hoffman's RETROspective - Page 2

pmc · 17 November 2011, 10:14

@ Photon & TheDarkCoder: you know what guys? You've convinced me. After all, .exe extensions for Amiga executables isn't very retro is it?

From now on I'll release prods the way the Amiga gods intended - with no file extension!

Photon · 17 November 2011, 22:46

Heh, just a pet peeve for some it seems. And I forgot to congratulate you on being the first to release in the new forum

Lonewolf10 · 18 November 2011, 20:44

Some great music. My personal favourites are ADSR - The Dub, Brain Fluid, Echobelly and Sine-ister.
I love the simple cartoony design too

Regards,
Lonewolf10

sack · 23 December 2011, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmc

@ Photon & TheDarkCoder: you know what guys? You've convinced me. After all, .exe extensions for Amiga executables isn't very retro is it?

From now on I'll release prods the way the Amiga gods intended - with no file extension!

I'll rename mine to !RunImage then

Amiga1992 · 23 December 2011, 16:16

Awesome little release, h0ff! Thanks

Photon · 24 December 2011, 00:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by sack

I'll rename mine to !RunImage then

Reminds me of Acorn disks where filenames had ! at the start to get sorted to top

Anyway, it's not a biggie about the .exe thingy - but I think the 3-letter extensions didn't creep in until the BBS / Windoze era, and they're not necessary.

Another advantage that I like a lot with prods is when the executable is named identically to the folder, so you don't have to list and type but just go "uparrow Enter".

But that's probably only cos I always start my demos from the CLI, by old habit (to give A500/1mb demos the most available memory).

pmc · 24 December 2011, 10:55

True to my word, my most recent release has no .exe extension

Can be found on my site in case you were wondering...

I always start demos from the CLI too!

Amiga1992 · 24 December 2011, 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmc

I always start demos from the CLI too!

Unless there's a WHDLoad install for the demo, what other way is there?

Lonewolf10 · 28 December 2011, 00:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Unless there's a WHDLoad install for the demo, what other way is there?

At boot-up?

No typing required - insert disk, hit reset and off she goes...

Regards,
Lonewolf10

Amiga1992 · 28 December 2011, 01:49

Disks?? in 2012?

daxb · 28 December 2011, 12:54

StingRay did already a WHDLoad install. Works fine, except the bonus/hidden stuff.

Lonewolf10 · 28 December 2011, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Disks?? in 2012?

Well... ADF's then... they are disks, of a sort

Regards,
Lonewolf10

chiark · 12 January 2012, 12:01

Just saw this - it's so, so good to know people are writing stuff for the Amiga still. Thanks Retro / PMC / h0FFman!

I might have to fire up devpac.

pmc · 12 January 2012, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiark

Just saw this - it's so, so good to know people are writing stuff for the Amiga still. Thanks Retro / PMC / h0FFman!

No probs man, glad you enjoyed it.

And yes, there are people still coding and releasing old skool stuff for the Amiga - most of them more talented than me I might add.

This was actually one of four (very) little bits of code released by me this year, the other three being an intro for Resistance for Solskogen 2011, a hidden part for h0ffman's fantastic 8-Bit Jungle music mix and a trainer for Flashtro's new crack and fix of the game Crackdown.

They're all available on my website as well if you're curious.

If I can get up the energy I should be releasing some more stuff this year too.

chiark · 12 January 2012, 15:35

Yep, this caused me to hunt down your website and other productions. I really must dust off my 68k skills and give it another go. Problem is before I didn't really spend the time to properly understand what I was doing: need to put some effort into it...

Whatever I do will be for OCS Amiga, as that's the pinnacle of tech for me

pmc · 12 January 2012, 15:41

If I can do some working code, anyone can.

If you need helps, shout.

mfletcher · 10 February 2012, 04:10

Hey everyone,

I just tried to snag this but ftp.untergrund.net appears to be down. At least when I try to connect, I get the error "Can't change directory to /var/ftp/" and then I get told login failed.

Is there a mirror where I can grab this elsewhere?

pmc · 10 February 2012, 09:05

As you say, the ftp backend for untergrund.net is currently down. It's being worked on I understand but until it's fixed downloads from my site (and any others on untergrund.net) will be unavailable.

EDIT: upped it to the zone so it will be available from there for you.

mfletcher · 10 February 2012, 13:53

Thanks pmc, much appreciated!

Amiga1992 · 10 February 2012, 14:05

I'm gonna enjoy da h0ffman's work tonight live at Datastorm

10 February 2012, 09:05	#38
pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	As you say, the ftp backend for untergrund.net is currently down. It's being worked on I understand but until it's fixed downloads from my site (and any others on untergrund.net) will be unavailable. EDIT: upped it to the zone so it will be available from there for you. Last edited by pmc; 10 February 2012 at 09:13. Reason: Zoned it.

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17 November 2011, 10:14	#21
pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	@ Photon & TheDarkCoder: you know what guys? You've convinced me. After all, .exe extensions for Amiga executables isn't very retro is it? From now on I'll release prods the way the Amiga gods intended - with no file extension!

17 November 2011, 22:46	#22
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Heh, just a pet peeve for some it seems. And I forgot to congratulate you on being the first to release in the new forum

18 November 2011, 20:44	#23
Lonewolf10 AMOS Extensions Developer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: near Cambridge, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,924	Some great music. My personal favourites are ADSR - The Dub, Brain Fluid, Echobelly and Sine-ister. I love the simple cartoony design too Regards, Lonewolf10

23 December 2011, 16:16	#25
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Awesome little release, h0ff! Thanks

24 December 2011, 10:55	#27
pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	True to my word, my most recent release has no .exe extension Can be found on my site in case you were wondering... I always start demos from the CLI too!

28 December 2011, 01:49	#30
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Disks?? in 2012?

28 December 2011, 12:54	#31
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	StingRay did already a WHDLoad install. Works fine, except the bonus/hidden stuff.

12 January 2012, 12:01	#33
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Just saw this - it's so, so good to know people are writing stuff for the Amiga still. Thanks Retro / PMC / h0FFman! I might have to fire up devpac.

12 January 2012, 15:35	#35
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Yep, this caused me to hunt down your website and other productions. I really must dust off my 68k skills and give it another go. Problem is before I didn't really spend the time to properly understand what I was doing: need to put some effort into it... Whatever I do will be for OCS Amiga, as that's the pinnacle of tech for me

12 January 2012, 15:41	#36
pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	If I can do some working code, anyone can. If you need helps, shout.

10 February 2012, 04:10	#37
mfletcher Bawbag. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 375	Hey everyone, I just tried to snag this but ftp.untergrund.net appears to be down. At least when I try to connect, I get the error "Can't change directory to /var/ftp/" and then I get told login failed. Is there a mirror where I can grab this elsewhere?

10 February 2012, 13:53	#39
mfletcher Bawbag. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 375	Thanks pmc, much appreciated!

10 February 2012, 14:05	#40
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I'm gonna enjoy da h0ffman's work tonight live at Datastorm

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