Amiga.org

Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => General Internet News => Topic started by: petemaxi on January 14, 2011, 06:28:12 PM

Title: Amiga Manuals
Post by: petemaxi on January 14, 2011, 06:28:12 PM

For those of you not following the "OS3.9 Manuals" thread, I thought I'd let you know about my web site. It features the OS 3.9 manuals in PDF and AmigaGuide format.

I will be converting more manuals when I have time and adding them to the site, once converted.

Feel free to look around, and if you want a manual converting to AmigaGuide, use the "Email Us" icon to send an email, and attach the manual you want converting.

The web address is:-

http://amiga.maxiwebs.co.uk (http://amiga.maxiwebs.co.uk/)

Hope you like it, now spread the word!

Petemaxi

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: buzz on January 15, 2011, 12:59:42 AM

nice workbench :)

Seems you had a similar idea to someone else (with the design too. great minds and all that). http://amiga-manuals.xiik.net/

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: Templario on January 15, 2011, 10:52:16 AM

I like the design of your web.
Curiously there are other web sites from PC users that sell per 10 euros Amiga manuals, I hope that these "rascals" don't take advantage of your work and illusion, offering free the Amiga manuals.

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: Piru on January 15, 2011, 02:13:26 PM

I checked the Workbench pdf and didn't see any copyright statements. Were the original guides placed in public domain or something?

*EDIT* Ah the installation manual:

Quote

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000 by Amiga Inc., USA. All rights Reserved. This document may not in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent, in writing, from Amiga Inc. If this product is being acquired for on behalf of the United States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities, it is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS, and all use, duplication, or disclosure with respect to the included software and documentation is subject to the restrictions set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013 of the DOD FAR. Unless otherwise indicated, the manufacturer/integrator is Amiga Inc., USA.

Granted Amiga Inc. isn't in favor these days but still, I'd say that copyright should be respected.

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: x303 on January 15, 2011, 03:37:23 PM

Quote from: Piru;606814

Granted Amiga Inc. isn't in favor these days but still, I'd say that copyright should be respected.

Yeah, it said that already too somewhere. But hey, who respects rights anymore now these days. :rtfm:

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: amigagr on January 15, 2011, 07:53:31 PM

@x303: if you want a quick and dirty answer i have one for you: the lawyers :razz:

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: Gulliver on January 15, 2011, 08:25:18 PM

@petemaxi

Thank you for your work.

Welcome to the Amiga community, the only retro community filled with an IP trolling police!

Title: Re: Amiga Manuals
Post by: Darrin on January 20, 2011, 02:53:40 PM

Quote from: Piru;606814

Granted Amiga Inc. isn't in favor these days but still, I'd say that copyright should be respected.

Agreed to a point, but as Amiga Inc don't seem to be selling copies of these manuals themselves and they're only really of use to people who actually have the related physical product then I'd say there is no harm done.

Mind you, I doubt the lawyers will see it that way, but hopefully they'll have better things to do assuming Amiga Inc actually has lawyers now.