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Forum: support.Hardware 21 April 2024, 01:17
Replies: 11
Views: 394
Posted By idrougge
It got really miniaturised....

It got really miniaturised. https://shop.onegeekarmy.eu/index.php/product/bluescsi-v2-db25-smaller-design/
Forum: support.Apps 21 April 2024, 01:09
Replies: 3
Views: 135
Posted By idrougge
Likely your SD card adapter doesn’t support slave...

Likely your SD card adapter doesn’t support slave units.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 21 April 2024, 01:02
Replies: 100
Views: 4,573
Posted By idrougge
Factor 5?

Factor 5?
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 April 2024, 01:29
Replies: 100
Views: 4,573
Posted By idrougge
I think that’s one thing that puts the C64 in...

I think that’s one thing that puts the C64 in front of other systems: It has a brown colour. A lot of things in the world are brown, and on the Speccy, they are magenta.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 April 2024, 01:07
Replies: 100
Views: 4,573
Posted By idrougge
Yes, but not all at the same time. You must...

Yes, but not all at the same time. You must choose between resolution and colours, whereas the C64 (with its locked, limited palette) gives you more colours per resolution step to play with.
Due to...
Forum: support.Hardware 20 April 2024, 00:46
Replies: 6
Views: 269
Posted By idrougge
Please mention the seller and the model so the...

Please mention the seller and the model so the rest of us know what to look out for.
Forum: support.Hardware 20 April 2024, 00:44
Replies: 11
Views: 394
Posted By idrougge
Today, I would just use a BlueSCSI v2; it’s very...

Today, I would just use a BlueSCSI v2; it’s very fast, quiet and easy to backup.

If you have a BlizzSCSI, using IDE is silly; the DMA of the SCSI makes your Amiga feel much faster when accessing...
Forum: Amiga scene 20 April 2024, 00:34
Replies: 64
Views: 2,151
Posted By idrougge
It doesn’t work since there is no sense of what...

It doesn’t work since there is no sense of what is a gadget, what is a menu, what is a file selector in X11. A window manager on Unix basically amounts to »decoration« around window contents where...
Forum: Amiga scene 20 April 2024, 00:30
Replies: 64
Views: 2,151
Posted By idrougge
I don’t, just as I don’t get a welcoming vibe...

I don’t, just as I don’t get a welcoming vibe from »mv -Rflvb --options /dev/ttr /usr/bin/frgf«.
Forum: Amiga scene 20 April 2024, 00:26
Replies: 64
Views: 2,151
Posted By idrougge
So much this. Some people may be fooled to...

So much this. Some people may be fooled to believe that Linux is »newer« than AmigaOS, but bear in mind that AmigaOS is 15 years newer than Unix.
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 07 April 2024, 02:57
Replies: 252
Views: 60,818
Posted By idrougge
Could you copper-swap them only on the lines...

Could you copper-swap them only on the lines where the player’s tyres are?
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 07 April 2024, 02:41
Replies: 50
Views: 3,011
Posted By idrougge
Why not? Did Cloanto develop WinUAE? Did they...

Why not? Did Cloanto develop WinUAE? Did they develop the AmigaOS you are buying »legally«? Why does legality matter so much in this case? Will paying Cloanto money help the Amiga or will it help...
Forum: Coders. General 07 April 2024, 02:36
Replies: 987
Views: 138,410
Posted By idrougge
Thanks, that was actually quite witty. :D ...

Thanks, that was actually quite witty. :D



Absolutely, Schulz is one superb developer and his work is phenomenal. But it is his work, not that of anyone who buys the fruits of his work. And it...
Forum: Coders. General 07 April 2024, 02:28
Replies: 987
Views: 138,410
Posted By idrougge
Yes and no. Apps on a smartphone generally run...

Yes and no. Apps on a smartphone generally run one at a time, so you have a lot of resources at your disposal when your app is in the foreground, but consuming too much memory means your app will get...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 April 2024, 02:13
Replies: 129
Views: 10,440
Posted By idrougge
I feel I want to dispute this. I got my...

I feel I want to dispute this. I got my accelerator (a Blizzard 1220) well after Commodore’s demise, and by that time, a lot of A1200s had gone into the closet already.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 April 2024, 02:08
Replies: 129
Views: 10,440
Posted By idrougge
According to Petro Tyschtschenko’s memoirs,...

According to Petro Tyschtschenko’s memoirs, Commodore Germany published sales figures for the first time ever in the beginning of 1994. To that date, they had sold 95 500 A1200s.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 April 2024, 01:56
Replies: 129
Views: 10,440
Posted By idrougge
Is that the Mac LC 475 you’re describing?

Is that the Mac LC 475 you’re describing?
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 April 2024, 01:54
Replies: 129
Views: 10,440
Posted By idrougge
Key point: in-house. Commodore was wasting...

Key point: in-house.

Commodore was wasting lots of resources on in-house PC designs, which made sense in the PC-10 era, when Taiwanese clone makers in the early 90s were making chipsets and...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 April 2024, 01:52
Replies: 129
Views: 10,440
Posted By idrougge
It certainly did. The ST ruled, and was the...

It certainly did. The ST ruled, and was the cheapest alternative in, the MIDI sequencing market. The Falcon tried (and certainly had the capability) to do the same thing for the next epoch in...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 06 April 2024, 02:17
Replies: 18
Views: 886
Posted By idrougge
Same here. That is a very underrated game. ...

Same here. That is a very underrated game.

I’d also like to progress further in Virocop and Bubble & Squeak.
Forum: Coders. General 06 April 2024, 01:59
Replies: 987
Views: 138,410
Posted By idrougge
Because it’s sufficiently fast to actually use...

Because it’s sufficiently fast to actually use the Amiga as a dumb frame buffer. Which means you can just run an emulator right away. Which means that performance reports aren’t helpful in any way....
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 06 April 2024, 01:05
Replies: 50
Views: 3,011
Posted By idrougge
I don’t understand this »legally« thing. It’s a...

I don’t understand this »legally« thing. It’s a 30+ years old ROM for a 40 years old computer. Why is it important that you »legally« obtain something that you likely will use to »illegaly« play...
Forum: Coders. General 01 April 2024, 02:34
Replies: 987
Views: 138,410
Posted By idrougge
In the end, you are playing it on a Raspberry Pi...

In the end, you are playing it on a Raspberry Pi with the Amiga as a frame buffer and input device.
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 28 March 2024, 22:42
Replies: 50
Views: 3,011
Posted By idrougge
Except Cloanto aren’t doing anything for the...

Except Cloanto aren’t doing anything for the community except making the OS harder to obtain. It is Toni that is making WinUAE, without which Amiga Forever would just be a collection of abandonware.
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 28 March 2024, 22:41
Replies: 50
Views: 3,011
Posted By idrougge
Why would you pay anyone but Toni Wilen for...

Why would you pay anyone but Toni Wilen for WinUAE?
Forum: Coders. General 25 March 2024, 23:55
Replies: 239
Views: 28,509
Posted By idrougge
Quoted for truth. Just waiting for the UAE scores…

Quoted for truth. Just waiting for the UAE scores…
Forum: support.Hardware 23 March 2024, 23:05
Replies: 1
Views: 143
Posted By idrougge
It is probably for the same reason that an...

It is probably for the same reason that an unbuffered VGA adapter causes bigbox Amigas to be unstable.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 23 March 2024, 00:59
Replies: 90
Views: 7,257
Posted By idrougge
Rocket knight adventure is a good choice, but I...

Rocket knight adventure is a good choice, but I concur with the thread starter:
Super Metroid on SNES and Phantasy star IV on Megadrive.

Now, another question would be what games could...
Forum: support.Hardware 28 February 2024, 01:00
Replies: 37
Views: 1,428
Posted By idrougge
That is because you are running 2.05. Versions...

That is because you are running 2.05. Versions prior to 3.1 didn’t check if the PCMCIA address space was already occupied, so you can still access non-memory PCMCIA cards even if the Furia maps its...
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 20 February 2024, 23:13
Replies: 33
Views: 2,411
Posted By idrougge
There is also the CNAME ~expression~ feature to...

There is also the CNAME ~expression~ feature to help out with this.
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 18 February 2024, 22:39
Replies: 1
Views: 289
Posted By idrougge
Should be possible with CustomString or...

Should be possible with CustomString or DisplayUser.
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 17 February 2024, 14:51
Replies: 67
Views: 7,572
Posted By idrougge
This is silly. Every Amiga user already has a...

This is silly. Every Amiga user already has a licence to use the OS because it is built-in on ROM and every Amiga was delivered with Workbench on disk, so there is no piracy involved if he has an...
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 17 February 2024, 01:47
Replies: 33
Views: 2,411
Posted By idrougge
You can use a self-modifying macro to create an...

You can use a self-modifying macro to create an enumeration automatically.

Then you can use a macro to make a label for your Gosub matching the ID generated by the macro.
Forum: Coders. Blitz Basic 15 February 2024, 00:24
Replies: 11
Views: 3,005
Posted By idrougge
Statement TakesNewtypeAsArgument{*my.newtype} ...

Statement TakesNewtypeAsArgument{*my.newtype}
my.a = 123
End Statement

TakesNewtypeAsArgument{&some.newtype}
Forum: Amiga scene 13 February 2024, 23:22
Replies: 35
Views: 3,237
Posted By idrougge
You can install MagicWB right now, on the Amiga...

You can install MagicWB right now, on the Amiga you own. No need to wait, no need to buy things.
Forum: Amiga scene 13 February 2024, 22:26
Replies: 35
Views: 3,237
Posted By idrougge
Some people just want to consume things. Some...

Some people just want to consume things. Some consume Amigas and hardware expansions they don’t need, some people consume Raspberry Pi clones running UAE at silly prices because it’s more fun to...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 February 2024, 12:35
Replies: 35
Views: 3,237
Posted By idrougge
How so? If you can post on this forum, you...

How so? If you can post on this forum, you already have a computer powerful enough to run a fully usable emulator with access to the OS with serious apps at a price that no box can beat. It won't...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 February 2024, 00:26
Replies: 32
Views: 8,434
Posted By idrougge
Is it just me, or is the A500 version slower than...

Is it just me, or is the A500 version slower than the A1200 version even on heavily accelerated systems?
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 11 November 2023, 00:43
Replies: 1,335
Views: 156,784
Posted By idrougge
I got a Blizzard 1220 (020/28 MHz) in 1994–5 when...

I got a Blizzard 1220 (020/28 MHz) in 1994–5 when a friend upgraded to a 1230/50 (or 1230/40). I don’t think I was behind or before the curve in that respect.

But you can’t play an FPS on a 020,...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 11 November 2023, 00:27
Replies: 1,335
Views: 156,784
Posted By idrougge
Since when have »profesional teams« or Commodore...

Since when have »profesional teams« or Commodore support beat the efforts of the demo scene? Why should this even be necessary if the Amiga is such a capable platform?



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