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Forum: Amiga scene 24 October 2023, 08:39
Replies: 23
Views: 3,075
Posted By stevelord
They're not even cycle exact because it turns out...

They're not even cycle exact because it turns out that modern FPGAs don't support underworld gates as part of their logic so you have to simulate one by chaining 7400-style logic in verilog.


Why...
Forum: support.Hardware 05 October 2023, 00:32
Replies: 19
Views: 1,781
Posted By stevelord
[QUOTE=alexh;1645997]Any SCSI card. But the...

[QUOTE=alexh;1645997]Any SCSI card.

But the CDTV's rear expansion slots are for CDTV SCSI cards, you wouldn't need Zorro for that. Not saying if it was possible you wouldn't, nor invalidating your...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 August 2023, 12:22
Replies: 10
Views: 903
Posted By stevelord
It's like some kind of 80s action movie themed...

It's like some kind of 80s action movie themed "Thick as mince of Persia"
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 August 2023, 20:45
Replies: 53
Views: 4,244
Posted By stevelord
Speris Legacy for me, which was quite the...

Speris Legacy for me, which was quite the disappointment after Alien Breed 3D II (which I oddly enjoyed more back then than I do now). I remember around that time I had an odd combo of a Blizzard...
Forum: News 17 August 2023, 14:00
Replies: 10
Views: 1,726
Posted By stevelord
There's pros and cons for being on...

There's pros and cons for being on mastodon.social. The pro is discovery is a lot easier for many people. The bad is that it gets blocked by some instances because of very poor moderation. But hey,...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 16 August 2023, 13:26
Replies: 18
Views: 1,924
Posted By stevelord
Brute forcing a password over an automated...

Brute forcing a password over an automated keyboard would be very slow. Your bottlenecks would be the keyboard protocol but more the processing at the other side. It'd make far more sense to...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 August 2023, 13:06
Replies: 9
Views: 1,286
Posted By stevelord
I feel like this thread will go in circles.

I feel like this thread will go in circles.
Forum: request.Apps 28 July 2023, 11:14
Replies: 4
Views: 706
Posted By stevelord
Don't have links to hand but you're looking for: ...

Don't have links to hand but you're looking for:

- Magnum Pro (F1 LicenseWare)
- Disk Mag Creator 3 (DMC) - on Aminet

A quick search should find copies of these. ISTR They might be in TOSEC.
Forum: support.Apps 28 July 2023, 11:06
Replies: 3
Views: 567
Posted By stevelord
Can you try running snoopdos and see what's going...

Can you try running snoopdos and see what's going wrong? Failing that, MMULibs has some tools for recording memory access problems and outputting them to Sashimi, could you try that?
Forum: Amiga scene 25 July 2023, 12:47
Replies: 1
Views: 373
Posted By stevelord
Video Toaster Article

Nice Video Toaster post (https://cdm.link/2023/07/amiga-video-toaster-cool-factor/) with loads of links to YouTube vids and examples of the Toaster's work.
Forum: Amiga scene 08 July 2023, 13:34
Replies: 9
Views: 959
Posted By stevelord
Even though it's slow this is still great. It's...

Even though it's slow this is still great. It's nice that the source is available too. Hopefully someone (other than me, I'm not good enough) will look at implementing WebDAV at some point.
Forum: News 01 July 2023, 14:18
Replies: 70
Views: 9,927
Posted By stevelord
That's disappointing to say the least. My...

That's disappointing to say the least. My understanding is:


Graeme bought a ticket for Kickstarter 01
Graeme offers YAG the use of his Amiga
Ravi tells YAG not to exhibit Graeme's games
...
Forum: News 01 July 2023, 12:48
Replies: 70
Views: 9,927
Posted By stevelord
Yes, those limits appear to be: - Straight...

Yes, those limits appear to be:

- Straight up grifting: Sure, no problems, peddle your warez
- Hosting someone else's objectionable stuff: Oh god no, can't have that.

I don't agree with Graeme...
Forum: News 29 June 2023, 21:39
Replies: 70
Views: 9,927
Posted By stevelord
The developer wasn't an exhibitor and had no...

The developer wasn't an exhibitor and had no plans to become one - according to the video they bought a ticket, were planning to attend and agreed to let the Yorkshire Amiga Group bring his Amiga. In...
Forum: News 29 June 2023, 15:30
Replies: 70
Views: 9,927
Posted By stevelord
I see the Amiga drama bus has arrived:...

I see the Amiga drama bus has arrived: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2g7--n7vzA


Hope this gets resolved soon. Banning games at an Amiga event seems a little... odd?
Forum: Amiga scene 06 June 2023, 20:36
Replies: 75
Views: 5,678
Posted By stevelord
I love it when people post about how they can't...

I love it when people post about how they can't use an Amiga for modern things, having been using my Amigas for modern things for years. It takes effort and commitment, is usually much slower, and...
Forum: Amiga scene 05 June 2023, 19:28
Replies: 336
Views: 39,986
Posted By stevelord
Ahhh now it feels like a proper Amiga initiative...

Ahhh now it feels like a proper Amiga initiative http://eab.abime.net/images/smilies/crazy.gif :bash
Forum: Amiga scene 05 June 2023, 01:34
Replies: 336
Views: 39,986
Posted By stevelord
This is probably not a bad point for someone to...

This is probably not a bad point for someone to start up an Amiga github in the style of an awesome list (https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) where anyone can be included in the list for free...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 June 2023, 02:00
Replies: 336
Views: 39,986
Posted By stevelord
I think he might need a hand with proofreading...

I think he might need a hand with proofreading unless AmigaBill has moved to Winchester to set up an Amiga group.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 June 2023, 22:16
Replies: 2
Views: 552
Posted By stevelord
That's a good point. I also suspect that with the...

That's a good point. I also suspect that with the modified CDTV expansion ROMs a lot of Amiga CD titles that worked on CD32 but perhaps didn't need AGA may work. My main concerns with 3.1 are around...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 June 2023, 14:37
Replies: 2
Views: 552
Posted By stevelord
Which Workbench for an ECS machine?

Hi all,

Following a house move and trip overseas I'll be upgrading my CDTV with a TF536 and updated ROMs courtesy of the wonderful DjCook on Amibay. I already have a maxed out Amiga 4000/060 for...
Forum: Amiga scene 31 May 2023, 01:42
Replies: 90
Views: 11,842
Posted By stevelord
I find it weird that when a product comes along,...

I find it weird that when a product comes along, people think it's perfectly reasonable to make statements that aren't factual about what the product does or doesn't do. Resistant to yellowing isn't...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 10 May 2023, 13:05
Replies: 119
Views: 9,444
Posted By stevelord
I vaguely remember reading (maybe Your Sinclair...

I vaguely remember reading (maybe Your Sinclair or Sinclair User) that Amstrad were still making money on the +2A light gun bundle in 1990 but sales of the +3 were flat - I think I would've read this...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 10 May 2023, 01:38
Replies: 119
Views: 9,444
Posted By stevelord
Although possible I'm not sure one must've...

Although possible I'm not sure one must've necessarily outsold the other. The economics of 8 bit computers made with (by then) historical processes would've been very different to those at the start...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 May 2023, 13:24
Replies: 22
Views: 2,204
Posted By stevelord
Floor 13 (http://hol.abime.net/582) springs to...

Floor 13 (http://hol.abime.net/582) springs to mind but it's not interlaced. Looking at previous threads I'm not aware of anything that's hires laced and 16-color greyscale, which is a little odd....
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 06 May 2023, 13:18
Replies: 119
Views: 9,444
Posted By stevelord
In 1984 people who were buying computers in the...

In 1984 people who were buying computers in the UK would look at what the costs are and how they'd be used. Plenty of early Speccy owners connected them to black and white mono TVs. The Spectrum was...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 May 2023, 21:34
Replies: 119
Views: 9,444
Posted By stevelord
"Perhaps this is why the Sinclair computers were...

"Perhaps this is why the Sinclair computers were crushed by Commodore early in the UK?"


Lol what a title. Sinclair computers weren't crushed by Commodore, they were nearly crushed by Clive...
Forum: Amiga scene 09 April 2023, 21:00
Replies: 29
Views: 4,491
Posted By stevelord
Really depends on what you want to do. Turbo Calc...

Really depends on what you want to do. Turbo Calc is really pretty good, I analyzed COVID data weekly during lockdown and I have a spending tracker I still update once a month. Leu...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 April 2023, 15:14
Replies: 285
Views: 28,507
Posted By stevelord
There's an entire music scene...

There's an entire music scene (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/02/poor-man-studio-amiga-computers-modern-music-jungle-calvin-harris) that would disagree with that statement.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 25 March 2023, 10:36
Replies: 87
Views: 7,588
Posted By stevelord
Saved everyone a trip down memory lane...

Saved everyone a trip down memory lane...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 March 2023, 21:38
Replies: 107
Views: 10,794
Posted By stevelord
It's going to depend on what aspects of the Amiga...

It's going to depend on what aspects of the Amiga the person wants to create/recreate, and their budget. I wouldn't discount a model just because I didn't grow up with it. If someone grew up with a...
Forum: News 04 March 2023, 23:24
Replies: 161
Views: 24,658
Posted By stevelord
Really loved the Tony Horgan interview! It'd be...

Really loved the Tony Horgan interview! It'd be amazing if he'd be up for writing the occasional piece on OctaMed or music production on Amiga.
Forum: News 04 March 2023, 19:51
Replies: 1,647
Views: 450,392
Posted By stevelord
Didn't back up on mine either, nuking my old...

Didn't back up on mine either, nuking my old startup-sequence. I should've backed it up. I had a guru partway through the install and had to restart in failsafe mode. I'm having weird issues with my...
Forum: Amiga scene 03 March 2023, 11:08
Replies: 128
Views: 14,914
Posted By stevelord
The only thing disappointing me at the time was...

The only thing disappointing me at the time was keeping the Paula chip as-is. I'd hoped to have seen a 16-bit sound chip in the A1200 but it wasn't to be.

In hindsight, some fast RAM as standard...
Forum: Amiga scene 02 March 2023, 15:05
Replies: 128
Views: 14,914
Posted By stevelord
I'm weird enough to like 1.3, but Workbench 3.0,...

I'm weird enough to like 1.3, but Workbench 3.0, while unfinished, was *the future* in 1992. Sure, Macs had more apps but no multitasking. TOS Was looking as long in the tooth as 1.3, and PC software...
Forum: Amiga scene 02 March 2023, 00:12
Replies: 128
Views: 14,914
Posted By stevelord
No need to merge, this thread will live or die on...

No need to merge, this thread will live or die on it's own merits.


I regret selling my A1200. Although if I hadn't I'd probably have never got an A4000. The A1200 is a lovely machine, especially...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 27 February 2023, 12:34
Replies: 38
Views: 3,868
Posted By stevelord
CRPG Addict wasn't particularly enthused...

CRPG Addict wasn't particularly enthused (http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2021/08/brief-liberation-captive-ii-1993.html), and from memory of playing it I can see where he's coming from. Crowther used...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 21 February 2023, 10:37
Replies: 38
Views: 3,868
Posted By stevelord
Some games with depth and thought that spring to...

Some games with depth and thought that spring to mind:


Alien Breed 3D (the original not II). Looks blocky but plays really well for the time
The Black Dawn RPG Series (I don't think these...
Forum: News 18 February 2023, 18:28
Replies: 281
Views: 88,818
Posted By stevelord
At the risk of nerdsniping, archive.org...

At the risk of nerdsniping, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/vhsvault)'s VHS Vault is an excellent source of material for AGAConv and AGABlaster. It has a grab bag of everything from old ads,...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 February 2023, 18:28
Replies: 29
Views: 7,792
Posted By stevelord
Definitely active on Reddit...

Definitely active on Reddit (https://pay.reddit.com/user/Retropassionuk) as of a day ago. Hope you get a response soon.
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