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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: danbeaver on March 14, 2013, 12:31:06 AM
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From: http://www.jschoenfeld.com/home/indexe.htm
"09.03.2013: Hyperion and Individual Computers sign license agreement
Brussels, March 9th, 2013: today, Hyperion Entertainment CVBA (Belgium) and Individual Computers GmbH (Germany) have signed a license agreement for use of Kickstart 1.3 and Kickstart 3.1 ROMs in processor accelerators for Amiga 500, Amiga 1000, Amiga 2000 and Amiga 2500.
In addition to the binary license, Hyperion will grant Individual Computers access to the source code of the IDE driver for further development which may facilitate installation of AmigaOS 4.1 and beyond.
The first product to make use of this license will be the entry-level accelerator for Amiga 500 called "ACA500": With both Kickstart images in the flashrom of this product, the user will benefit from best compatibility with floppy-based and CF/harddisk-based software.
Further, the flashrom of ACA500 will contain the FAT95 filesystem, which allows accessing PC-formatted CF cards in the second CF card slot of the ACA500. Automatic mounting software will eliminate the need for a complicated installtion procedure. Special thanks go to the author of FAT95 Torsten Jager, who has put his work under LGPL per our request."
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:)
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http://www.jschoenfeld.com/news/news144_e.htm :)
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http://www.jschoenfeld.com/news/news144_e.htm :)
That is News! The King is dead! Long live the King!
Least the king will last longer than Darth Maul.
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Since when did Hyperion have the right to do this?
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Yeah, I feel ya, Nicholas, but I'll take some Wizard of Oz backroom dealings if the end result is Jens being able to make better products...
Assuming those better products are A3000/A4000 fast 040 or 060 accelerators with onboard IDE/SATA, USB, Graphics and Ethernet. :lol:
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I think they may have just warmed the hearts of Amiga Inc lawyers, it's hard to see this as legal.
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Lawyers -- can Amiga Inc. still afford to hire lawyers?
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I think Hyperion are testing Amiga Inc, poking a stick to see if they are really dead or not.
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Yeah, I feel ya, Nicholas, but I'll take some Wizard of Oz backroom dealings if the end result is Jens being able to make better products...
Assuming those better products are A3000/A4000 fast 040 or 060 accelerators with onboard IDE/SATA, USB, Graphics and Ethernet. :lol:
Such an outcome would be terrific, but I can't help but feel that the money* would be better spent paying Toni and/or Jason to make the AROS 68k Kickstart ROM 99.999999% compatible than lining the pockets of Mr Hermans.
*That's assuming any money is actually changing hands.
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Such an outcome would be terrific, but I can't help but feel that the money* would be better spent paying Toni and/or Jason to make the AROS 68k Kickstart ROM 99.999999% compatible than lining the pockets of Mr Hermans.
*That's assuming any money is actually changing hands.
Now THAT would be pretty durn awesome as well.
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I suspect Hyperion has retained Franko as their lawyer! :laugh1: :roflmao:
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I suspect Hyperion has retained Franko as their lawyer! :laugh1: :roflmao:
+1 :laugh1:
And I agree with Nicholas, it would have made more sense to fund the development of open software.
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Shame they have no plans to make an accelerator card for the CD32..
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Huh? Hyperion, Amiga Inc, or Individual Computers? And you would need one, why?
Shame they have no plans to make an accelerator card for the CD32..
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Looks like Amiga Inc is playing dead on this, time for Hyperion to up the ante.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/3586k2u.gif)
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From: http://www.jschoenfeld.com/home/indexe.htm
"09.03.2013: Hyperion and Individual Computers sign license agreement
Brussels, March 9th, 2013: today, Hyperion Entertainment CVBA (Belgium) and Individual Computers GmbH (Germany) have signed a license agreement for use of Kickstart 1.3 and Kickstart 3.1 ROMs in processor accelerators for Amiga 500, Amiga 1000, Amiga 2000 and Amiga 2500.
In addition to the binary license, Hyperion will grant Individual Computers access to the source code of the IDE driver for further development which may facilitate installation of AmigaOS 4.1 and beyond.
The first product to make use of this license will be the entry-level accelerator for Amiga 500 called "ACA500": With both Kickstart images in the flashrom of this product, the user will benefit from best compatibility with floppy-based and CF/harddisk-based software.
Further, the flashrom of ACA500 will contain the FAT95 filesystem, which allows accessing PC-formatted CF cards in the second CF card slot of the ACA500. Automatic mounting software will eliminate the need for a complicated installtion procedure. Special thanks go to the author of FAT95 Torsten Jager, who has put his work under LGPL per our request."
anything to further the amiga is good...but why the a500 ...why isnt the 1200 getting
a few new hardware additions? ..surely 060 or even better a power pc new accelerator would be financially viable ? ..i dont expect a whole new machine but if the natami can generate interest as it did ..an the new power pc boards promised for the a4000 ...this is a hobby to most of us ..but if you can upgrade it to a usable machine for internet an make it easier to use we would get a lot more people on board ..a decent internet connection package would be good ..usb has changed my machine so easy to move files around now...usb needs to be standard ..an in my dreams a new chipset ..well thats not gonna happen ..but at least look at what needs improving an see if its possible an financially viable to do ..the indivision card
is amazing it changes the amiga 1200 ..we should be pushing for the card to more available..im rambling now ..so ill stop ..but if we want our machine to be used as a computer an not just a box using electricity we need to address these issues ..
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The A500 supports boot from KS 1.3 and 3.1; I doubt much of the A1200 will be functional with 1.3, I could be wrong now...