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Offline clusterukTopic starter

Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #14 from previous page: November 18, 2008, 10:04:35 PM »
RE: So do you still have dev docs on the PCI card?

Unfortunately no, long story which I may post.
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2008, 10:08:27 PM »
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RE: Well I bought the Simaese software from you with an agreement that it would give me $50 (or was it pounds?)

Send me your details and I will look into a refund.


Don't worry, I think I got the maximum value out of the Siamese software.  I apprecaite the offer though.

It was a real shame that it wasn't used more widely at the time.  I first used it on a Pentium 120MHz and my A1200 and couldn't believe that I could use an serial cable to put my workbench on the PC monitor in 1024x768 with all the colours of the rainbow.  I also used it to install OS3.5 on my A3000 which didn't have a CD ROM (just don't ask how long it took).  :-D
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2008, 10:11:04 PM »
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Unfortunately no, long story which I may post.


If you ever have the time then I'd like to hear the story behind it (and all the frustrations involved).

Also, who has the source code to the Siamese software?
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2008, 10:38:59 PM »
Hi Steve,

I was a Siamese user with the little card. That was good stuff. Used in on my Dual Pentium Pro 200. and my video Toaster Flyer. Flyer clips were rendered on the PC and transfered to the Flyer.

The whole WB thing over serial was cool to.
Newtek does something similar with their Tricaster and IVGA, making a pc over Ethernet a video source.

The girl on the Siamese packaging was really cute too.

Cheers,
M
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2008, 10:45:20 PM »
Welcome!!!
I must check out this Siamese system.........
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2008, 11:02:55 PM »
Steve, where is my 8-Pak?? ;-)

Last time we talked (going back 10 years now) you were making were these cool cases which took multiple motherboards and I was working for Argonaut.

Don't suppose you know what happened to Mick Tinker?

What's the chance of making Siamese 2.5 RTG Cardware/Giftware? Or perhaps dare I say it, open source?

For those who do not know Siamese was the forerunner of VNC and Remote Desktop.
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Offline clusterukTopic starter

Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2008, 11:27:00 PM »
RE: Steve, where is my 8-Pak??

I even had calls from NASA about these. I wanted to make Clustered computers, the truth is I lost the plot after the Amiga/Gateway mess and could not afford to put the 8-Pack or the 3-Pack into production. I have my 3-Pack and one in the garage and am looking into a new 3-pack watercooled version see videos on site.

No idea what happened to Mick but not bothered either.

As for the Siamese Software, this was the project between myself and Paul Nolan one of the best Amiga coders ever. Unfortunately we have not spoken since and he has the source code.

I believe we missed the boat, should have gone PC to PC as well as Amiga to PC. PC to PC was easy haha.

Steve
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2008, 11:38:07 PM »
Hi!

i remember you from the swedish Amiga fair Amitech, Siamese seemed pretty cool, never tried it myself though.
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2008, 12:35:28 AM »
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clusteruk wrote:

As for the Siamese Software, this was the project between myself and Paul Nolan one of the best Amiga coders ever. Unfortunately we have not spoken since and he has the source code.

I believe we missed the boat, should have gone PC to PC as well as Amiga to PC. PC to PC was easy haha.

Steve


That's a shame.  It certainly has more features than Amiga Explorer (as shipped with Amiga Forever).  It doesn't deserve to fade away.  Would you have any objections to copies being passed on to interested parties considering it is not available for sale?
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Offline Crom00

Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2008, 12:43:17 AM »
Paul Nolan? Coder of Photogenics?

He let me try out a beta of the Pocket Pc version of Photogenics. Great program...
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Offline clusterukTopic starter

Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2008, 01:08:51 AM »
Yes thats Paul, very nice man, moved to california.

It would not be fair for me to change status to allow sharing the software, it would not worry me but it would be unfair to not get Pauls blessing.

I hope one day to resolve things with him.
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Offline Plaz

Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2008, 03:30:19 AM »
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clusteruk wrote:
RE: So do you still have dev docs on the PCI card?

Unfortunately no, long story which I may post.


Love to hear it when you have the time. I'm aways interested in the history and the "behind the scenes" of these projects.

Plaz
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Re: Hi all, my name is Steve Jones
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2008, 04:25:28 AM »
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Yes thats Paul, very nice man, moved to california.

It would not be fair for me to change status to allow sharing the software, it would not worry me but it would be unfair to not get Pauls blessing.

I hope one day to resolve things with him.


I understand.  I wonder what the chances are of him showing up on Amiga.org are and then we could ask him.  :-)
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