Dream17 closing down

squirminator2k · 15 January 2018, 22:12

(edit - It's entirely possible I've posted this in the wrong subforum, in which case whoops.jpg)

Hey, all. Long time no, y'know, anything.

I was contacted by WorMatty, who handles the hosting for Dream17 and a number of other small non-Amiga related sites, and he tells me that he's no longer in a position to foot the hosting bill for the sites. As such, the plan is to close Dream17 down.

That's a great shame, because we're probably the only place on the internet which has full permission from Team17 to make their entire Amiga back-catalog of games available for download in ADF and IPF format, as well as hosting ISOs of their CD32 games. That's a tremendous library that we'd hate to see vanish into the ether. I'd like to preserve it online in some fashion. The Softography+ and the articles aren't really worth saving - a lot of the stuff I did for that site was written ages ago and is either out of date or just badly written (I launched Dream17 when I was 18, so there's not a lot of polish) - but I'd very much like to keep that games library in tact.

I vaguely recall some years ago talking to some of the fine folks at Abime about rehosting the site before before we ended up going with our current solution. If there's any interest in preserving Dream17 in reduced form as a games library online somewhere... well, hit me up. My email address is me [a] benpaddon [dot] net.

Cheers, and happy new year everybody!

dlfrsilver · 15 January 2018, 22:18

Yes please, can someone host the site on abime.net or any other secure platform ?

Before hand, make a full save of the whole website

honx · 15 January 2018, 22:21

maybe eab can ask for permission to reupload and host the stuff? so it would not get lost...

DamienD · 15 January 2018, 23:02

Sorry to hear quirminator2k & WorMatty... Dream17 is a great site that's been around for donkeys and always served the community

Send bossman AKA RCK a PM pointing to this thread; he's the person you need to talk with and can make things happen

Also, you can host any files on the EAB File Server.

squirminator2k · 15 January 2018, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Sorry to hear quirminator2k & WorMatty... Dream17 is a great site that's been around for donkeys and always served the community

Send bossman AKA RCK a PM pointing to this thread; he's the person you need to talk with and can make things happen

Also, you can host any files on the EAB File Server.

I've reached out to RCK. Thanks!

zapiy · 16 January 2018, 21:34

If this does not happen please let me know and i'll host FOC.

mark_k · 16 January 2018, 22:01

Is the hosting problem only related to bandwidth costs? Because you could change large-file links to copies already present on archive.org. For example this URL for Worms CD32 ISO:

Code:

http://web.archive.org/web/20160322010600/http://www.dream17.info/filage/downloads_worms_cd32iso.zip

I just downloaded it, zip tests OK, file SHA1 hash begins 1473C44F... (I didn't want to waste dream17 bandwidth by downloading from there to compare.)

Sinphaltimus · 08 March 2018, 18:44

Looks like they are gone now. Did anyone happen to get the site backed up?

squirminator2k · 08 March 2018, 18:52

Actually, we did - and we're working with Abime to get it restored!

Sinphaltimus · 08 March 2018, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirminator2k

Actually, we did - and we're working with Abime to get it restored!

SWEET! You guys are awesome.

DamienD · 08 March 2018, 19:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirminator2k

Actually, we did - and we're working with Abime to get it restored!

Awesome news

malko · 08 March 2018, 20:57

This is an excellent news

!

dlfrsilver · 08 March 2018, 23:52

Thanks a lot guys, and thanks a lot to RCK for the hosting

indigolemon · 09 March 2018, 00:06

Great news, nice work

Lord Aga · 10 March 2018, 09:55

Woohoo! Great work guys

squirminator2k · 25 March 2018, 22:08

We're back, baby!

DamienD · 25 March 2018, 22:40

Yup, great news indeed my friend!!!

Thanks to the main man RCK for kindly hosting, keeping the Amiga spirit alive and not letting important sites die

...and obviously to you also squirminator2k for your cool website that you've put over a decade into

Glad that you are now hosted as part of the numerous abime.net resources

squirminator2k · 25 March 2018, 22:43

Ha! Thank you. Admittedly most of the work over the last 8-or-so years has been down to SupSuper, WorMatty and the rest of the team who kept the site alive and kicking. They deserve far more credit than I do.

DamienD · 25 March 2018, 22:44

...then many thanks to all those guys behind the scenes also

Overlord · 26 March 2018, 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirminator2k

Actually, we did - and we're working with Abime to get it restored!

Great news!

15 January 2018, 22:12	#1
squirminator2k Dream17 / PortsCenter guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 37 Posts: 311	Dream17 closing down (edit - It's entirely possible I've posted this in the wrong subforum, in which case whoops.jpg) Hey, all. Long time no, y'know, anything. I was contacted by WorMatty, who handles the hosting for Dream17 and a number of other small non-Amiga related sites, and he tells me that he's no longer in a position to foot the hosting bill for the sites. As such, the plan is to close Dream17 down. That's a great shame, because we're probably the only place on the internet which has full permission from Team17 to make their entire Amiga back-catalog of games available for download in ADF and IPF format, as well as hosting ISOs of their CD32 games. That's a tremendous library that we'd hate to see vanish into the ether. I'd like to preserve it online in some fashion. The Softography+ and the articles aren't really worth saving - a lot of the stuff I did for that site was written ages ago and is either out of date or just badly written (I launched Dream17 when I was 18, so there's not a lot of polish) - but I'd very much like to keep that games library in tact. I vaguely recall some years ago talking to some of the fine folks at Abime about rehosting the site before before we ended up going with our current solution. If there's any interest in preserving Dream17 in reduced form as a games library online somewhere... well, hit me up. My email address is me [a] benpaddon [dot] net. Cheers, and happy new year everybody!

16 January 2018, 22:01	#7
mark_k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Posts: 3,335	Is the hosting problem only related to bandwidth costs? Because you could change large-file links to copies already present on archive.org. For example this URL for Worms CD32 ISO: Code: http://web.archive.org/web/20160322010600/http://www.dream17.info/filage/downloads_worms_cd32iso.zip I just downloaded it, zip tests OK, file SHA1 hash begins 1473C44F... (I didn't want to waste dream17 bandwidth by downloading from there to compare.)

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15 January 2018, 22:18	#2
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Yes please, can someone host the site on abime.net or any other secure platform ? Before hand, make a full save of the whole website

15 January 2018, 22:21	#3
honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,559	maybe eab can ask for permission to reupload and host the stuff? so it would not get lost...

15 January 2018, 23:02	#4
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Sorry to hear quirminator2k & WorMatty... Dream17 is a great site that's been around for donkeys and always served the community Send bossman AKA RCK a PM pointing to this thread; he's the person you need to talk with and can make things happen Also, you can host any files on the EAB File Server.

16 January 2018, 21:34	#6
zapiy Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: England Posts: 46	If this does not happen please let me know and i'll host FOC.

08 March 2018, 18:44	#8
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	Looks like they are gone now. Did anyone happen to get the site backed up?

08 March 2018, 18:52	#9
squirminator2k Dream17 / PortsCenter guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 37 Posts: 311	Actually, we did - and we're working with Abime to get it restored!

08 March 2018, 20:57	#12
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	This is an excellent news !

08 March 2018, 23:52	#13
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Thanks a lot guys, and thanks a lot to RCK for the hosting

09 March 2018, 00:06	#14
indigolemon Bit Copying Bard Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Kelty, Fife, Scotland Age: 41 Posts: 1,293	Great news, nice work

10 March 2018, 09:55	#15
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	Woohoo! Great work guys

25 March 2018, 22:08	#16
squirminator2k Dream17 / PortsCenter guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 37 Posts: 311	We're back, baby!

25 March 2018, 22:40	#17
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Yup, great news indeed my friend!!! Thanks to the main man RCK for kindly hosting, keeping the Amiga spirit alive and not letting important sites die ...and obviously to you also squirminator2k for your cool website that you've put over a decade into Glad that you are now hosted as part of the numerous abime.net resources

25 March 2018, 22:43	#18
squirminator2k Dream17 / PortsCenter guy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles Age: 37 Posts: 311	Ha! Thank you. Admittedly most of the work over the last 8-or-so years has been down to SupSuper, WorMatty and the rest of the team who kept the site alive and kicking. They deserve far more credit than I do.

25 March 2018, 22:44	#19
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	...then many thanks to all those guys behind the scenes also

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