Amiga on BBC News

Mark Wright · 04 January 2005, 18:36

Quite surprised to see this on the BBC News ticker earlier:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4145965.stm

The report seems to be written by someone who's done their homework.

The saga continues...

LeeT · 04 January 2005, 19:47

Maybe its a press release from the new owners?

T_hairy_bootson · 04 January 2005, 19:53

They forgot to mention the Amiga brand name and IP is owned by someone else entirely.

Amiga1992 · 04 January 2005, 22:22

What a load of bull!!!

I take my hat off to Tulip[. They made 24 million euro out of this rotten corpse! *clap*

Miggy2TheMax · 05 January 2005, 03:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_hairy_bootson

They forgot to mention the Amiga brand name and IP is owned by someone else entirely.

I wonder if the guys that are buying it know that... anyhow thats a pretty chunky price for something that hasn't been moving for a while..... I wonder
if one day they will ebay amiga's IP

sorry bad one I know... It would be nice to see it realeased as open source one day though.... maybe a new lease of life might happen then.... who owns the IP for kernel (cloanto?) and would they own the actual sources?

Amiga1992 · 05 January 2005, 13:28

I will buy Sinclair's IP for 2 pence. Then I'll start producing Sinclair hippy undergarments.

AFAIK the IP for everything Amiga related is with whomever owns Amiga INc. nowadays.

Also I think all the hardware patents n shit (8bit stuff included) were bought by Gateway, and they died in their hands or something. Somebody mentioned this before in some thread.

IFW · 05 January 2005, 13:41

Actually Tulip has finally probably realised the legal status of c64 games, and tries to pass the non-existent ip on to someone who is just as clueless as they used to be including ironpants.
Hot potato game, whoever ends up with paying for this crap last is the loser.
What's this game called in English?

05 January 2005, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by IFW

What's this game called in English?

"Pull my finger"

ant512 · 05 January 2005, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by IFW

What's this game called in English?

Old Maid.

jmmijo · 05 January 2005, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim

"Pull my finger"

OK uncle Jim

Fred the Fop · 05 January 2005, 16:32

I know that Akira will go out and buy 100% pure Amiga brand hot dogs in a shopin downtown Buenos Aires.
While Jim will get those new Comodore brand buttock wipers, vanilla scented.

05 January 2005, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

I know that Akira will go out and buy 100% pure Amiga brand hot dogs in a shopin downtown Buenos Aires.

Why would Akira want crappy NYC Yankee hot dogs

When here we have simply the finest sausage* ever made:

The Chorizo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

While Jim will get those new Comodore brand buttock wipers, vanilla scented.

Nope, I'd rather not wipe or keep my turtle touching cloth than be resorted to putting the C= logo anywhere near my butt

*For those wishing to even have a sausage fight let it be known that I've tried Cumberland Sausages and German ones. Argentina has the best - period.

misguided_fool · 05 January 2005, 19:52

Am I being silly or have they got the dates wrong on
those commodore computers in the article ?

I dont remember people owning Amigas in 1984 when
I was playing impossible mission on my C64...

Not being pedantic... but come on BBC researchers,
you get paid enough to get your facts right..

7-Zark-7 · 06 January 2005, 14:09

How does that old saying go? "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story", or something?

Quick, surely someone has some great moon/mars property parcels to sell to these idiots-they obviously got way too much money on their hands to fall for Tulips tripe.
Though again, where this insistance that they suddenly "own" games that were never theirs is one thing that I can't understand. Their behaviour in that regard doesn't seem to separate them much from the guys selling emulator/games CD/DVDs for self-profit. Although oldtime C64 publishers are thin on the ground,would almost love to see them try & tell E.A. "we own all your C64 game IP", just to see the bug-splat they'd become after EA's lawyers squashed them!

04 January 2005, 18:36	#1
Mark Wright Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hove, actually Posts: 218	Amiga on BBC News Quite surprised to see this on the BBC News ticker earlier: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4145965.stm The report seems to be written by someone who's done their homework. The saga continues...

05 January 2005, 19:52	#13
misguided_fool Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cardiff Age: 50 Posts: 79	Mmmmm Am I being silly or have they got the dates wrong on those commodore computers in the article ? I dont remember people owning Amigas in 1984 when I was playing impossible mission on my C64... Not being pedantic... but come on BBC researchers, you get paid enough to get your facts right..

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04 January 2005, 19:47	#2
LeeT At Large Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK - Hartlepool Age: 52 Posts: 14	Maybe its a press release from the new owners?

04 January 2005, 19:53	#3
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 2,084	They forgot to mention the Amiga brand name and IP is owned by someone else entirely.

04 January 2005, 22:22	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	What a load of bull!!! I take my hat off to Tulip[. They made 24 million euro out of this rotten corpse! clap

05 January 2005, 13:28	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	I will buy Sinclair's IP for 2 pence. Then I'll start producing Sinclair hippy undergarments. AFAIK the IP for everything Amiga related is with whomever owns Amiga INc. nowadays. Also I think all the hardware patents n shit (8bit stuff included) were bought by Gateway, and they died in their hands or something. Somebody mentioned this before in some thread.

05 January 2005, 13:41	#7
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	Actually Tulip has finally probably realised the legal status of c64 games, and tries to pass the non-existent ip on to someone who is just as clueless as they used to be including ironpants. Hot potato game, whoever ends up with paying for this crap last is the loser. What's this game called in English?

05 January 2005, 16:32	#11
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	I know that Akira will go out and buy 100% pure Amiga brand hot dogs in a shopin downtown Buenos Aires. While Jim will get those new Comodore brand buttock wipers, vanilla scented.

06 January 2005, 14:09	#14
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	How does that old saying go? "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story", or something? Quick, surely someone has some great moon/mars property parcels to sell to these idiots-they obviously got way too much money on their hands to fall for Tulips tripe. Though again, where this insistance that they suddenly "own" games that were never theirs is one thing that I can't understand. Their behaviour in that regard doesn't seem to separate them much from the guys selling emulator/games CD/DVDs for self-profit. Although oldtime C64 publishers are thin on the ground,would almost love to see them try & tell E.A. "we own all your C64 game IP", just to see the bug-splat they'd become after EA's lawyers squashed them!

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