Back to the Future, need help to preserve unique Amiga

[guru-666]

@mrbill
" Myself, I'm getting "back into" Amiga hardware and software because, frankly, nothing else beats it."

How's is life under that rock?

@Mallette
"freedom from the iron boot of Microsoft is out of reach...but it will come."

what you never heard of linux? or any of the other OS's that would exactly what you need? Better wait for that new amiga.

[guru-666]

linux has already gotten some where.  Im a 3d animator working on feature films with linux all day long. LOTs has happend since 96.  a lot more than on the amiga side.  Dpaint was nice now I use shake.. I don't know what you need to do, but im sure shake (apple) can do it.  It would not even be hard to program something simple like dpaint for lunux...could make it even better for your use. Amiga is dead, it was pretty good back in the day but thank god things have evolved.  Do your self a favor and download unbuntu.  then you will see you don't need mircosoft.

[guru-666]

hmmm, I see what you mean. I just don't understand what wrong with linux.  It's great.  I mean amiga willnever catch up.  

I also started on the amiga and loved it (still do) but in hindsight its clear the commodore had no idea what the future would hold, the internet, steaming media, realtime 3d rendering... the amiga missed the boat by quite a bit quite a long time ago.  :-D

as for highend audio driver... there are lot of driver for the linux, have you check recently?  Also if you are writing software why not write a driver for your audio cards? Heck you could even relese it on open source and help the next guy,, the true amiga sprit.  BTW there are even fewer drivers avaibale on amiga

[guru-666]

well shake is $500 ( a deal as it use to be thousands) but it not the same as dpaint, it's a compositing package.  It alows you to paint (quick paint) and has a nice timeline.
I'm not sure you will find it very dpaint like. (but again in my mind that not a bad thing as dpaint was very limiting)

You should for sure fix up the amiga you have... why not... if I where in your area I would help you.   On the amiga I also like imageFX...

I just get a bit cross when ppl claim the amiga was/is the best computer ever, becasue it was not and is not...  

I also feel like you are selling linux a bit short as even a few years ago we where crunching out feature films with it.  Not "hacking" as you put it.
Just sounds like you could use linux for your bussiness with out to much trouble, since you don't like working for bill.  I work for a large studio and if its good enough for us it should work for you also.

best of luck!
 

[guru-666]

oh yes linux has been multitasking for quite some time!  
If you have a nvidia card, yes it will use gpu ( you need to install the right drivers!)
I'll bet it even has drivers for your audio cards built in.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

go download this and give it a shot, you will be happy.  

Hey I'm not going to knock dpaint... it's nifty.  It's simple because if it LIMITED tool set.  Shake can do all that plus more, but odds are you don't need the extra.  
ther eis a lack of tools that compare... try project dog waffel

anyway with wine (windows emulation) built into your linux there is very little reason anybody "HAS TOO" use windows.  honestly.