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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2007, 03:52:32 PM »
I was always a big Distant Suns fan - I even got the CD version way back when.


digital universe is another program that is currently being worked on.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2007, 04:11:57 PM »




>God that made me laugh hard for some reason

He's not God.  God's perspective is different from that of Distant Suns.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2007, 04:19:54 PM »
I'm game for a copy.  Count me in too.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2007, 04:41:18 PM »
@weirdami


If this was done it would be updated to the same features as the 6.0 Windows version.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2007, 06:01:28 PM »
Is it RTG?

Thanks.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2007, 06:39:01 PM »
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If this was done it would be updated to the same features as the 6.0 Windows version.


That would be great! I have version 4, but with the ability to import current global cloud patterns off the net, etc., I'd gladly upgrade.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2007, 09:21:38 PM »
@cecilia

Digital Universe is a great package. If we do this we will not do an OS 4.0 version to avoid hurting sales of that fine package. This is per our mission statement.

http://www.discreetfx.com/Mission.html

That of course does not rule out doing OS 3.9, AROS & MorphOS versions since Digital Universe is not available for those...

If there is enough demand.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #21 on: November 08, 2007, 11:42:29 PM »
Myself and many of my friends would be interested in buying if a floppy disk edition is created.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2007, 03:48:24 PM »


On the subject of Amiga Astronomy, has anyone tried Digital Almanac on Aminet? Its the complete version from around 2003 that the author recently contributed to the Amiga community
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #23 on: November 12, 2007, 09:38:20 PM »
Punched cards, I want punched cards with a paper tape backup!

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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2007, 12:45:13 AM »
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Punched cards, I want punched cards with a paper tape backup!
:lol:

Somewhere i still have a roll of paper tape from college.

is it worth any money????
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #25 on: November 13, 2007, 03:43:21 AM »
I would love to see DS updated, it's one of my favorites.  The question has already been asked, what new features are we talking about, RTG, 060 compatibility, usabilitywith more databases?

I love that it runs on an un-accelerated A500.  If it would also display on a larger screen, I would use it on my whole range of machines.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #26 on: November 13, 2007, 04:04:19 AM »
Distant Suns is a great program.

I purchased the software (V4.3) back in the early 80s and I loved it.

I am a buyer for a V6.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #27 on: November 13, 2007, 04:19:44 AM »
@Tenacious


The Amiga source code is lost, so if it was ported to AROS, MorphOS & Amiga OS 3.9 it would have to be from the Windows code of version 6.0. RTG? of course, but the problem is their would have to be enough demand to justify the port.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #28 on: November 13, 2007, 04:32:03 AM »
Wow.  I wonder if that was why Mike Smithwick never wanted to look back from the Windows version.  

I've tried the Windows version (there was a demo or something), it was very good.

Yes, sign me up for a copy.
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Re: Distant Suns Amiga update, any interest?
« Reply #29 from previous page: November 14, 2007, 07:25:21 PM »
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The Amiga source code is lost...


Really? I thought that was sort of bad form for commercial software developers. And Mike is an old-time Amiga guy, too. It will make back-porting a lot more time consuming.

Looks like there is some new (Yeah!) competition, too:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47174
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