Elbox Dragon "news"

[humppa]

There is a rumour that the Elbox Dragon is today being demoed at Amizaduszki in Krakov.

Since my Polish is rather limited, could some Polish forum user please translate the rumours/news from ppa.pl?

[humppa]

It's a fantastic news. Please do visit ppa.pl because there should be some pictures and a film from presentation.

Wow, indeed great news. Can't wait to see that film with a -working- version of the Dragon.

[humppa]

Well if that are the facts het should get a laywer and not write replies on amiga-news and amiga.org

...and amigaworld.net.

[humppa]

Is the above idea possible?

Ideas are always possible.  :-P

[humppa]

That concerns a very old version of pci.library; pre-5.0. Current version is 6.2.

Current version is 6.5 from December 2004

[humppa]

@thread

It seems that Darek responded to Chris Hodges piracy claims on  PPA.PL.

Can somebody translate?

edit: For what it's worth (automatic translation, don't draw too many conclusions from it) ;-)

"Certainly it walks about no 38 here EUR. It walks about it, that when somebody makes something on market more Amigi than foreshadows only, immediately it becomes public enemy for some number 1. It was satisfied from agreement about cooperation with very Chris Hodges Elboksem, but only till the moment, when as it happens, that it will not process lat (summer; year) for his pile by several Elbox sterowników, it has been made in only weeks few couple. Probably, it counted on it Hodges, that agreement will boost interest of his with pile Elboksem - as for standard USB Amigi - but it will not be for its (his) producing friend of card kart for simultaneously long competition USB Zorro. When we have received developer documentation, we were returned for about sale of license for key Hodgesa Elboksu. Then it has suggested us for our firm free keys Hodges. After several months, when it irritated in mediator too very 2.0 already USB Hodgesa, aggression has achieved him respect of our firm such level, that in one of next update it key zdezaktywował. It IS INCORPORATED on computer presented on on surname of permanent employee installed Posejdon Amizaduszkach Elboksu. This registration has been carried through FIXIT POINT PPA. This person is not amigowcem, does not have ( and never had in house ) Amigi and this registration is taken advantage only and for brand application exclusively. I salute, cream Darek ELBOX COMPUTER"

[humppa]

That almost hurt reading, it was so disjointed.

I agree... :lol:
Just in case somebody here speaks German, there is a German translation (non-machine) on Amiga-news.de by Valwit:

"Es geht hier nicht um 38 EUR (anspielung auf erstes posting - anm. V.) es geht darum dass wenn man auf dem amigamarkt etwas mehr macht als nur ankündigungen man sofort zum staatsfeind nummer 1 wird. chris hodges war sehr zufrieden mit dem abkommen mit elbox, aber nur bis zu dem moment als sich herausstellte dass elbox die nötigen treiber nicht jahrelang entwickeln wird, sondern es innerhalb weniger wochen machte, hodges zählte wohl darauf, dass das abkommen mit elbox das interesse an seinem usb-stack erhöht - als usb standard für den amiga - und gleichzeitig es lange zeit keine konkurenz geben wird für seinen freund der usb-karten für die zorro slots baut.

als wir die developer dokumentation erhielten, wandten wir uns an hodges wegen der verkaufes von lizenzen (keys) für elbox. daraufhin bot uns hodges kostenlose keys für unsere firma an. nach ein paar monaten als usb 2.0 in mediator hodges zu sehr störte, erreichte seine agression gegenüber unserer firma einen derartigen stand, dass er in einem der updates die keys deaktivierte.

poseidon, der auf dem rechner instaliert ist, der auf amizaduszki vorgeführt wurde IST REGISTRIERT auf den namen eines festangestellten mitarbeiters von elbox. die registrierung wurde durch den registrationspunkt von ppa durchgeführt. der mitarbeiter ist kein amiga-user, hat (und hatte nie) keinen amiga zu hause und die regiestrierung wird ausschliesslich in der firma verwendet.

grüsse

Darek Smietana
ELBOX COMPUTER"

[humppa]

From my own experience, i use openpci drivers instead of the crappy mediator ones.

For Mediator? I thought that one was "canceled"?

[humppa]

@yak

Thanks a lot for the translation! I think you could even quote the full text here instead of only linking to it.
This is much more on-topic (Dragon) than some of the earlier ramblings concernig Poseidon-licenses, the Elbox-e3b/Hodges dispute, etc.

[humppa]

Can we please get back on topic with real news regarding the Dragon hardware?

Hopefully. :-)

Darek from Elbox gave some remarks on the Dragon presentation in this thread.