.cgi?view...category=forum EDIT: i like post #58 Last edited by tero; 28 September 2009 at 23:22.

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28 September 2009, 23:23	#24
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,343	What about it? It is a rant over the Amithlon trademark. Nothing to do with the OSXL CD.

28 September 2009, 23:28	#25
tero Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: M'Gladbach Age: 46 Posts: 621	Meant in addition to the conspiracy theory

28 September 2009, 23:32	#26
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,343	Ah, I think there was a lot of bad blood around Amithlon. Can happen with open source stuff when someone else comes in and "takes over" because either they have more time or are better coders.

28 September 2009, 23:40	#27
tero Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: M'Gladbach Age: 46 Posts: 621	In theory GPL prevent this but there are always exceptions like sadly Amithlon where commercial software/brand is incl. in the bundle and all became the loosers...

29 September 2009, 12:46	#29
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,343	The stickers on my v40.70beta KS ROM were professional looking with part numbers and Amiga Inc logos. Meaningless.

05 October 2009, 13:57	#30
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,862	I've been convinced for some time that there is a big KS ROM conspiracy. :-) And agreed, don't pay that much for Amithlon, if anything. I bought my original Amithlon package (complete with a silkscreened, pressed CD-ROM!) before the legal proceedings began, but later Bernie denied HP rights to sell the product.

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