Amiga Forever 9 just released

sturme · 07 March 2021, 16:31

Amiga forever 9 was just released, lifetime license available for the next 8 days - 59.95 dollars

outsiderz · 07 March 2021, 16:49

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Originally Posted by sturme

Amiga forever 9 was just released, lifetime license available for the next 8 days - 59.95 dollars

where is the link/option to buy the lifetime? thx

Pyromania · 07 March 2021, 17:22

Very very nice!

malko · 07 March 2021, 17:36

May I ask what is the benefit of a lifetime licence ?
Do they plan to release new Kickstart and/or OS ?
Or is it a lifetime licence for the amiga emulator ?

lesta_smsc · 07 March 2021, 18:01

Just got an alert on Windows to say I can upgrade for free!

outsiderz · 07 March 2021, 18:22

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Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

Just got an alert on Windows to say I can upgrade for free!

then you have already a lifetime? i must pay to upgrade... thats the point.

honx · 07 March 2021, 19:27

software director is telling me that a free upgrade is available but i can't download it yet.

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Free Upgrade

A new major version is available, and it appears that you have a Lifetime Upgrades license, so the upgrade would be free for you.

Major version free upgrade instructions are sent via email. It may take 1-2 days to reach all customers.
Be sure to also check your junk mail folder.

so i assume, i'll have to wait for that email...

sturme · 08 March 2021, 00:34

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Originally Posted by outsiderz

where is the link/option to buy the lifetime? thx

open amiga forever, click help, click about, on bottom right click add lifetime license.

sturme · 08 March 2021, 00:36

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Originally Posted by malko

May I ask what is the benefit of a lifetime licence ?
Do they plan to release new Kickstart and/or OS ?
Or is it a lifetime licence for the amiga emulator ?

buying the lifetime license says that i would get lifetime upgrades for me for amiga forever and C64 forever, ( i own both) not sure if its like that for everyone.

malko · 08 March 2021, 00:48

^ So it's related with the emulator. Thanks for the answer.

christoff522 · 08 March 2021, 02:03

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Originally Posted by sturme

buying the lifetime license says that i would get lifetime upgrades for me for amiga forever and C64 forever, ( i own both) not sure if its like that for everyone.

Yeah for me to upgrade its £17.95 and to get lifetime it's 49.95, lifetime means literally forever you'll get every new Amiga/C64 Forever version for free. so in that sense its worth it as it saves you forking out every new version number.

nivam · 08 March 2021, 02:05

I have still the 2013 edition. Is it worth to buy the new one?

zenox98 · 08 March 2021, 09:51

I have version 8 and there doesn't appear to be that much of an improvement to warrant a version 9, IMO.

honx · 08 March 2021, 10:02

i updated to version 9 today and there is a loss.

so "update" is the wrong word, "downgrade" fits better.
from earlier versions there was an AmigaSYS 4 configuration from 2009 located in amiga files/systems tab.
it was there in amiga forever 2013, 2014, 2016, amiga forever 7 and 8. now it is gone. i wanted to keep it!
and if i remember correctly, there was another preinstalled amigaos configuration which is now also gone.

i don't know, what else is now missing after downgrading to amiga forever 9...

//edit: an older version of amikit is the other configuration i mentioned which now went missing.
there was also preinstalled aros configuration (ready to run). now you have to download aros...

fxgogo · 08 March 2021, 12:12

Just had a look on the site. I would of really liked CRT emulation. That might of made me upgrade and actually use the Forever software. But as it is, I just use the ROMs.

Dic_Ray · 08 March 2021, 12:16

Imho, it's good to support Amiga developer, but to be honest I don't understand why I should buy again and again the whole package. I compared Amiga Forever 9 against the Amiga Forever 8 folder and found nearly no differences between them. I also recognized, that AmigaSYS isn't there anymore. It was enough to copy the AmigaSYS.rp9 file from Amiga Forever 8 and it was available again. Afaik Amiga Explorer is now included. The new media views are helpful, but by far not so eye candy like the FS-UAE Launcher and Arcade offers for years. So all together I see no real benefit to update.

fxgogo · 08 March 2021, 13:54

I seem to remember when updating to 8 that AmigaSys and Amikit had to be downloaded first. They were no there by default. Explorer has always been there for me. Had it since the 2011 version.

Definitely agree with you re supporting the Amiga development.

christoff522 · 08 March 2021, 15:15

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Originally Posted by nivam

I have still the 2013 edition. Is it worth to buy the new one?

If 2013 works and does everything you want it to then no.

honx · 08 March 2021, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Dic_Ray

It was enough to copy the AmigaSYS.rp9 file from Amiga Forever 8 and it was available again.

how can i extract amigasys and amikit.rp9 files from amiga forever 8 or earlier installation package without installing it?

DamienD · 08 March 2021, 18:50

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Originally Posted by Dic_Ray

Imho, it's good to support Amiga developer, but to be honest I don't understand why I should buy again and again the whole package.

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Originally Posted by fxgogo

Definitely agree with you re supporting the Amiga development.

Which Amiga developers exactly are you supporting by purchasing Amiga Forever bloatware?

Do you guys really think Cloanto actually give money to say Toni or Frode with every purchase, for all their constant hard work with WinUAE and FS-UAE, that's been include in the Amiga Forever package?

07 March 2021, 16:31	#1
sturme Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Seymour/USA Posts: 61	Amiga Forever 9 just released Amiga forever 9 was just released, lifetime license available for the next 8 days - 59.95 dollars

08 March 2021, 10:02	#14
honx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Klagenfurt / Austria Posts: 1,559	i updated to version 9 today and there is a loss. so "update" is the wrong word, "downgrade" fits better. from earlier versions there was an AmigaSYS 4 configuration from 2009 located in amiga files/systems tab. it was there in amiga forever 2013, 2014, 2016, amiga forever 7 and 8. now it is gone. i wanted to keep it! and if i remember correctly, there was another preinstalled amigaos configuration which is now also gone. i don't know, what else is now missing after downgrading to amiga forever 9... //edit: an older version of amikit is the other configuration i mentioned which now went missing. there was also preinstalled aros configuration (ready to run). now you have to download aros... Last edited by honx; 08 March 2021 at 10:22.

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07 March 2021, 17:22	#3
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Very very nice!

07 March 2021, 17:36	#4
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	May I ask what is the benefit of a lifetime licence ? Do they plan to release new Kickstart and/or OS ? Or is it a lifetime licence for the amiga emulator ?

07 March 2021, 18:01	#5
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Just got an alert on Windows to say I can upgrade for free!

08 March 2021, 00:48	#10
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	^ So it's related with the emulator. Thanks for the answer.

08 March 2021, 02:05	#12
nivam Registered User Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Greece Age: 50 Posts: 101	I have still the 2013 edition. Is it worth to buy the new one?

08 March 2021, 09:51	#13
zenox98 Joy Division Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: East Yorkshire Age: 60 Posts: 239	I have version 8 and there doesn't appear to be that much of an improvement to warrant a version 9, IMO.

08 March 2021, 12:12	#15
fxgogo Also known as GarethQ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Twickenham / U.K. Posts: 715	Just had a look on the site. I would of really liked CRT emulation. That might of made me upgrade and actually use the Forever software. But as it is, I just use the ROMs.

08 March 2021, 12:16	#16
Dic_Ray Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 105	Imho, it's good to support Amiga developer, but to be honest I don't understand why I should buy again and again the whole package. I compared Amiga Forever 9 against the Amiga Forever 8 folder and found nearly no differences between them. I also recognized, that AmigaSYS isn't there anymore. It was enough to copy the AmigaSYS.rp9 file from Amiga Forever 8 and it was available again. Afaik Amiga Explorer is now included. The new media views are helpful, but by far not so eye candy like the FS-UAE Launcher and Arcade offers for years. So all together I see no real benefit to update.

08 March 2021, 13:54	#17
fxgogo Also known as GarethQ Join Date: May 2019 Location: Twickenham / U.K. Posts: 715	I seem to remember when updating to 8 that AmigaSys and Amikit had to be downloaded first. They were no there by default. Explorer has always been there for me. Had it since the 2011 version. Definitely agree with you re supporting the Amiga development.

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