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View Poll Results: Do you own/use Amiga Forever? - Multiple Choice Poll | |||
Yes I find it a very useful package | 21 | 14.48% | |
Yes it is worth the money | 15 | 10.34% | |
Yes but I thought it was too expensive | 14 | 9.66% | |
Yes but there are better alternatives | 8 | 5.52% | |
Yes but it was not of much use to me and was a waste of money | 12 | 8.28% | |
No | 86 | 59.31% | |
I would consider it if there was a Lite version | 10 | 6.90% | |
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30 September 2006, 22:17 | #1 |
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Cloanto debate
* The fuckin Kickstart and Workbench should by now be a free download. Those fatass execs who managed to buy the rights are making cash off Amiga Nostalgia fans with something they didn't contribute the slightest to develop.
* On their Website they state " This makes it possible to run thousands of Amiga games and demos which are available for free download from software publishers and Amiga history sites alike." - Yeah right, they should add "from Amiga history sites which we haven't yet harrased, sued and tried to milk for cash". * On one hand they are 'protecting' the Kickstart from 'being pirated', and on the other hand they try to sell their glorious overpriced package by seducing their customers to download Amiga games for free. Basically a "don't pirate OUR stuff, but we don't give a shit about all the games by other companies and their rights". * Most of the Amiga Forever package comes from other people's hard work: Linux, UAE, Fellow, Demos (even by Pirate Group!!! Scoopex), Picasse96, etc, etc. So basically they sell 'their' Kernel for 40 bucks on a CD where 98% of content is just picked up from other peoples work... It would be better for the whole Amiga scene if that company just died! |
01 October 2006, 00:19 | #2 |
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taken from http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/3-122.html
"We like to believe that Amiga emulation has in general been well-accepted also because, thanks to Amiga Forever, it is properly licensed and supported. If that were not the case, the situation of Amiga emulation in 1997 or 1998 could have been similar to what happened to other systems: police raids, legal actions, court battles, etc. Under such circumstances, many programmers, as they have stated, would not create any Amiga emulation software, or any new versions thereof, and there may be little left of the Amiga emulation scene. Instead, Amiga emulation evolved and prospered." |
01 October 2006, 00:53 | #3 |
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(Well it looks that way because of no apparent human input) I quote: 'I will say this before I leave this forum forever' Why don't you get some mouthpiece from Cloanto to defend Amiga Forever instead of you taking all the shit? It isn't your product is it? |
01 October 2006, 00:58 | #4 |
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I have returned Magno Boots, get over it!
And why do you defend democracy, it is not your product, is it? Well, you don't need to answer it because I am not going to argue with you anyway as your previous post was really very very friendly. |
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I just quoted the website... Anyway I think lot of programmers would really have left the scene much earlier. The platform would exist of course, however with 1998 software as the latest... Who knows.
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ahead of it's time, and not some PPC or whatever thing. PS. I also was a bit thrilled (during 2000 or so) when rumour spread that the new Amiga would carry the wonderous Transmeta chip. but as all other developments it proved to be either crap, fake, unfinished, or whatever. So get a clue guys, Amiga is dead - although it's still a great thing to own, work and have fun with. All future developments ARE NOT Amigas. There may come cool things, new tech, but for heaven's sake give it another name and let this great machine rest in peace. |
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Sure, maybe you're right. However they are the licence holder and that's an objetive fact. They invested their money into it like every other company which want to make profit. And who said Amiga is charity? Similiarly I was annoyed by the status of MUI. Author still asks the shareware fee for it even though the software hasn't been updated for 10 years!!! But it is his right to ask the fee. He invested lot of time and energy into MUI. That's life.
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01 October 2006, 11:20 | #11 |
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do you think if you kill the baker the bread will be free the next day?
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finally, some constructive approach!
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You shouldnt have to pay for 20 year old flour...
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01 October 2006, 13:09 | #15 |
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The solution is simple, ClassicWB is a much superior setup.
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