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Today's Highlights
- Hello everyone (anyone)!! Let me apologize for the lack up updates over the past month. I was called out of state on short notice and had to put the website on the back burner. But don't worry I'll be back in a few days!
- So instead of trying to recap what we all ready know happened, I'm just going to lead with this VERY important headline...
Happy 36th Birthday Amiga!
At this point I hope we can make it 37!
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Today's Highlights
Hello All. Sorry for lack of updates. Let's just say that the last few weeks have been quite busy. Now combine that with the fact that Amiga world has been just active enough to keep me 'one step behind' on updating and I'm behind the power curve. Well new week, new motivation. I will be adding links all day long.
Amiga Legal News Update
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New Links (24)
- AmigaKit XE Raspberry Pi 4/400: A modern retro desktop Amiga pre-designed with 400+ AmigaOS3.x apps & games on a bootable all-in-one image to go straight to your own 16GB+ microSD card, USB3 Flash Stick or SSD
- Installing Windows NT 4.0 On A PowerPC: {just in case you ever have the need to install nt on a Motorola PowerPC based system.}
- A\BOX Specifications: {Amiga History Guide's page for the A\BOX}
- The adtools project: This is the Amiga developement tools project that host a number of tools that can be used to develop applications for AmigaOS and Amigaoid systems. At the moment only the version for the latest AmigaOS version (4.x) is in a relatively good shape while this is probably not the case for the other systems. The main repo is still hosted on a SVN repository under https://sf.net/projects/adtools. It uses the concept of vendor branches but this is making quick progress nearly impossible, so a new approach is tested here. In contrast to the original approch, build products that are based on other projects (e.g. gcc) are not imported directly into this repository. Instead only the patches that need to be applied to a given base version (e.g. stock gcc 6) are directly stored and maintained.
- Plakativ, Druck & Schrift: New badges and cardboard boxes and floppy labels for a majority of the Commodore line of computers and some peripherals. 1000's of items covered!!
- What happened to Amithon: A thread over at Amigaworld.net in which Bernie Meyer (AKA Umisef) tells his side of the story. Dated 7 Oct 2007.
- How to use the SAS C Compiler: {Good primer on how to to setup & use SAS/C.}
- Arduino Amiga Floppy Disk Reader/Writer aka DrawBridge: This project is now known as DrawBridge, standing for Disk Reader and Writer (bridge between disk and computer) My Aim: To create a simple, cheap and open source way to recover and rewrite data from and to an Amiga DD floppy disk from within Windows 10.
- Next Generation Amiga Architecture (archived): Amiga Announces Alliance with QNX for Next Generation Amiga Architecture. Amiga Inc. has announced an alliance with QNX Software Systems Ltd. to utilize the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) as the foundation for the Next Generation Amiga architecture.
- Next Generation Amiga Architecture (archived): {Archived Amiga.com page announcing QNX as the new OS} Amiga Announces Alliance with QNX for Next Generation Amiga Architecture. Amiga Inc. has announced an alliance with QNX Software Systems Ltd. to utilize the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) as the foundation for the Next Generation Amiga architecture.
- phase5 Unofficial Support Page: {Dowloads for virtually all Drivers/Libraries, CyberGraphX, Tools & Manuals.}
- REVIEW: Commodore Amiga 4000: {A review of the new A4000 on comp.sys.amiga.reviews dated 26 Oct 1992}
- REVIEW: Commodore Amiga 1200: {A review of the new A1200 on comp.sys.amiga.reviews dated 3 Jan 1993}
- Amiga 'Boot' Sequence: {A quick rundown of what happens when you boot an Amiga along with screen color errors. }
- Programming Textfiles: The Amiga: It was hard for me not to go completely over the top for the Commodore Amiga when I became aware of it in 1985. Here was a machine incredible graphics, stunning sound, amazing games, and a general sense that the thing could do most anything. I wasn't the only one; Amigas are still in use to this day for professional graphics work and video editing. But at the time, it just changed everything. Here's some files discussing the minutae of being a programmer on the Amiga. {lots of good info 'older' found here}
- C= Classic Amiga: Your Guide to everything Amiga: {Games, Demo Scene, Software, Forums, Hardware & more. While the main site doesn't seem to be updated the forums are still active.}
- Mr. Hardware Computers: Vast Amiga Experience, Great Prices, Real Customer Service. Amiga Computing Since 1985. Owner/Developer of SBase4Pro Amiga Since April 1996. Custom Amiga Business Management Software Development {may not still be in business}
- AmigaOS Versions: The version number reflects a revision of the system software. The chart below lists the specific AmigaOS release versions that system libraries versions correspond to.
- AmigaOne X1000: {The X1000 page on wiki.amigaos.net}
- AmigaOne: {An absolutely WONDERFUL resource for AmigaOne line of computers AmigaOne, AmigaOne 500, AmigaOne X1000, AmigaOne X5000 and other variations. Firware in stallation instructions can be found here too. Site in Polish}
- Run the Amiga 500 in your browser with Portable Native Client: {Article about running an Amiga in your web browser}
- Scripted AMIGA Emulator: Welcome! This site is the home- and demopage of the SAE, an Amiga emulator in pure HTML5 and JavaScript. It is heavily based on WinUAE and does use the AROS-Kickstart replacement. For more informations, please see the description. {Run an Amiga in your browser}
- Scripted AMIGA Emulator (github): Amiga Emulator in javascript and HTML5.
- AROS: {AmigaNG page about AROS. GREAT overview and source of information!!}
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Today's Highlights
Ramblings of a crazy man... Well it's been a month since the unexpected release of OS3.2. While I'm happy for all the hard work and understand the developers gave FREELY of their time and SACRIFICED monetary compensation to further the greater cause of keeping the Amiga alive, THIS SHIT HAS TO COME TO AN END!! Let me be Captain Obvious here and rehash a few key points. It's been 27 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days since Commodore went bankrupt and the current situation can be boiled down into this...
1 - People still love the Amiga: Funny but true. There is still something continues to draw us to this crazy little machine despite all the advancements and incredible products that have eclipsed us since it was launched.
2 - The community is all that's left: While there is ZERO modern commercial support, one could honestly make the point that there has NEVER been a better time to be an Amiga user. New motherboards, accelerators, FPGA systems, cases, keyboards, chips, software emulation and OS updates. HOLY CRAP!!
I think this is one single point that helps put everything in this whole crazy cluster in perspective. By the simple fact that you can take an average win10 machine, install WinUAE and Amikit and within 10 minutes have an Amiga that is faster and more capable than ANY Amiga before the death of Commodore shows that time has moved on!
Hell there are Amiga emulators that run within a web browser that are almost better than the real thing. (Sorry but all that is left is the Archive.org version of the page. No longer as fast but the proof of concept is there.)
If you remember back in the day it took hundreds of people, thousands of hours and millions of dollars to make an Amiga. Again... IN YOUR WEB BROWSER!! It has more memory, higher resolution and greater expansion than the one you had in your youth. As someone who LOVES old hardware, it really doesn't matter anymore. At least not in the practical sense. Need to use a different computer? Just load a different program. I realize that nothing can EVER replace the real thing but boy have times changed.
3 - There is no real world business opportunities or growth in the current market: The Amiga lives in the small but passionate world of vintage retro computing or the even smaller world of modern extreme fringe computing. (Does the A1222 sound familiar?) I'm betting almost all sales are from people over the age of 30. Honestly I think is 40+ but I'll stick with 30+ for now. I dare you to show me 2 companies providing the same level of goods and services that also are paying their monthly bills exclusively off sales of Amiga products and that have ANY chances of growth? Not going to happen.
4 - What the HELL are people still fighting for? WHAT IS THE END GAME????: Power? Money? Prestige? Control? The name? The hardware? The software? The community? What else is there? Someone help me out...
The Amiga is stuck in some kind of crazy alternate 1994 time line. In real world computers have moved on. No one give a shit about us. In the alternate time line the fight for control is still going on like the fate of middle earth depends on it. WTF? I'm starting to think the current business model is to be out of the market for so long that all the old timers die off so when it comes back it seems like a completely brand new hip retro product that will sell millions. If so then then mission half accomplished! And the last point...
5 - It's OK that it's dead: All things die but because of points 1 & 2 the Amiga can live on and in its only crazy little way even thrive. Will a new Amiga sell millions? No. Will we make any contributions to modern computing? No. Will anything every be easy for us? No. Do we all need to hold hands and get along? No. Does any of this even matter? F&^*^ NO. What does matter is everyone, in there own way, still cares and that means something!!
All I want, and what I'm sure everyone else wants this too, is to have fun with our Amigas in a community that isn't getting smaller by the day!
Hey... To those in charge... Find a way to co-exist and figure this S&*^*&^ out BEFORE WE ALL DIE OF OLD AGE!!! Seriously... It's been 27 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days...
Amiga Legal News Update
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New Links (6)
- G-REX PCI The Worlds Fastest Amiga PCI Solutions: Welcome to worlds biggest (unofficial) G-REX PCI Support Homepage. This page is primarily being build to give users a platform with all important information and current software for the G-REX PCI.
- RHAG - Robin Hood Amiga Group UK: RHAG is an Independent monthly meeting held in the East Midlands of the UK started in 2020 at Haywood Community Center. Monthly Nottingham Meeting serving Leicester, Worksop, Mansfield, Derby, Sheffield, Doncaster and Yorkshire.
- Amiga MCCCC: The Metroplex Commodore Computer Club has been in existence since 1983 supporting Commodore computers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We have supported the Amiga since the Amiga was introduced in 1985. The MCCC no longer asks for membership dues. If you attend a meeting and leave your email address with an officer, you will be considered a member of the club. This will entitle you to receive newsletters and other correspondence via email. Members will be considered active for one year following the last attended meeting.
- Amiga MCCC: An Amiga X1000 FAQ: {A well done FAQ covering the X1000 done by The Metroplex Commodore Computer Club. Dallas/Ft Worth Texas}
- AmigaONE X1000 {Archived}: A-EON's homepage for the AmigaOne X1000. {Why this page is no longer found on their current site is a complete mystery. Go figure...}
- COMMODORE LETS AMIGA DIE SLOW DEATH: (This appeared originally in the SanJose Mercury News and has since been reprinted many many times across the country... caused enough of an uproar in the Amiga community to prompt a reply (which follows) from that sleeping giant- CBM...) warehouser
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Today's Highlights
- I don't know how I always wind up forgetting this day...
International Amiga Day. (Pic from IndieRetroNews.com)
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