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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« on: March 04, 2018, 07:48:46 AM »
Woohoo! Seems more stable, installed well on first try from the Amiga side. And I love the new bootpic!!

Keep up the good work. I love my Vampire. Will be buying more once the V4s are out.
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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2018, 08:50:11 PM »
OMG why is everybody so bent out of shape at the Apollo folks. I bought and have been thoroughly enjoying my V500 V2+. The thing is a little marvel. As soon as a V4 for the  A1200 is released, I'll buy one of those too. Same for the stand alones.

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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2018, 03:06:57 AM »
Quote from: Karlos;836962
Right? I don't know how much longer my A1200 will be alive at this rate.


I suspect it’ll be soon enough. =]
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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2018, 03:12:33 AM »
My missing wish list items for V5 Vamp hardware are

Network support
USB support

Add either, or preferably both, and you have made a powerhouse classic Amiga. I ordered an X-Surf 100 for my Vampirized A2000. I love the new bootpic btw.
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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2018, 03:45:38 AM »
Quote from: LoadWB;836974
The v4 Vampire will be a 1200 replacement, then?  In the genre of a 1200 Reloaded but with all chips replicated?  Sounds like fun to me.


The Vamp V1200/V4 will not be a system replacement. The standalone Vampire V4 will be. The V1200/V4 will still use many of the chips, existing upgrade solutions and things like floppy drives. I/O on the standalone will have to provide a usage path for these things since there will be no Amiga to piggyback on.

I'd like one of each.
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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2018, 07:52:46 PM »
Quote from: grond;836979
Come on, you should know the difference between trolls that only bash the product without ever giving constructive feedback (other than "for running BSD an MMU is required!") and people giving useful bug reports (such as you did). The latter are always welcome and appreciated on forums.


I don't think anybody has any issues with someone with a real bug report. If you have a bug to report you're likely an owner and user of the Vamps. The problem, if you read 7 out of 10 posts on anything Vampire related, are the trolls and haters that show up just to complain.
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Re: Gold 2.7 release for the Vampire accelerators
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2018, 07:55:39 PM »
Quote from: ALB42;836978
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As a developer, I really feel unwell to see something like this...  so there is no room for legit complains? no Bug reports, no feedback at  all...

Every "real" developer is very happy about error/bug  reports, especially when the user searched for a simple reproduction way  and it is  reproducible. At least me, but maybe I'm from yesterday, today you are only allowed to cheer!

Just my 2 cent.


Updated to my post to reflect your concerns, not that what I wrote was official but it should be known that anybody with a legit bug or concern should report it so the product can be made to be better.
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