Minimig Review completed!

[TheDaddy]

How do you explain my minimig working with the rom from amiga forever cd?

Also is the rom.key (3kb) needed by the minimig? :-)

[TheDaddy]

Sorry double post ARGH! :-(

[TheDaddy]

>>Well, I checked with AF6. At least that CD only has encrypted KS 1.3 ROM.

I can't find my AF6 cd (I think it is) but I have them all saved on an Amiga hard disk and two of them are 524,288 (one 3.0 the other 1.3).

I am going to rename the 3.0 one to KICK.ROM and see what the minimig makes of it. If it reads it fine I should get the animated floppy is this correct?

But you might be right though it looks like all the other Kickstarts I have are XXX,299 (encrypted) plus one or two 256KB.

I'll let you know what happens to the minimig when it boots with the 3.0 renamed to KICK.ROM.

Also, I forgot to ask, does the minimig need the rom.key file (3KB)?

Thanks  :-)

[TheDaddy]

@ Piru and amazing

Good news!

I have got 2 working Kickstarts (3.0 and 1.3 both renamed to KICK.ROM) and they both work!

Like you said Piru, the not crypted ones should work. It doesn't look like it makes any difference by using the 1.3 over the 3.0 (apart from the animated diskette in 3.0! NICE!) because I have tested the games failing under 1.3 and they fail the same under 3.0.. Same story for the ones which have graphics corruption or missing sprites. Same results for both. So I might just as well use Kickstart 3.0 which looks better  :-)

I am afraid for compatibility issues will have to wait for an updated minimig.bin...

What do you think?

Piru thanks for the help I'll mention you in the review if it's ok with you. :-)

[TheDaddy]

Hi,

I have updated the compatibility list, if anyone is interested;

www.loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

ACube have sold all the available Minimigs so please email me your results.

Thanks  :-)

[TheDaddy]

More than anything I am getting worried about the compatibility...I have been testing more games and some real classics and they all fail...

Any news about an updated minimig.bin file? :-?

[TheDaddy]

Does anyone know if there is going to be an update for the minimig? Compatibility issues are really starting to annoy me! :angry:

[TheDaddy]

@TheDaddy

Unbelievable...I don't know what to say...

From AlexH on EAB:

"The first was a Wiki one, made so could edit it to add new titles

http://www.opencircuits.com/Minimig_..._compatibility

And then some stoopid git decided he wanted to start his own non editable one and some mindless people have supported it:

http://www.loriano.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/what_works.htm

Doesnt everyone realise that co-operation and user editable content is the future of the internet?"

Now what I would like to know is:
1) Is there a need to call people stupid?
2) It doesn't say anywhere that other people can't start their own list, as we know there is at least another one around. Is this the way you get repaid for your hard work, for wanting to spread the word and invite people to support and buy new Amiga products?
3) This isn't the best way to encourage people is it?
4) If I am not mistaken, my list and review came way before the wiki one
5) What is wrong with having more than one list, I think it's a positive thing so we can cross reference and double check.
6) What is this rubbish; "Doesnt everyone realise that co-operation and user editable content is the future of the internet?" And who says so? I am not going to allow people to modify my list, there is an email contact for that, and there is wiki.
7)  :-x  and  :-(