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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Magazines => Topic started by: Epsilon_ on March 05, 2015, 12:53:43 AM
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Hi All,
For those who are not aware, since 2012 I actively maintain a blog dedicated to Classic Amiga and NextGen Amiga systems (all flavours).
I try to cover projects and look at new releases of interest, as well as hints and tips on how to get things working on various Classic Amiga and NextGen Amiga systems. The link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au
In the last month I have been focused on Classic Amiga project work, with my recently bought Amiga 1000! Here are some direct links to recent posts about the Amiga 1000:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/my-amiga-1000-has-arrived.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/memory-expansion-for-my-amiga-1000.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/gotek-floppy-drive-emulator-on-amiga.html
I also took a look at some AmigaOS 4.1 software released on my AmigaOne X1000 in the last month or so, and a two part coverage of the installation process for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on the X1000 - some of the direct links:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/quartet-on-x1000.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/playing-videos-on-amigaos41-using.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/dockies-with-amigaos-416-and-final.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/new-shell-in-amigaos-41-final-edition.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/amigaos41-final-edition-part-1.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/amigaos41-final-edition-part-2.html
I will update this thread when I have new blog posts so people can keep up to date.
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Great read as ever Epsilon!
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Great read as ever Epsilon!
+1, always a great read with good tips:)
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Thanks for the blog and testing a Gotek on an A1000.
I have to get one now. :)
I may but not for sure, will get a board that will make the external drive df0.
I hope that some one will make memory upgrade available again. I may get and external device.
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Great Blog! Great in-depth information.
As to the Gotek, my choice would be an external case with df0/df1 switching.
Thanks,
M
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+1
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Fantastic blog, sir. You should have a link to it from the homepage, right below Trevor's. Or maybe above! ;)
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I like your blog. Are your screenshots of a default OS4 setup?
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Keep up the good work! Always a pleasure to read Epsilon.
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@all
Thanks for the kind feedback.
Today I have added a new blog entry looking at the free AEROS v3.5 (AROS) on my ASUS laptop.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/aeros-35-on-asus-k52f-laptop.html
I hope it is interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I took a look at the recently released Swamp Defense 2 for AmigaOS 4.1 on my AmigaOne X1000.
The link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/swamp-defense-2-for-amigaos-41-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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The kickstart disk uses a fast loading ROM routine to get it in, so I'm guessing an ADF file may not work. There is a program on Aminet -- DosKwik (ReadKwik/RiteKwik) that uses that routine, but not for loading KS.
One way to find out.
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Hi All,
I have updated my blog today with a detailed entry looking at the successful installation of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Classic on FS-UAE 2.5.29 DEV and QEMU PPC 3.6 with Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10), on my Macbook Pro.
The link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/amigaos-41-fe-classic-on-fs-uae-2529.html
I hope this is interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I updated my blog to look at 4 of the various web browsers available for AmigaOS4.1 in 2015 on the X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/amigaos-41-web-browsers-in-2015-on-x1000.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/amigaos-41-web-browsers-in-2015-on-x1000.html)
Hope this is interesting - one of my longer blog entries!
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Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have done a blog update about future directions - time for a change methinks. Hopefully you will join me.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/timeforachange.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/time-to-move-to-windows-8.html)
Please enjoy! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have done a blog update about future directions - time for a change methinks. Hopefully you will join me.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/timeforachange.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/time-to-move-to-windows-8.html)
Please enjoy! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
NICE TRY!!!! :laughing:
Be Sure To Check Out The New...
Samsung Galaxy BLADE edge (http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/galaxy-blade-edge-chefs-edition/)
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hehe you had me for 0.003 seconds there :-)
btw, you're 18 minutes early on this side of the pond ;-)
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Its now miday here in uk so Aprils fools dont count anymore
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Today I have done a blog update about future directions - time for a change methinks. Hopefully you will join me.
Although you meant it as a joke, Windows 8 is actually ok. It's far less annoying than dealing with MacOS and Linux.
There is room for AmigaOS and Windows 8 in everyones life.
But haters gonna hate.
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I use windows 8, speed wise an improvement on windows 7. Once you get used to it its not too bad. Hoping the free windows 10 will be the one.
I do not mind MacOSx again once you get used to it it has some niffty features.
Linux just cant be arsed with. Tried several times and its just still more fuss than I have time for.
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Although you meant it as a joke, Windows 8 is actually ok. It's far less annoying than dealing with MacOS and Linux.
There is room for AmigaOS and Windows 8 in everyones life.
Not even a square inch for Win8 here:destroy:
It's ok for my kids that like playing with a big tablet but not even close to Win7 Pro for me
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It's ok for my kids that like playing with a big tablet but not even close to Win7 Pro for me
It isn't close. Going back to Windows 7 Ultimate from Windows 8.1 recently was really painful. I don't use tablets or "metro" apps but desktop mode in Windows 8.1 is just better than Windows 7. You just have to get passed the negative press so you can actually use it and see the truth.
People hated 95 then loved it, people hated XP then loved it. Watching people getting manipulated is fun.
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After using 8 and 8.1 since release date I find it hard going back to Windows 7. 8.1 is very snappy, and well thought out.
Hybrid boot is amazing tech, halves your boot time. Hate waiting for Windows 7 to sort itself out these days.
There is a lot of negative hype out there about it but most of this is from ignorant or anti MS people. MS have been making some great products of late.
Windows 10 is also a good OS too, I have that setup on another desktop here and each update that is pushed it just gets better. A shame they had to bend over and use a hybrid start menu though as that feels like a step back.
The release should have been Windows 10 then 8 maybe the change would be more subtle.
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...People hated 95 then loved it, people hated XP then loved it.
lol don't give a rats arse about 'people this & that as I'm a big boy & make my own decisions based on my own needs and not those imposed & marketed by any one or company:hammer:
Watching people getting manipulated is fun.
keep your strange fetishes to yourself:)
btw, Can Win8 run XP mode ??? (rhetorical mode on)
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Hi All,
I hope you enjoyed my April 1 joke this year. Thanks for the feedback!
I will shortly remove the horrible windows 8 blog and link...
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Windows 8 gets better as more software is developed for it. Unless you use a lot of older software it is pretty good.
As soon as Windows 10 is released the cycle will start again. There will be a lot of software that no longer works. Incompatible hardware etc. Until several years later it works stable.
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Lets face it. The only reason I have Win7 is for some modern games and some other apps. Many games are not supported on Win8+, so I'm fine right here.
Chris
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@all
I have added a new blog entry with more details about my X1000 Troubleshooting process since my CFE flashing issue on Easter Friday.
It covers what I was trying to do and the troubleshooting steps done so far, as this information may potentially be helpful to other X1000 owners troubleshooting problems.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/x1000-troubleshooting-and-repair-part-1.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/x1000-troubleshooting-and-repair-part-1.html)
I hope to have my X1000 fixed and working again soon!
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Catcha,
Epsilon
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@Epsilon
Sorry for your troubles, hope it resolves soonest!
Question. Why did you choose that new video card?
M
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Hi All,
I have added a new blog entry this weekend, looking at a 2MB Comspec expansion I bought and using it to run Kickstart 2.0 on my Amiga 1000!
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/amiga-1000-comspec-2mb-ax2000-with.html
I hope you find it interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have updated my blog this weekend covering the build and setup of my new Sam 460CR system, which I bought while waiting for my X1000 to be fixed (which is with Varisys at the moment).
I also setup my A4000D while waiting for it to arrive - the X1000 sure leaves a big hole since it stopped working, and I miss not having it to use. The Sam 460 goes someway to helping with that while I am waiting for the X1000 to be fixed.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/my-sam-460cr-has-arrived.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/my-sam-460cr-has-arrived.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Catcha,
Epsilon
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As always, excellent review!
(grin) how many Amigas do you hope to have? (bigger grin)
M
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enough?
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I would like to get my hand on one of those X1000 but the price is way too high for my budget. I'll stick to the original Amiga for the time being. Maybe if I win the 6/49 lottery jackpot next week :-)
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Great blog, it always is.
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Hi All,
Thanks for your kind feedback!
Today I have updated my blog with a sneak peak at the upcoming game Wings Battlefield by Cherry Darling, on both AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition (Sam 460) and MorphOS 3.7 (Powerbook G4).
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/wings-battlefield-sneak-preview-on.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Thanks for your kind feedback!
Today I have updated my blog with a sneak peak at the upcoming game Wings Battlefield by Cherry Darling, on both AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition (Sam 460) and MorphOS 3.7 (Powerbook G4).
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/wings-battlefield-sneak-preview-on.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
Thanks for the preview/review. I wonder how viable dual video card support is. There's a lot of X1000 owners with more than video card now and a many people now have more than one monitor around so it would be nice to have your own monitor in 2 player mode even if you only have one system.
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Finally some one has piqued my interest in the new Amigas. Great stuff, both good and bad about the new machine. Thank you.
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I wrote about the MorphOS version of this game :)
https://morphosuser.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/wings-battlefield/
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excellent as always! hope Varisys can source out the issue with your Nemo soon
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After using 8 and 8.1 since release date I find it hard going back to Windows 7. 8.1 is very snappy, and well thought out.
Hybrid boot is amazing tech, halves your boot time. Hate waiting for Windows 7 to sort itself out these days.
There is a lot of negative hype out there about it but most of this is from ignorant or anti MS people. MS have been making some great products of late.
Windows 10 is also a good OS too, I have that setup on another desktop here and each update that is pushed it just gets better. A shame they had to bend over and use a hybrid start menu though as that feels like a step back.
The release should have been Windows 10 then 8 maybe the change would be more subtle.
Can't disagree with you more, but then we all have our points of view.
Frankly I find the entire Win8 interface very irritating.
And I never have had a boot time issue with Windows.
I buy relatively competant hardware.
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Hi All,
I have added a new blog entry this weekend, taking a first glance at the newly released MorphOS 3.8 on my Powerbook G4 and SAM460CR.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/morphos-38-on-sam-460cr-and-powerbook-g4.html
I am still very much working on the SAM460CR build with more to come no doubt - I hope you enjoy it.
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have added a new blog entry this weekend, taking a first glance at the newly released MorphOS 3.8 on my Powerbook G4 and SAM460CR.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/morphos-38-on-sam-460cr-and-powerbook-g4.html
I am still very much working on the SAM460CR build with more to come no doubt - I hope you enjoy it.
Interesting reading. And interesting that you are getting French in Ambient status bar. Your language settings is set to just English, is that right?
In GfxSpeed you can save results to a benchmark module you can share with others and you can load other benchmark results to GfxSpeed.
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@itix
Sorry I couldn't respond on Morph.zone regarding some helpful pointers from you and others, but the site appears down at the moment.
Not sure regarding the french in the status bar in Ambient on the powerbook either - it was like that a few MorphOS versions ago when installing the Chrysalis pack on a new install. I only use English, and checked the settings to confirm it is English, and only English in the Locale settings. No idea where the french is coming from!
I am keen to get the Envy24HT working on the Sam 460CR ...not sure if the elf openpci library is needed or not. also, the library. has .elf at the end, does that need to be renamed openpci.library to put into dh0:morphos/libs - nothing else has .elf so I assume so...
I guess if MorphOS can't find the card on boot then it doesn't appear in the MorphOS sound options to choose from...well it hasn't appeared for me yet anyway! Any other suggestions to get it working? I am all ears! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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I am keen to get the Envy24HT working on the Sam 460CR ...not sure if the elf openpci library is needed or not. also, the library. has .elf at the end, does that need to be renamed openpci.library to put into dh0:morphos/libs - nothing else has .elf so I assume so...
No need to remove .elf at the end. It is old legacy thing. In early years of MorphOS development it was used to distinguish PPC native libraries from 68k libraries when located in same directory.
I guess if MorphOS can't find the card on boot then it doesn't appear in the MorphOS sound options to choose from...well it hasn't appeared for me yet anyway! Any other suggestions to get it working? I am all ears! :-)
The problem could be OpenPCI. It is very old and not updated in ten years. Maybe it doesnt work with SAM...
You could try PCIScan (shell command) to check if it is seen by MorphOS. If it is then it is probably problem in openpci.library...
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I had the same problem with French. The reason is that the window is set manually. I'm not in front of my computer right now so I don't know exactly where, but it's one of the text based bars in a window setting.
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Looks like openPCI cant see behind the ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI bridge on the Envy24HT sound Card. There was the same problem under AmigaOS 4.1 .
No need to remove .elf at the end. It is old legacy thing. In early years of MorphOS development it was used to distinguish PPC native libraries from 68k libraries when located in same directory.
The problem could be OpenPCI. It is very old and not updated in ten years. Maybe it doesnt work with SAM...
You could try PCIScan (shell command) to check if it is seen by MorphOS. If it is then it is probably problem in openpci.library...
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Hi All,
Today I have written a blog entry showing the new firmware upgrade released by Acube Systems for the Sam460CR, installed today on my Sam 460CR!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/new-acube-systems-firmware-for-sam-460cr.html
I hope this is interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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You could try PCIScan (shell command) to check if it is seen by MorphOS. If it is then it is probably problem in openpci.library...
Thanks - I ran the pciscan command as suggested. It looks like it only sees a pci-e to pci bridge - doesn't appear to see the pci-e audio card itself...
Not sure what else I can do to get the sound working.
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Today I have written a blog entry showing the new firmware upgrade released by Acube Systems for the Sam460CR, installed today on my Sam 460CR!
thanks as always for a great read. i'm glad to see progress is being made, but, at least in my view, asking customers to pay for a firmware update is really over the top. i hope the performance improvements, though, at least help justify the cost.
-- eliyahu
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Hi All,
I now have dual boot working on the Sam 460CR with MorphOS 3.8 and AmigaOS 4.1 final Edition. More details on my blog here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/dual-boot-amigaos-41-fe-and-morphos-38.html
I hope this is interesting - I was so glad to get it working!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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I notice differences in the partition layout between AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS .
AmigaOS low cyl starts at 43 . Morphos at 4.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5429075/images/AmigaOS_Partitions.png
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5429075/images/MorphOs_Partitions.png
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I notice differences in the partition layout between AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS .
AmigaOS low cyl starts at 43 . Morphos at 4.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5429075/images/AmigaOS_Partitions.png
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5429075/images/MorphOs_Partitions.png
there are some oddities. for example i have problems with partitions created under MOS in AOS4, but the reverse isn't true. so i always create SFS0 partitions to share between the two systems under AOS4 on my peg2. i have no idea why this is the case.
-- eliyahu
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there are some oddities. for example i have problems with partitions created under MOS in AOS4, but the reverse isn't true. so i always create SFS0 partitions to share between the two systems under AOS4 on my peg2. i have no idea why this is the case.
-- eliyahu
Very good tip and thanks for this - I confirm it works this way too. Prepping partitions under AmigaOS4 first is definitely the way to go.
@all
I have updated my blog with a new entry showing the external floppy connector (with power integrated) to use the Gotek on my CDTV. Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/gotek-using-external-floppy-cable-on.html
I hope you enjoy it.
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have a show report from the Adelaide Amiga 30 Meeting hosted by the Adelaide Amiga User Group.
It was a great night, with lots of people and lots of Amigas on display.
Plenty of pictures and info here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/adelaide-amiga-30-meeting-report.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Thanks for this post Epsilon - enjoyed listening to your discussions of the CD-TV and of course the next-gen systems.
It seemed that your collection of systems attracted quite an interest on the night :D
- George
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Great blog, looks like a fun event, as always! Wish we could get half as many Amiga users together here in my area, LOL! :)
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Hi All,
Today I have an exclusive sneak preview on my blog of the upcoming MultiviewerNG program for AmigaOS4.1 by Andy "Broadblues" Broad for A-EON Technology. It will be released soon on AMIStore.
I tried it out on my Sam 460CR running AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition.
Link to the post is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/multiviewerng-sneak-preview-for.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@MS hybrid boot
I have had ideas to speed up AOS4 bootup with a little bit similar feature. (before I heard about M$ version)
The environment does not change between bootups usually, therefore hybrid can be good.
I've also noticed that hybrid is now the windows standard way. Without hybrid shutdown all kinds of weird things can happen. To me it seems they test mainly hybrid shutdown and fast startup at M$ & third parties (so, the real real cold boot seems less robust).
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Multiviewer seems like a very useful tool indeed. I'm quite impressed actually :) Too bad there is no MorphOS version but I would like to give the 68k version a try. If it's not crash prone it seems like a better program than what MorphOS can currently offer.
A-Eon, if you read this, I would really like a MorphOS version ;)
What will it cost?
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does seem a worthwhile upgrade to multiview :)
MorphOS version would be nice
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Hi All,
Today I have an exclusive sneak preview on my blog of the upcoming MultiviewerNG program for AmigaOS4.1 by Andy "Broadblues" Broad for A-EON Technology. It will be released soon on AMIStore.
Catcha,
Epsilon
Nice! I think I may be tempted by this.
Any word on your X1000?
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Nice! I think I may be tempted by this.
Any word on your X1000?
Its still being worked on. I will be chasing it up.
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does seem a worthwhile upgrade to multiview :)
MorphOS version would be nice
Indeed, hopefully Os3 version will play nice with MorphOS.
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Hi All,
Been a bit busy with work this month, but today I have two new blog posts.
One looks at using a Radeon 7750 card with the Warp3D Southern Island drivers on my Sam460CR under AmigaOS4.1 Final Edition:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/warp3d-working-on-my-sam460cr.html
The other is a quick blog post about reaching the 3 year milestone of the Amiga X1000 Blog! Thanks to all for reading and following me for the past 3 years!
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/3-years-of-this-blog.html
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Almost 2 months and still no word on your X1000? :(
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Almost 2 months and still no word on your X1000? :(
Ofcourse, we are talking to each other through support tickets.
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog entry looking at the recently released games - Quake 2 high Definition Warp3D by HunoPPC, The Secret of Middle City (Demo) by GDG Entertainment and a quick look at the Warp3D version of Wings Battlefield. (All using AmigaOS4.1 Final Edition on my Sam460CR)
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/amigaos41-games-released-and-holiday.html
I will be on holiday for a bit from this week with no access to my Amiga systems so the blog will be paused until I return in August. In the meantime have a great time with your Amiga systems, Classic or Next Generation! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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NIce blog update.
Hope your holiday has gone well. Any word on your X1000 yet?
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NIce blog update.
Hope your holiday has gone well. Any word on your X1000 yet?
Thank you, I had a great holiday in Japan. It was good to unplug - I really needed it.
I have been very busy back at work and also updating my interesting trains blog this week with my Japan trip train travels - please feel free to check it out if interested! http://interestingtrains.blogspot.com.au
When done with those blog entries (they take a lot of time) I will turn my attention back to the Amiga blog again. I am really looking forward to attending the Adelaide Amiga meeting next month!
Regarding my X1000, the CPU was confirmed damaged by Varisys just over a month ago. Most likely it was damaged by the unexpected power cut during the failed firmware update which I covered in my blog. It is an unlucky and sad situation for me.
My X1000 is now over 3 years old and is out of warranty unfortunately, and putting a replacement CPU in it is close to the cost of a new X1000, so I have been recommended to buy a new replacement X1000 instead, which gives me a new warranty again also.
I am working on this replacement with A-EON at the moment, and Trevor is being very helpful and generous to get this sorted out for me. I am very grateful for this, and I have paid for the replacement this week.
Hopefully I will get this system shipped to me in AU soon, and have my X1000 again to blog about the latest developments! Can't wait to get it! :-)
Regards,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I noticed that Entwickler-X has today released a new game for AmigaOS 4.1 called Bubble Shooter Deluxe. I have taken a quick look at it on my blog here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/bubble-shooter-dx-on-amigaos4-using.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Regarding my X1000, the CPU was confirmed damaged by Varisys just over a month ago.
My X1000 is now over 3 years old and is out of warranty unfortunately, and putting a replacement CPU in it is close to the cost of a new X1000, so I have been recommended to buy a new replacement X1000 instead, which gives me a new warranty again also.
Welcome back and thanks for the update!
I am shocked that if my PASemi CPU goes belly up then I am left with an unrepairable Nemo... Ouch!!!
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Invest in a UPS. A US$60.00 UPS can save a lot of headaches.
Welcome back and thanks for the update!
I am shocked that if my PASemi CPU goes belly up then I am left with an unrepairable Nemo... Ouch!!!
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I have one of those ;-)
Just hope it doesn't let out the magic blue smoke for some other reason....
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A damaged CPU during a failed firmware update? Wow. Never heard of such a thing.
Is the CPU not socketed?
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this issue is the cost of a new cpu. dont think its surface mounted
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PASemi on Nemo boards ARE surface mounted.
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Great blog entries as always. TSMC looks like fun! :)
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My X1000 is now over 3 years old and is out of warranty unfortunately, and putting a replacement CPU in it is close to the cost of a new X1000, so I have been recommended to buy a new replacement X1000 instead, which gives me a new warranty again also.
I am working on this replacement with A-EON at the moment, and Trevor is being very helpful and generous to get this sorted out for me. I am very grateful for this, and I have paid for the replacement this week.
Hopefully I will get this system shipped to me in AU soon, and have my X1000 again to blog about the latest developments! Can't wait to get it! :-)
Regards,
Epsilon
You should arrange to get an X5000 instead. Being able to cover the new machine in your blog is good for A-EON too.
A damaged CPU during a failed firmware update? Wow. Never heard of such a thing.
Is the CPU not socketed?
It sounds like it was the powercut, or when the power came back on, that killed the CPU. That he was updated the firmware at the time is simply co-incidence.
The CPU is surface mouned but as JJ says it is the cost of sourcing a replacement that makes it uneconomical.
@Epsilon
Have you checked to see if you could claim against your home/contents insurance since the X1000 is a high value item.
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Never heard of any CPU dying, except for overheating, and even that was quite some time ago. What a horrible situation. I would be quite upset.
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Wouldn't getting an X5000 test system have been a better idea?? :)
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Wasn't the X1000 insured? If so, you should get some money back and the insurence company will claim the electric company of the money lost. I think.
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You should arrange to get an X5000 instead. Being able to cover the new machine in your blog is good for A-EON too.
It sounds like it was the powercut, or when the power came back on, that killed the CPU. That he was updated the firmware at the time is simply co-incidence.
The CPU is surface mouned but as JJ says it is the cost of sourcing a replacement that makes it uneconomical.
@Epsilon
Have you checked to see if you could claim against your home/contents insurance since the X1000 is a high value item.
to be AmigaOS NG user is a expensive venture
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@OlafS3
i've had commodity PCs -- expensive ones -- die, too. it happens.
-- eliyahu
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@OlafS3
i've had commodity PCs -- expensive ones -- die, too. it happens.
-- eliyahu
PCs for 3000 EUR? PCs die too of course but it depends on what you have paid for it
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i've paid more than that for PCs in the immediate past, yes. some gaming rigs can cost a fortune. and at least two in the past decade died and required a $1,000+ replacement of components. so it can happen anywhere.
-- eliyahu
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i've paid more than that for PCs in the immediate past, yes. some gaming rigs can cost a fortune. and at least two in the past decade died and required a $1,000+ replacement of components. so it can happen anywhere.
-- eliyahu
I do not need high-end gaming and for normal purposes any standard system is enough. I would have even problems to imagine a PC for that price. But if you say you have.
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Hi All,
I have updated my blog with two posts - One looking at the Indivision AGA MK2 on my Amiga 4000T, including the configuration needed to display on TFT screen correctly, and also a look inside of my Amiga 4000T:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/indivision-aga-mk2-on-amiga-4000t.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/inside-my-a4000t.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have created two new blog entries - one looking at a selection of Classic Amiga software in 2015, and also a slightly offtopic one off post about my new C64 with SD2IEC and Chameleon64!
Links are here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/selection-of-classic-amiga-software-in.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/selection-of-classic-amiga-software-in.html)
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/my-commodore-64-has-arrived-with-sd2iec.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/my-commodore-64-has-arrived-with-sd2iec.html)
I hope you enjoy them! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I wrote a blog entry looking at the new installation of Icaros Desktop 2.0.3 on my Core i7 PC this week, with 2D/3D support and trying out the Odyssey 1.25 Beta too:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/icaros-desktop-203-and-odyssey-125-beta.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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A joy to read, as per usual. Thanks :)
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Hi All,
Last night was the Adelaide Amiga meeting and also I got my X1000 back up and running. More information and pictures here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/adelaide-amiga-meeting-with-new-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@Epsilon_
woo-hoo! so, so glad to see the X1K is back up and running. :D
-- eliyahu
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@Epsilon_
woo-hoo! so, so glad to see the X1K is back up and running. :D
-- eliyahu
+1 and Happy BIG FOUR OH:pint::hammer:
btw, when's Jonathon gonna port over DOpus 11 to our NG miggies or at leats get us to v6 on our classics;)
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Hi All,
Last night was the Adelaide Amiga meeting and also I got my X1000 back up and running. More information and pictures here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/adelaide-amiga-meeting-with-new-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
Great News! many happy returns.
Best Amiga Blog, Thanks
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Hi all,
I have updated my Amiga blog with a post looking at some NG Amiga games now that I have 3D support happening on AmigaOS4.1 and Icaros 2.0.3, as well as connecting a CDTV via HDMI and reconfiguring my computer area after pulling it apart for the Adelaide Amiga meeting last week!
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/computer-room-reconfiguration-and-ng.html
I hope you enjoy!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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I like the blog. :)
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog entry looking at AmiCraft Beta 3, recently released on AmigaOS4.1 on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/amicraft-beta-3-for-amigaos-41-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post looking at Hollywood 6 for AmigaOS 4.1 on the X1000. It also includes a quick look at Hollywood plugin for Cubic IDE and FastView as well.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/hollywood-6-for-amigaos-4-on-x1000.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/hollywood-6-for-amigaos-4-on-x1000.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Nice blog. Always wanted to know what Hollywood was like as on paper seems pretty powerful. Not that I would ever really use if for anything. :)
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Hi All,
It's been a while since I updated links here, but I have not been idle, and have been creating a number of blog entries since then:
Simple Mail, X1000 sold out, Amiga30 stuff, Cannonball, and a post dedicated to the recent passing of my friend Mark (AKA Axon) who was the coder for the Amiga demo group I formed in the late 1990's called The Experience.
Links are here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/simplemail-041-gmail-imap-on-x1000.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/simplemail-041-gmail-imap-on-x1000.html)
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/amigaone-x1000-sold-out.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/amigaone-x1000-sold-out.html)
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/amiga30-stuff-and-cannonball-on-x1000.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/amiga30-stuff-and-cannonball-on-x1000.html)
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/the-loss-of-my-friend-mark.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/the-loss-of-my-friend-mark.html)
I hope you enjoy them. (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@all
I have added one more short blog entry today looking at the recently released Freedroid RPG for AmigaOS 4.1 on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/freedroid-rpg-for-amigaos41-on-x1000.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/freedroid-rpg-for-amigaos41-on-x1000.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Thanks for the overview! That game looks pretty good!
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Great blogs, as always. :) I wish someone was making games like that for classic systems. ;)
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Well done Epsilon! Some interesting stuff there presented nicely.
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I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your friend, Mark. His family must be beyond devastated. My sincere condolences go out to them. Such a sad loss at no age at all. It's awful :(.
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I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your friend, Mark. His family must be beyond devastated. My sincere condolences go out to them. Such a sad loss at no age at all. It's awful :(.
Thanks Paul. He was far too young - just 38.
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All!
I have created a new blog entry this weekend looking at AmigaAmp 3, aTunes and Song Wrangler under AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/amigaamp-3-on-x1000.html
Please enjoy! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@all
I have added one more short blog entry today looking at the recently released Freedroid RPG for AmigaOS 4.1 on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/freedroid-rpg-for-amigaos41-on-x1000.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/freedroid-rpg-for-amigaos41-on-x1000.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
Reminds a bit of Megatraveller 1 although that was a top down RPG with spacecraft sections too. Maybe playing this plus FTL (Faster Than Light) are the modern day equivalents?
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog post looking at the WIP Amiga Racer on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/amiga-racer-wip-v16b-on-x1000.html
Please enjoy! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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That is one schweet looking game! Thanks for the awesome screen shots and blog Epsilon! I gotta get my OS4FE Classic installed on my i5 - whenever I get around to that! :laugh1:
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@all
I have written another blog entry looking at the recently released game Lariad on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/lariad-on-x1000.html
It is a fun game - please enjoy! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Dang it, I am starting to get really jealous of all these new OS4 games. ;)
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Hi All,
I have written two new blog entries, one looking at the recently released Amiga Forever 2016, and the other about my recent backup x1000 acquisition and slightly off topic 1541 Ultimate II on my C64.
Links are here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/amiga-forever-2016.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/another-x1000-and-1541-ultimate-ii.html
I hope you enjoy them! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@ Epsilon
great write up as always & wow am I happy I have an R3 case for my X1K as that R4 is massive!
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@all
Today I have written a blog entry looking at the demo of the upcoming Wings Remastered Edition on AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/wings-remastered-demo-on-x1000.html
Please enjoy! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@all
I have written a new blog post looking at the recently released Gorky 17 game on AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition using my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/gorky-17-on-x1000.html
Please enjoy! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have added a new blog post that looks at the recently released Beta version of AmiCloud 1.0 client for AmigaOS 4.1, tested on my AmigaOne X1000 and Sam 460.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/amicloud-10-beta-on-x1000-and-sam460cr.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have added a new blog post that looks at the recently released Beta version of AmiCloud 1.0 client for AmigaOS 4.1, tested on my AmigaOne X1000 and Sam 460.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/amicloud-10-beta-on-x1000-and-sam460cr.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
Do we know who is actually providing the cloud service ? is it a well known company or a start-up ?
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Do we know who is actually providing the cloud service ? is it a well known company or a start-up ?
All so my thoughts, is it a private server or something else ? Is it secure for my data, encryption ?
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Do we know who is actually providing the cloud service ? is it a well known company or a start-up ?
it's a product/service from pascal papara, the guy behind the indie-go "app store" as well as an AROS distro, pre-built PCs with AROS, etc. he goes by phoenixkonsole on the forums.
-- eliyahu
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it's a product/service from pascal papara, the guy behind the indie-go "app store" as well as an AROS distro, pre-built PCs with AROS, etc. he goes by phoenixkonsole on the forums.
-- eliyahu
Yes that was already clear.
Just very curious where my personal documents and data going to...
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@Bennymee
ah. sorry about that. i misunderstood your question. :o
-- eliyahu
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So a cloud service running on some guys server. Yeah will be sure to use that lol.
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Yes that was already clear.
Just very curious where my personal documents and data going to...
You mean there are cloud services you trust sensible data? :confused: :lol:
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Hi All,
Today I have written my annual look back blog post, this time of course at 2015 with lots of photos and screenshots.
It's been a great year full of lots of interesting developments and of course the Amiga 30 celebrations too. Link to the post is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/look-back-at-2015-on-amiga.html
This will be the last Amiga blog entry I do for 2015 as work ends soon and I now plan to spend more time with my family and holiday over Xmas.
I wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year! See you again in January 2016! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Happy New Year to you all - great to be in 2016 and still using Amiga!
It is good to be back again and I have a new blog post to start off 2016 - a look at the brand new AmigaOne A1222 system! I have received mine this week, as I am a betatester for the system.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/my-a1222-has-arrived.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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How does its performance compare to that of the 460?
bp
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Looks noisy.
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Looks noisy.
it's not. although i did replace the included CPU fan anyway (i had a spare blacksilent pro in the correct size), it's not loud at all. :)
-- eliyahu
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Hi All,
Today I have added a new blog entry looking at Debian 8 on the AmigaOne A1222, which I got working this week, booting from hard disk with AmigaOS themes and more.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/debian-linux-on-amigaone-a1222.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have added a new blog entry looking at Debian 8 on the AmigaOne A1222, which I got working this week, booting from hard disk with AmigaOS themes and more.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/debian-linux-on-amigaone-a1222.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
Many many many thanks!!!!!!!! :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bTF5KG5wnsw/VpjJIl01FBI/AAAAAAAAB8g/YnDRVuzhzV8/w506-h380/Games_Tabor.png) (https://plus.google.com/115515624056477014971/posts/go39NfAvFNi)
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@all
Thanks for the comments. I am glad you are enjoying my blog.
I have added a new blog entry today looking at the updates to Amiga Racer on the AmigaOne X1000 as the game is rapidly changing over the past few months.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/amiga-racer-game-update-for-x1000.html
Catcha,
Epsilon
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thanks
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog entry looking at OS4 themes and E-UAE JIT Classic Amiga emulation on MorphOS 3.9.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/morphos-39-os4-theme-and-classic-amiga.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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man your blogs are so well done and full of great links on how to replicate what you have done. Thanks :)
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Loved reading something about MorphOS on your blog! You know you want to come over to our side, lol!
Seriously though, great stuff. Being a long time fan of both AmigaOS and MorphOS I can appreciate the interest of covering both and enjoy it a lot!
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Hi All,
Last night was the first meeting in 2016 for the Adelaide Amiga user group, and it was a great night with a large turnout.
Plenty of photos, videos and information here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/adelaide-amiga-meeting-jan-2016.html
I hope you enjoy it! I can't wait for the next meeting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog entry looking at Classic Amiga emulation setup work I did recently on my new AmigaOne A1222 system.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/classic-amiga-emulation-on-amigaone.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/classic-amiga-emulation-on-amigaone.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Well, you know I think your blogs are brilliant! However, I'll enjoy your AmigaOne A1222 blog a helluva lot more whenever I obtain an AmigaOne A1222! :) Great blog entry! E-UAE with JIT is looking freaking awesome! BTW, where can I get a copy of that awesome "AmigaOS - Back For The Future" backdrop? :laugh1: Did I mention this is Awesome? Hmmmm, ya think I over did the "Awesomes"? :roflmao:
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Djnick got quite a few wallpapers. You can find most of them on this site linked below.
http://www.amiga-look.org/artwork/amiga-abstract-hd-wallpaper-1920x1080-djnick-deetronic
Thats the spesific one you where asking for tho.
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Nice! Thanks Niding! :) Sometimes I forget about DJNicks great backdrops.
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Great as usual!
TJ
Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog entry looking at Classic Amiga emulation setup work I did recently on my new AmigaOne A1222 system.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/classic-amiga-emulation-on-amigaone.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/classic-amiga-emulation-on-amigaone.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have a blog post on getting an ACA500 expansion working on the Classic Amiga 1000, with varying degrees of success with other expansions! Workbench 3.1 hard disk on my Amiga 1000 - who would have thought?
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/aca500-on-amiga-1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have written a blog post looking at the MIST FPGA system running Amiga 1200 AGA core, and some other cores too.
It is certainly an interesting system, and more information and plenty of screenshots here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/mist-minimig-aga-system-has-arrived.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/mist-minimig-aga-system-has-arrived.html)
I hope you find it interesting. (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have written another blog post looking at the recently released Google Drive for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link to the post is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/google-drive-for-amigaos41-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog entry looking at a cool new case (In Win H Frame Mini-ITX) I bought for the AmigaOne A1222. Plenty of Build details and pictures are included!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/new-case-for-amigaone-a1222.html
Hope you find it interesting :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I attended the Adelaide Retro Computing Group monthly meeting last night which had a Vintage Apple theme and it was a lot of fun. There was plenty other equipment displayed too, including Amigas, Amstrad, Vic 20, MIST MiniMIG AGA and more.
I wrote a blog entry with lots of photos and information from the event.
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/adelaide-retro-computing-meeting-march.html
I hope you enjoy it! I can't wait for the next meeting!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@ Epsilon...
Another great blog mate! :)
I sure wish we had fun meetings like this in my area!
I really miss the old user groups!
Well, I gotta get one of these Apple IIc card readers! MUST HAVE!!!! :lol:
Found it........!
http://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ACTnGx0Tlt4/VuLVhJKUylI/AAAAAAAASbY/tRwI24sKX7QN1skaLZtKwnSvGJnPDucQA/s640/IMG_9957.JPG)
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Hi All,
Today I have written a blog post on installing AmiKit Real 8.1 on my Amiga4000T. Plenty of screenshots!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/amikit-81-real-on-amiga-4000t-part-1.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/amikit-81-real-on-amiga-4000t-part-1.html)
I hope this is interesting! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have updated my blog with Part 2 of my look at AmiKit 8.1 Real on the Amiga 4000T, including the upgrade to the latest AmiKit 8.5 Real version. Lots of screenshots!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/amikit-81-real-on-amiga-4000t-part-2.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/amikit-81-real-on-amiga-4000t-part-2.html)
Please enjoy! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have added a new blog entry today looking at the recently released new Amiga game called Tanks Furry on my Amiga 4000T.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/tanks-furry-on-my-amiga-4000t.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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awesome as usual, sad that my copy of Tanks Furry hasn't arrived yet though:cry:
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awesome as usual, sad that my copy of Tanks Furry hasn't arrived yet though:cry:
http://aminet.net/package/game/shoot/tanksfurry1-1
Appears to be the full version, I haven't had time to download it yet, though.
I'll try again to buy the boxed version if/when they get a US distributor. Their website is still pretty bad. :(
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post looking at the Rys MKII USB converter, Finalising AmiKitReal 8.5 and trying to get a 500GB SATA hard disk working on the Amiga 4000T.
Link as always is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/rys-mkii-usb-500gb-sata-hd-and-amikit.html
I hope you find it interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I added two new blog entries, one looking at the Sum USB keyboard converter for Amiga 4000T, and the other looking at the installation of the Indivision ECS on the Amiga 1000.
I hit some trouble with the installation so any help would be appreciated!
Links are here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/indivision-ecs-on-amiga-1000.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/sum-usb-keyboard-adapter-on-amiga-4000t.html
I hope these are interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Epsilon
I love your blog keep it up! Its one of the most informative things in the amiga world atm.
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Epsilon
I love your blog keep it up! Its one of the most informative things in the amiga world atm.
Agree! I've been trying to get my A4000T setup like yours and just cant seem to get Amikit running correctly. Would love some more info on what you did!
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Hi All,
I added a new blog entry looking at the installation of AROS Vision RTG 2016 on my Amiga 4000T - this is a work in progress build, with this post covering Part 1.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/aros-vision-on-amiga-4000t-part-1.html
Hope you enjoy it, and any suggestions on fixing the problems I ran into are welcome! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
This weekend I have done a blog post looking at the multiple CDTV upgrades I have done over the weekend, including joystick/mouse support, 8MB memory upgrade, SCSI hard disk support, extended Workbench 3.1 ROMS upgrade, and more!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/multiple-cdtv-upgrades.html
I hope you find this interesting. :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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That's wonderful Epsilon,
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Pretty sure you would need to compile and burn dedicated 3.1 kickstart for CDTV to get the extended ROMs to work.
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Any progress on your AROS attempts? Considering to use it on my A3000 as well.
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CDTV needs a extended rom upgrade to get it work with kickstart 3.1. Nothing special with it.
I have MKL's ide and 4mb ram expansion for CDTV's diagnostic slot.
You problem must be with extended roms?? I have extact same version of those, CD-rom works just fine.
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Hi,
Got some A1000 kickstart disks like 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, also Kick bench, Kick Work, and serveral others. Looking for someone who lives in Pennsylvania, have about 1000 Amiga Floppy disks to sell. What is on them, various old Amiga programs, Operating systems, etc. Only reason I say in Pennsylvania, is because cost of shipping them would be pricey. Would rather see someone come up and look and make offer.
smerf
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Hi All,
I have two new blog posts, one looking at my new Amiga CD32 which arrived this week, and another looking at the upgrade of the CD32 this weekend with an Indivision AGA.
Links as usual are here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/amiga-cd32-has-arrived.html
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/indivision-aga-upgrade-on-cd32.html
I hope you enjoy them :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I wrote a blog post today looking at the new Enhancer Software Plus Edition bundle released by A-EON this week using AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/enhancer-software-plus-for-amigaos4-on.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi Epsilon -
FYI, you have a great blog. I hope you get discounts on the products you review because you deserve it.
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Hi All,
Thanks for the kind words about my blog! :-)
Today I wrote a blog entry looking at Final Burn Alpha on AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/finalburn-alpha-on-my-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have added a new blog entry looking the latest Adelaide Retro Computing Group meeting held last night, which included an Amiga CD32 2 player retro game competition along with many interesting and rare retro gaming consoles (before 2000) on display.
Some of these systems I had never heard of before!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/adelaide-retro-computing-meeting-june.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have written another blog entry this weekend (today is the fourth anniversary of when I started this blog!) about my project to convert the RF modulator slot on the Amiga 600 into a VGA out port.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/rf-to-vga-out-conversion-on-amiga-600.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@ Epsilon
great as always, thanks:drink:
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Hi All,
Very sorry for the delay between blog posts (but there are good reasons for it).
Today I have written a new blog post covering recent AmigaOne A1222 testing with the latest development Debian 9 sid build running Classic Amiga JIT emulation under E-UAE.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/amigaone-a1222-debian-9-build.html
I hope you enjoy it, and sorry again for the delay in posts.
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog post looking at the recently released updated SMTube for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/updated-smtube-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I made a error in the SMTube blog post about the process for installing ffmpeg and forgot to include the unpack section of the process. I have updated the post to reflect this! Thanks to MickJT for pointing this out. Sorry about that!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post this weekend looking at a non-working Amiga 500 I received this weekend, fixing it and the first stage of upgrades.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/my-amiga-500-has-arrived.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I wrote a blog entry looking at the installation of the DF0 Selector on my Amiga 500!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/df0-selector-on-amiga-500.html
Hope this is interesting! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I am now back from my trip and quickly back into my Amigas!
Today I have written anew blog post covering the installation of my newly purchased ACA1233n accelerator (using ACA500), new floppy drive and new 512k memory expansion into my recently acquired Amiga 500.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/aca1233n-memory-upgrade-and-floppy.html (http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/aca1233n-memory-upgrade-and-floppy.html)
I hope you enjoy it! (http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
(http://amigaworld.net/images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post this weekend looking at a non-working Amiga 500 I received this weekend, fixing it and the first stage of upgrades.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/my-amiga-500-has-arrived.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
That yellow screen is distinctively green. Also, you must warn people who are running these older A500 variants with the red LED to NOT run that Razor 1911 Voyage demo (unless they don't mind their red LED's turning green that is!)
;)
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Wow, I had no idea you could take the ACA500 and put an A1200 accelerator on it like that. Very neat!
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Hi All,
A little delayed sorry but here is my blog post covering the awesome August 2016 Adelaide Retro computing meeting with a theme of "Bring your favourite Retro System". Lots of photos and interesting systems (including many Amigas) on the night!
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/adelaide-retro-computing-group-august.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Today I have written anew blog post covering the installation of my newly purchased ACA1233n accelerator (using ACA500), new floppy drive and new 512k memory expansion into my recently acquired Amiga 500.
Hey nice blog. I recently picked up a pair of A500s in need of some love. Both are missing the drive eject buttons. Where did you get the replacement drive and the button?
Cheers!
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Hey nice blog. I recently picked up a pair of A500s in need of some love. Both are missing the drive eject buttons. Where did you get the replacement drive and the button?
Cheers!
Thanks for the kind words.
I got the A500 floppy drive with the eject button from Amigastore.eu.
http://amigastore.eu/en/476-internal-floppy-disk-drive-for-amiga-500.html
Hope this helps!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Epsilon - thanks for the pointer.
I am also enjoying reading your trains blog on Japan. Looks like a great way to see the country. Plan on going there in the near future - I'm in Vancouver so a direct flight. :)
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post looking in detail at the upcoming Enhancer Software v1.1 update from A-EON Technology for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/enhancer-software-11-update-on-x1000.html
I hope you find it interesting :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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I hope you find it interesting :-)
I do, every time. Thanks.
I made a news item about the updates/news you mention. I described AmiPDF as "new in this release", since I never heard it mentioned in conjunction with the Enhancer package. I assume you describing it as "an update" refers to the original version that's part of AmigaOS 4.1?
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@cgutjahr
I made a news item about the updates/news you mention. I described AmiPDF as "new in this release", since I never heard it mentioned in conjunction with the Enhancer package. I assume you describing it as "an update" refers to the original version that's part of AmigaOS 4.1?
correct. it's an update based on the same source code.
-- eliyahu
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Ok, thanks.
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Hi All,
Today I have written another blog post looking at the recently released Dir Me Up v3.02 for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/dir-me-up-302-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I wrote a new blog entry covering the September 2016 Adelaide Retro Computing event with an Amiga theme.
Special guests were Trevor Dickinson from A-EON Technology and Robert Bernardo from Fresno Commodore Users Group in the USA! Trevor gave an excellent presentation on the night and there are lots of photos!
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/adelaide-retro-computing-meeting.html
Hope you enjoy it and hopefully we'll see you at our next event! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@ Epsilon... Awesome meeting as usual! Really cool to see Trevor and Robert there! Can't wait to try out Alice and A1222 products someday! Thanks for all you do for the Amiga community! :)
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@Epsilon:
Can you be more specific about the "seamless integration" of Linux applications into the Amiga environment on ALICE? There are two way to 'integrate' this:
1. A simple AmigaOS (CLI) program that can run Linux applications. The Linux application's window is then drawn by Linux. It pops up in Front of the emulator and is simply themed to have the window borders look like an Amiga window. If they're using this approach, you can not 'mix' AmigaOS and Linux windows - it's impossible to switch Firefox' window to the back of the window stack and have a Workbench drawer or YAM's window display on top of it, for example.
2. Having a X Window server running on AmigaOS, and make the Linux applications send their GUI data to the Amiga X Windows server. This way the Linux application's window is drawn by AmigaOS, so the window behaves like a any other window on AmigaOS. It can be mixed with other windows, minimized or (theoretically) even be displayed on its own screen.
So far I was assuming they were using the former approach, because it's a lot less work and because the preview video released in March was carefully constructed so that the deficiencies of that approach wouldn't show. You praising the "seamless integration" makes me wonder if they're actually using the latter approach.
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@cgutjahr:
I wrote you a LONG message, but you don't accept private messages. :(
Short answer:
1.
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@cgutjahr:
I wrote you a LONG message, but you don't accept private messages. :(
Ouch, sorry to hear that :/ I do disable PMs and only accept emails whenever possible, because I prefer to have all my messages in one place (i.e. my mail program). Didn't know this forum software would let you actually write the entire message before telling you that you can't send it - that's kind of stupid.
Short answer:
1.
Thanks.
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post taking a brief look at Amiga MIDI on the MIST FPGA system.
I thought it was just for Atari ST cores, but It works on the Amiga cores too!
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/amiga-midi-on-mist-fpga.html
:-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
This weekend I wrote two new blog posts - one is a sneak peak at the upcoming game Catacomb 3D on Amiga CD32, and the other is a quick look at the recently released CD32 game called Reshoot.
Links are here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/catacomb-3d-on-amiga-cd32.html
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/reshoot-on-amiga-cd32.html
I hope you enjoy them.
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@ Epsilon... Awesome meeting as usual! Really cool to see Trevor and Robert there! Can't wait to try out Alice and A1222 products someday! Thanks for all you do for the Amiga community! :)
Robert B is like a commodore and Amiga ambassador in the USA we are lucky to have him in the community.
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@all
I have written two new blog entries this week, one that looks at my recently acquired Amiga 1200, and the other that covers Part 1 of the upgrade process for it!
Links are here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/amiga-1200-has-arrived.html
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/upgrading-amiga-1200-part-1.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@all
I wrote a new blog post this weekend covering the latest Adelaide Retro Computing Group meeting on 14th October, with a BASIC programming theme.
We had plenty of Amiga systems running AMOS Basic programs written for the event, 2 player Amiga serial link up, CD32 running Catacomb 3D and also plenty of other systems too! Lots of photos!
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/adelaide-retro-computing-group-meeting.html
:-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have been working on Part 2 of upgrading my recently acquired Amiga 1200 with a brand new ACA1233-55Mhz accelerator and Rapid Road USB card now installed! I have written a blog post covering all the details with plenty of photos!
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/upgrading-amiga-1200-part-2.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@all
Today I wrote another blog post covering Part 3 of my Amiga 1200 upgrade series, this time focusing on upgrading the CF Card from 4GB to 8Gb card, AmigaOS 3.9 upgrade and AmiKit Real 8.1 upgrade work. Lots of photos of the work involved.
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/upgrading-amiga-1200-part-3.html
I hope this is interesting :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
I have recently written two blog posts - one looking at the Prisma Megamix and X-Surf 100 on the Amiga 4000, the other looking at the BigRam Plus expansion for the Amiga 4000T.
Links and plenty of pictures below:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/prisma-megamix-and-x-surf-100-on-a4000.html
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/bigram-plus-on-amiga-4000t.html
I hope you enjoy them! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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great as always BUT PLEASE get rid of that old NiCd battery in that beatiful A4000D ASAP
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Hi All,
I have recently written two blog posts - one looking at the Prisma Megamix and X-Surf 100 on the Amiga 4000, the other looking at the BigRam Plus expansion for the Amiga 4000T.
Links and plenty of pictures below:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/prisma-megamix-and-x-surf-100-on-a4000.html
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/bigram-plus-on-amiga-4000t.html
I hope you enjoy them! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
@ epsilon,
On the 4000T backplane, it was supposed to have a L-shaped bracket to hold down the module and video cards in place.
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Yeah, I've got one. It isn't the best fit in the world with a card in the bottom slot of the three (?) it covers. Also, if you have any of the slots spare the little cover pieces are an absolute nightmare to fit without them falling out. Once secure it's fine however. You should be able to machine your own version of the bracket.
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog post about the recently released game called Project Starfighter for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000. Plenty of screenshots and youtube video of the gameplay as well!
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/project-starfighter-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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great as always BUT PLEASE get rid of that old NiCd battery in that beatiful A4000D ASAP
Great read as always Epsilon, but yeah, get that barrel battery away from all that lovely hardware :)
Got a coin-cell battery in mine.
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i would like to mention, that there is my older starfighter port for amiga on aminet. its been a bit slow on my a4k-060/50+voodoo3, but almost playable. i think mostly due to fixed 600x800 resolution, which is too much for a framebuffer this size to be fed via zorro/mediator at 7mb/s for full framerate.
http://aminet.net/game/shoot/Starfighter-1.1-m68k.lha
it would be something for vampire owners to check out, if the game runs at full speed on their systems. it may demand agl.library (storm mesa installation) which, inexperienced as i was probably linked against. (i dont remember well) i could try to recompile that though, if there is any interest.
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Hi All,
I have written a new blog post looking in detail at the new recently released Vampire 500 V2 Gold Core installation on my Amiga 2000!
Such a great upgrade with lots of photos naturally :-)
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/vampire-500-v2-part-1.html
Please enjoy!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Nice one, in next stage you should try netsurf maybe.
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I noticed you mentioned it could take years to get a vampire. Do you have that on good authority?
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Hi All,
For my last blog post of 2016 I complete Part 2 of the Vampire 500V2 build on the Amiga 2000.
Really enjoying using my Amiga 2000 now!
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/vampire-500-v2-part-2.html
Regarding the comment from @DavidWright about the availability of the Vampire from pre-orders, I don't know any more than you do. I was purely speculating and may well be wrong about how long it will take to get one. So I decided I bought mine from Ebay as I wanted it now and didn't want to wait!
@all
I wish you and your family a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. I will be on a break until mid January.
I want to thank you all for following my blogs during 2016. I hope you have enjoyed my blog entries and will continue to read on in 2017!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
It's been a while since I updated this thread but I have certainly continued to update my blog in early 2017, despite my health issues and study committments affecting things from June to November.
I am back up and running again now though, and here is a sample of some of the recent blog entries I have written this month:
Acer 15khz compatible LCD screen (21 inch) available in 2017 - compatible with Amigas:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/acer-lcd-screen-that-supports-amiga.html
Adelaide Retro Computing Group meeting Dec 2017 (last meeting with myself organising it - lots of Amigas):
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/adelaide-retro-computing-group-meeting.html
What I was up to Amiga-wise during the blog break from June to November 2017:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/my-amiga-blog-is-back-in-business.html
I hope you enjoy it! The blog is back! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hey Epsilon!
Thanks for your blogpost(s), its always a intresting read!
Sounds like its been a rough couple of months, but its good to hear your personal health is improving.
With regards to Adelaide Retro Computing Group, is it their personal commitments that lead them to call it quits? I keep reading that people are working longer hours for less money, and that will force people to prioritize away socalled luxury hobbies...?
Anyhow, you always got the online community!
With regards to your AOS4.x part of the blog, its good to see some info in that regard, for people like me that are on the fence about the Tabor for example.
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Welcome back to the best Amiga blog on the planet!
Glad to hear you're feeling better.
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Glad you are back! I love your blog!
- Slygon
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Thanks for al the work, I am always happy to read your blog. It is for me a little "Amiga Wikipedia" A lot of info, tips, beautiful picture and news.
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Enjoyable reads - thanks for all the pictures. Nice to see the various classic machines up and running.
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Hi All,
Today I wrote my first blog post of 2018 covering the recently released Tower 57 game for AmigaOS4 on my AmigaOne X1000.
The link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/tower-57-on-x1000.html
Sorry for the gap in blog posts - I hope you enjoy it. :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Hi All,
Today I have written a new blog post covering Spencer running on AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 1 on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2018/03/spencer-on-x1000.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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@All
Today I have started a new blog post series looking at the new build of the recently released NG Amiga MorphOS 3.10 on my Powerbook G4. This is Part 1!
Here is the link:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/morphos-310-on-powerbook-g4-part-1.html
I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Great write up as always. They have done an amazing job with 3.10. For me having a fully featured IDE is such a step forward.
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Great write up as always. They have done an amazing job with 3.10. For me having a fully featured IDE is such a step forward.
It's definitely a great feature.
What would be cool is if OS4EMU was brought up to date and a MOSEMU was created for OS4 so we could all run each others software easily. :)
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@all
I have written a new blog entry with a sneak peek at the soon to be released Enhancer v1.4 update for AmigaOS4.1 Final Edition on my AmigaOne X1000.
Link is here:
https://amigax1000.blogspot.com/2018/09/enhancer-v14-sneak-preview-on-x1000.html
I have written quite a few more blog articles since April as well if you want to take a look, including the Vampire 600 and more! I hope you enjoy it!
Catcha,
Epsilon
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Thanks for the info.
I hope 2018 was a good year.
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Epsilon has reviewed some A500 and A600 Memory Expansions in his blog:
http://amigax1000.blogspot.com/2019/08/memory-expansions-on-amiga-500-and-600.html
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Wow, you can't argue with those prices to be honest! 8)