No picture when playing AGA demos on Access...

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HOWEVER!
When I play an AGA demo I've downloaded from the net I usually only see the first few effects and then the graphics stop showing and I get only music. This repeats if I retry, stops at excactly the same place. So I'm wondering if it's me or the Access that is being an idiot.

There are probablty timing differences between a real Aga board and the Access board, so anything that relies on the very precisice timing of the chips might fail. I imagine it was hard for the Access team to get hold of the same mobo support chips, and so different ones were used (causing the problems).

Yes, I know. I have chosen AmigaOne instead of Pegasos, making me an idiot in the eyes of people here, but when it comes to classic machines we should still be able to communicate, no? So lets rephrase and ask: is it only me, or is the Access an idiot as well?

WTF!!!! I can't believe tyou said that, what kind of arogant little fule are you?!?!?

Have I chosen the Pegasos? No... Have I chosen the AmigaONE? no... I've chosen a differnt, path, and yet I find this site full of support for my personal choice, now take your stupid little predjudices away.

Grow up.

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oleegil:have no fear , i didnt buy a pegasos either..

Yeah, defend him and his biggoted views... I really do expect an appology for the original statement!

Someones personal choice of platfrom does not give anyone the right to critisise the users of this site.

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olegil wrote:
Ok, so maybe it was a bit harsh, but I've gotten a few "I don't listen to red trolls" thrown at me from various "important" people lately, so...

Sorry.

Right, thank you.

Anyway, the Access has (at first glance) all the same chips as the A1200, which specific support chips do you mean?

The demos I've had bad luck with are the TBL (The Black Lotus?) ones from Aminet.
More or less gave up when I found out I have a CD full of downloads that won't play.

Also, is it my joystick, my cable, Team17 or the Access that makes down == right (or was it left)?
Killed me off a couple of times when playing superfrog, that...

Well, I remember that there were timing issues with some of the (cheaper?) 030 cards, Phase5 made big on this, and so some hardware bashing games/demos would freak out that the chipset and CPU did not run at the same speed as an 020 and the chipset. The Blizzards used special/expensive hardware to make sure tha tthe timing signals were perfect.

Btw, AROS people have called me an idiot for sticking with the AmigaOne as well, so...

Why would they do that when AROS is planned for the AmigaONE (and a few other PPC platforms too)?

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Actually i have seen alot of Amiga users being attacked here lately, being called a mindless idiot who follows bill mcewen, amiga inc buttmunkey and so on... Amiga users is clearly a minority on this site lately....

Billy McEwan and Amiga Inc. have nothing to do with Amiga.

Hyperion, Eyetech, Genesi and AROS have far more to do with "Amiga"  than Amiga Inc.

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Why attack someone for the platform/os they prefer?

I never have and I never will. I do critisise people for defending Amiga Inc. but I certainly would never critisise anyone for their choice of platform.

The original post attacked the users of this site (ie me) for NOT choosing the OS4 A1 option. He has since appologised, and I personally feel the matter is closed.

What is intersting is that the Access do not function as one would expect, this is something that I would liek to get to the bottom of.

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