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Offline Methuselas

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Re: How do I install older floppy based software on my new Sam?
« on: March 18, 2009, 09:02:21 PM »
ADFs seem to be the best way to go, here. There's a file on Aminet that allows you to mount virtual drives, for ADF files. Works wonders. Used it on my old Amithlon box, all the time. Can't remember the name of the app to save my life, though and it required a bunch of additional libs.
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Re: How do I install older floppy based software on my new Sam?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2009, 04:49:38 AM »
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I would definitely be interested in that file name if you could find it! Was the program meant for PPC?


Seeing as it was for Amithlon, why would you ask me if it was a program meant for PPC? :inquisitive:
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Re: How do I install older floppy based software on my new Sam?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2009, 04:51:01 AM »
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None of those will actually convert your floppies to disk images for you, though.


I didn't say they would convert your floppies. You mount them, like virtual disk drives. I think it was FMS or something like that. Gave you up to 8 virtual floppies. Quite cool.
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Re: How do I install older floppy based software on my new Sam?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2009, 04:32:25 PM »
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I really haven't kept track of the Amithlon, don't know much about it so my statement was based on ignorance...


Okay, first off, I hate it when people call themselves ignorant. Really works my tits. Then again, I probably could have explained things a bit more clear. We're equally to blame on that one. My apologies, if I in any way, offended you. That was never my intentions.

Amithlon was basically a tight, linux kernel with limited driver support for specific hardware and an embedded UAE core that ran on X86. It ran only 68k apps. Those will still run, sandboxed in OS4. Amithlon never ran PPC apps. Although, Duke Nukem and Quake screamed on Amithlon. I never got a chance to benchmark Quake 2.

Pyro, however, is sending you an opportunity to get a CD version. I'd jump on that first.

Cheers!
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Re: How do I install older floppy based software on my new Sam?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2009, 04:34:48 PM »
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Thanks for the input on the catweasel, do you know of a PDF of a user manual for this device?


Go to the Individual Computers website and send a message to Jens. He's totally awesome and if he has one, which I'm sure he does, he'd be more than happy to email one to you, to read up on it. I used to have a Catweasel/Buddha MK2 in my old A3000. A trick piece of hardware. Always wanted to get the PCI version for Win-UAE.
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