A-EON Technology acquires OctaMED

amigakit.com · 16 February 2015, 15:03

A-EON Technology Ltd is pleased to announce that it has concluded the purchase of the source code and exclusive rights to develop, publish and distribute MED, OctaMED and OctaMED SoundStudio for the AmigaOS and Amiga-inspired operating systems, including MorphOS, AROS and emulation from the current owner Ray Burt Frost. As part of the sale agreement A-EON has the exclusive right to use the MED, OctaMED and OctaMED SoundStudio in all product marketing, promotion and branding for AmigaOS and Next-Generation AmigaOS inspired versions including emulation.

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HardStep · 17 February 2015, 17:16

Good news, another definitive piece of Amiga software for sure. I did use OSS a lot back in a day. Also later tried to get the clockport Delfina to work with it but with no success, although it should have been possible. Hopefully soundcard support will be improved for classics as well.

What was the deal with and legal status of OSS v2? I remember there was a demo available ~2000.

klx300r · 17 February 2015, 17:28

gunni · 17 February 2015, 21:13

wXR · 18 February 2015, 07:56

Not interesting unless you open source it.

Firthy2002 · 19 February 2015, 13:13

I remember messing around with a demo version of OSSv1 back in the day.

Amiga1992 · 21 February 2015, 15:24

How is this good news? Acquiring sounds like "we'll be making this even more closed and enforcing our copyright more". Probably not a good thing for the tracker community, but it remains to be seen.

They should work on a Windows/Mac/Linux version while they are at it.

wilshy · 21 February 2015, 15:24

Very nice. I'll be interested what you have in store for this to bring it up to date.

wilshy · 21 February 2015, 15:27

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997...medstudio.html

A blast from the past

adrdesign · 21 February 2015, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

How is this good news? Acquiring sounds like "we'll be making this even more closed and enforcing our copyright more". Probably not a good thing for the tracker community, but it remains to be seen.

They should work on a Windows/Mac/Linux version while they are at it.

Totally agree. I really hope they won´t remove the freeware version from aminet and other sites like they did with PPaint...

ascp · 21 February 2015, 20:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by adrdesign

Totally agree. I really hope they won´t remove the freeware version from aminet and other sites like they did with PPaint...

Company decides to buy, and in the future update a program. Cheapskate grumpy Amiga user goes: Oh, but I had an old version for free, and I don't want that to change, even if I can keep the old free version forever.. because.... it would be terrible if someone else get updated versions, and decides to pay for it -- because,, because... .

Or something irrational like that.

Be glad that there's anyone investing in Amiga in 2015. How can that not be a wonderful thing.

adrdesign · 21 February 2015, 21:46

That´s childish. Amiga market is dead, I only need an amiga company for parts and new hardware. Im using OctaMED since 1994, have mastered it, and it is perfect as is.

The same for the Amiga Market app like. Cammy had the idea and some others borrow it... thats amiga story: making easy money about the name and the other´s work.

That´s why we have to pay for a 20 years old ROM. It sucks. Wont discuss.

Amiga1992 · 21 February 2015, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathan

Be glad that there's anyone investing in Amiga in 2015. How can that not be a wonderful thing.

The classic "I didn't think it through" Amiga zealotry reply.

Of course it is BAD if old versions get removed! Especially since newer versions might not even support old machines like A500s. At this point this is speculation though. DigiBooster is available for free for older versions, but paid for newer ones. PersonalPaint went the way of the shit as ADR says and removed all old versions like assholes.

It's not like they are going back and update any of the classic versions, and it's not even like they say are supporting even more hardware.

So yeah, you didn't think that post through.

Paul_s · 21 February 2015, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

The classic "I didn't think it through" Amiga zealotry reply.

Of course it is BAD if old versions get removed! Especially since newer versions might not even support old machines like A500s. At this point this is speculation though. DigiBooster is available for free for older versions, but paid for newer ones. PersonalPaint went the way of the shit as ADR says and removed all old versions like assholes.

It's not like they are going back and update any of the classic versions, and it's not even like they say are supporting even more hardware.

So yeah, you didn't think that post through.

do you ever get the feeling someone is trying to flog a dead horse with all these software/IP rights/etc acquisitions of late?

ascp · 21 February 2015, 23:24

Yes, were probally all doomed now,
as A-EON are going to make zillions of bucks on OctaMED soon to the hordes of us Amiga users out there.

And.. what if... we have to PAY for an updated version. That would be the worst thing... like.. ever.

Akira, you can still get Personal Paint 7.1c from A-EON for free so whats the problem? http://www.ppaint.com/
Bottom of page.

Amiga1992 · 22 February 2015, 02:14

You confuse people's contempt for companies buying old IP that was fine left alone with people being cheapskates.

As I said, if they would release a modern version for a modern OS, I would gladly get into that.

B14ck W01f · 22 February 2015, 05:12

So you are going to make the freeware SoundStudio now shareware? Screw you, A-EON. Do yourself a favor and stick with producing new Amiga PPC machines if they mean so much to you!

tolkien · 22 February 2015, 12:30

I guess old version will continue being free and will have to pay for new versions. What is the problem? I think there is no problem with this.

Reido · 22 February 2015, 12:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolkien

I guess old version will continue being free and will have to pay for new versions. What is the problem? I think there is no problem with this.

Right on!

ascp · 22 February 2015, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolkien

I guess old version will continue being free and will have to pay for new versions. What is the problem? I think there is no problem with this.

Totally agree. I don't know why, but amongst Amiga users there's always a few that tends to see problems everywhere.

16 February 2015, 15:03	#1
amigakit.com Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.amigakit.com Posts: 2,015	A-EON Technology acquires OctaMED A-EON Technology Ltd is pleased to announce that it has concluded the purchase of the source code and exclusive rights to develop, publish and distribute MED, OctaMED and OctaMED SoundStudio for the AmigaOS and Amiga-inspired operating systems, including MorphOS, AROS and emulation from the current owner Ray Burt Frost. As part of the sale agreement A-EON has the exclusive right to use the MED, OctaMED and OctaMED SoundStudio in all product marketing, promotion and branding for AmigaOS and Next-Generation AmigaOS inspired versions including emulation. Read More Here PDF News Release

22 February 2015, 05:12	#17
B14ck W01f m68k all the way Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Koalaland Posts: 523	So you are going to make the freeware SoundStudio now shareware? Screw you, A-EON. Do yourself a favor and stick with producing new Amiga PPC machines if they mean so much to you! Last edited by B14ck W01f; 22 February 2015 at 06:41.

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17 February 2015, 17:16	#2
HardStep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 184	Good news, another definitive piece of Amiga software for sure. I did use OSS a lot back in a day. Also later tried to get the clockport Delfina to work with it but with no success, although it should have been possible. Hopefully soundcard support will be improved for classics as well. What was the deal with and legal status of OSS v2? I remember there was a demo available ~2000.

17 February 2015, 17:28	#3
klx300r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,593

17 February 2015, 21:13	#4
gunni Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 141

18 February 2015, 07:56	#5
wXR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 552	Not interesting unless you open source it.

19 February 2015, 13:13	#6
Firthy2002 2nd era... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leeds, England Age: 40 Posts: 288	I remember messing around with a demo version of OSSv1 back in the day.

21 February 2015, 15:24	#7
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	How is this good news? Acquiring sounds like "we'll be making this even more closed and enforcing our copyright more". Probably not a good thing for the tracker community, but it remains to be seen. They should work on a Windows/Mac/Linux version while they are at it.

21 February 2015, 15:24	#8
wilshy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SouthEast-ish UK Posts: 372	Very nice. I'll be interested what you have in store for this to bring it up to date.

21 February 2015, 15:27	#9
wilshy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SouthEast-ish UK Posts: 372	http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997...medstudio.html A blast from the past

21 February 2015, 21:46	#12
adrdesign Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 314	That´s childish. Amiga market is dead, I only need an amiga company for parts and new hardware. Im using OctaMED since 1994, have mastered it, and it is perfect as is. The same for the Amiga Market app like. Cammy had the idea and some others borrow it... thats amiga story: making easy money about the name and the other´s work. That´s why we have to pay for a 20 years old ROM. It sucks. Wont discuss.

21 February 2015, 23:24	#15
ascp Pastafarian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Uppsala/Sweden Posts: 290	Yes, were probally all doomed now, as A-EON are going to make zillions of bucks on OctaMED soon to the hordes of us Amiga users out there. And.. what if... we have to PAY for an updated version. That would be the worst thing... like.. ever. Akira, you can still get Personal Paint 7.1c from A-EON for free so whats the problem? http://www.ppaint.com/ Bottom of page.

22 February 2015, 02:14	#16
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	You confuse people's contempt for companies buying old IP that was fine left alone with people being cheapskates. As I said, if they would release a modern version for a modern OS, I would gladly get into that.

22 February 2015, 12:30	#18
tolkien AmigaMan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Castro Urdiales/Spain Posts: 760	I guess old version will continue being free and will have to pay for new versions. What is the problem? I think there is no problem with this.

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