Essential "must-have" Amiga programs. - Page 2

Michaelm · 03 December 2006, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twistin'Ghost

You may have used one of the virus infected copies. Several of them are in TOSEC, even. I can let you know which versions if you need to know.

It's a bit of an old thread this but I would really like to know which versions are virus infected before I find out the hard way.
Thanks in advance !

TikTok · 03 December 2006, 21:39

Certainly in the TOSEC games dat, known infected disks are marked with a [v] flag. Of course, that doesn't guarantee that they are the only infected disks around...

chip · 13 September 2020, 11:35

Old thread i know

Well, if you like music there are two programs which are essential

To rip modules from files / memory you can install Exotic Ripper

To play the modules you ripped you can install Eagle Player

Both programs can be downloaded from aminet

8bitbubsy · 14 October 2020, 17:38

HippoPlayer is a must-have, in my opinion.

Weaselrama · 14 October 2020, 18:59

AmigaAMP
EaglePlayer
Protracker 4x
Octamed 4
Octamed SS
Scout
SnoopDOS
WHDLoad
Multiview
Eye Viewer (and its successor, Vindentium Picta)
DOPUS
DeliTracker
iBrowse
Netsurf (Arti's build)
RNOXfer
RNOPDF (it just works, folks)
Simple Mail
Perfect Paint (nice, small graphics editor)
SGrab
Eastern (thumbnail generator)
AfA (Anti-Aliased TT Fonts, upgraded Windowframes)
AmiDock (still the best without a lot of fiddling)
ModExplorer 1.1 (I prefer it over 3.x)
FFPlay
Wet

I know this is an old, old thread, but there it is.

saimon69 · 14 October 2020, 19:52

For me as pixel artist Dpaint 4, Ppaint and some conversion tool like image FX or AdPro - darn am using dpaint now to do the graphics of a game!

BanisterDK · 14 October 2020, 20:27

Nice thread.

Wasn't sure what is good or bad. Like 30 years since I have been active and never give it a thought in that time

If I'm not into ClassicWB but wanna do a setup from scratch what programs is nice to get for setting up WB with different menus, background etc. ?

pipper · 14 October 2020, 20:28

SysInfo!

stevelord · 14 October 2020, 20:40

Further to Weaselrama, what I use nearly daily:

UHCTools (particularly for aminet without opening a browser)
Roadshow TCPIP
DOpus 4
Current IBrowse
SGrab
EvenMore
AmiTradeCenter

There's more out there but I'd say these are essential for me.

Predseda · 14 October 2020, 20:47

From recent times I must say: GoADF!

BanisterDK · 14 October 2020, 21:42

Is GoADF for writing back ADF files to real disks ?

nogginthenog · 14 October 2020, 21:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevelord

UHCTools.

This one pisses me off. UHCTools downloads from some random site that may disappear tomorrow.
http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/UHCTools

Aminet has been there for 25+ years and that's where all Amiga releases should go, be they OS3, OS4 or MorphOS.

The SynergyClient in UHCTools is awesome!
They won't release source so I've started writing my own. I'm using Barrier which is a fork of the open source bits of Synergy. It's working nice.

fxgogo · 15 October 2020, 01:17

I second GoADF. Fantastic add reader and writer. There are so many useful little things it does with adf’s

Weaselrama · 15 October 2020, 03:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by saimon69

For me as pixel artist Dpaint 4, Ppaint and some conversion tool like image FX or AdPro - darn am using dpaint now to do the graphics of a game!

Have you seen Lazur's gallery? Proof that 16bit art on the Amiga didn't have to be all jaggedy edges. He created these artworks on the Amiga but I'm not sure which app(s) he used. They sure are gorgeous, though.

https://gfxzone.planet-d.net/persona...rsonal_02.html

Weaselrama · 15 October 2020, 03:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by pipper

SysInfo!

Ah hell, how could I have missed that one? Thanks for the reminder! We can add SysInfo to the list of apps we thought would never see another update but did, and in the past year, like Eagleplayer!

Pyromania · 15 October 2020, 04:47

LightWave 3D & Aladdin4D.

fxgogo · 15 October 2020, 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyromania

LightWave 3D & Aladdin4D.

Yeah, if we are getting into application territory, I will also add Imagine and Cinema 4D.

brett71 · 15 October 2020, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevelord

Further to Weaselrama, what I use nearly daily:

UHCTools (particularly for aminet without opening a browser)
Roadshow TCPIP
DOpus 4
Current IBrowse
SGrab
EvenMore
AmiTradeCenter

There's more out there but I'd say these are essential for me.

Just a quick question, and I don't mean to hijack the thread, but how do you typically get the Roadshow installation files over to a new machine without using floppies? The LHA archive is between 3-4 MB, so how do you get it over to a new machine to install it on? Assume that the machine in question has a fresh install of 3.1 or 3.1.4 and nothing else besides maybe the LHA executable and DOpus...

stevelord · 15 October 2020, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett71

Just a quick question, and I don't mean to hijack the thread, but how do you typically get the Roadshow installation files over to a new machine without using floppies? The LHA archive is between 3-4 MB, so how do you get it over to a new machine to install it on? Assume that the machine in question has a fresh install of 3.1 or 3.1.4 and nothing else besides maybe the LHA executable and DOpus...

Bunch of options spring to mind:

Use another TCP/IP stack (I was using Miami as bundled with OS3.9).
Null modem or Parnet cable transfer
CD-Rom
If you use CF or SD you may be able to mount the drive in UAE (I wouldn't recommend this though and would back it up first)

Daedalus · 15 October 2020, 17:04

If you have an A600 or A1200, a PCMCIA-CF adaptor is a good option too. Fat95 and compactflash.device are two packages I would consider essential on a new installation for that reason - they make transferring everything else so much easier.

14 October 2020, 20:40	#29
stevelord Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: UK Posts: 540	Further to Weaselrama, what I use nearly daily: UHCTools (particularly for aminet without opening a browser) Roadshow TCPIP DOpus 4 Current IBrowse SGrab EvenMore AmiTradeCenter There's more out there but I'd say these are essential for me.

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03 December 2006, 21:39	#22
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	Certainly in the TOSEC games dat, known infected disks are marked with a [v] flag. Of course, that doesn't guarantee that they are the only infected disks around...

13 September 2020, 11:35	#23
chip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Italy Age: 49 Posts: 2,942	Old thread i know Well, if you like music there are two programs which are essential To rip modules from files / memory you can install Exotic Ripper To play the modules you ripped you can install Eagle Player Both programs can be downloaded from aminet

14 October 2020, 17:38	#24
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,711	HippoPlayer is a must-have, in my opinion.

14 October 2020, 18:59	#25
Weaselrama Registered Voter Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Neunkirchen aP, DE Age: 62 Posts: 570	AmigaAMP EaglePlayer Protracker 4x Octamed 4 Octamed SS Scout SnoopDOS WHDLoad Multiview Eye Viewer (and its successor, Vindentium Picta) DOPUS DeliTracker iBrowse Netsurf (Arti's build) RNOXfer RNOPDF (it just works, folks) Simple Mail Perfect Paint (nice, small graphics editor) SGrab Eastern (thumbnail generator) AfA (Anti-Aliased TT Fonts, upgraded Windowframes) AmiDock (still the best without a lot of fiddling) ModExplorer 1.1 (I prefer it over 3.x) FFPlay Wet I know this is an old, old thread, but there it is.

14 October 2020, 19:52	#26
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,542	For me as pixel artist Dpaint 4, Ppaint and some conversion tool like image FX or AdPro - darn am using dpaint now to do the graphics of a game!

14 October 2020, 20:27	#27
BanisterDK Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Denmark Posts: 143	Nice thread. Wasn't sure what is good or bad. Like 30 years since I have been active and never give it a thought in that time If I'm not into ClassicWB but wanna do a setup from scratch what programs is nice to get for setting up WB with different menus, background etc. ?

14 October 2020, 20:28	#28
pipper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: San Jose Posts: 655	SysInfo!

14 October 2020, 20:47	#30
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,546	From recent times I must say: GoADF!

14 October 2020, 21:42	#31
BanisterDK Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Denmark Posts: 143	Is GoADF for writing back ADF files to real disks ?

15 October 2020, 01:17	#33
fxgogo Also known as GarethQ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Twickenham / U.K. Posts: 719	I second GoADF. Fantastic add reader and writer. There are so many useful little things it does with adf’s

15 October 2020, 04:47	#36
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,380	LightWave 3D & Aladdin4D.

15 October 2020, 17:04	#40
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,351	If you have an A600 or A1200, a PCMCIA-CF adaptor is a good option too. Fat95 and compactflash.device are two packages I would consider essential on a new installation for that reason - they make transferring everything else so much easier.

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