[Silly] How amiga communities work

[Kronos]

Amiga OS 3.9 has jpeg.datatype.
Amiga Os 3.1 has not.
The idea of resignation from the jpeg, as something someone in the Amiga Os 3.9 does not like, is extremely stupid.

Dunno, but quoting and then writing some out of context incoherent drabble surely ain't no sign of "smart" either ....

[Hell Labs]

Amiga OS 3.9 has jpeg.datatype.
Amiga Os 3.1 has not.
The idea of resignation from the jpeg, as something someone in the Amiga Os 3.9 does not like, is extremely stupid.

Does anybody here know what this guy is talking about? I sure don't.

[Damion]

Does anybody here know what this guy is talking about? I sure don't.

It will only make sense if you have the mega-fast RAMS CHIPS in your G4 to decode it.

[amiga92570]

I think somebody should make an amiga clone board that reboots if you slam lots of random keys repeatedly. Would make the whole thing much more efficent.

I have one! :roflmao:

[amiga92570]

It will only make sense if you have the mega-fast RAMS CHIPS in your G4 to decode it.

If mega-fast RAMS CHIPS sense it in your G4 it will only make it decode.

[Karlos]

The bloody thing has been unstable since day one, clean installed systems guru.  It's part of the Amiga charm.  Hey we crash, but look how fast we reboot!  Amiagish systems are a fun hobby but can anyone seriously depend on them?

Too many rose coloured glasses around I think.  Just enjoy the hobby and stop dreaming of world domination.

In the days of yore, my basic OS 3.1 A1200 with HD and 4MB expansion had an uptime of about a month before I had to reboot it. Things were less stable when I got my 040 card. After that, the longest it stayed up was about 12 days, IIRC.

Eventually I succumb to the urge to install all sorts of hacks and patches and I ended up with a chicken soup system but I've reverted slightly since then. Even today it doesn't usually crash unless a buggy app takes it down though I suspect by now the hardware will need some attention. I've not tried to run it for more than a day or so, so the jury's out.

[Hell Labs]

In the days of yore, my basic OS 3.1 A1200 with HD and 4MB expansion had an uptime of about a month before I had to reboot it. Things were less stable when I got my 040 card. After that, the longest it stayed up was about 12 days, IIRC.

Eventually I succumb to the urge to install all sorts of hacks and patches and I ended up with a chicken soup system but I've reverted slightly since then. Even today it doesn't usually crash unless a buggy app takes it down though I suspect by now the hardware will need some attention. I've not tried to run it for more than a day or so, so the jury's out.

Sadly a "chicken soup" setup is the only way to run recent aos software. It sucks.

[Karlos]

Sadly a "chicken soup" setup is the only way to run recent aos software. It sucks.

I don't think that's particularly true. My classic machine doesn't crash just by running everyday apps and it's pretty Frankenstein as far as hardware goes. On the software side, though, it's pretty much a bare 3.9 install with a few additional libraries and drivers to support the PPC, gfx card and NIC.

My UAE installation, which is pretty patched up with AfA OS and the like isn't particularly unstable either.

I don't get to reproduce your experience, anyway.

[stefcep2]

I don't think that's particularly true. My classic machine doesn't crash just by running everyday apps and it's pretty Frankenstein as far as hardware goes. On the software side, though, it's pretty much a bare 3.9 install with a few additional libraries and drivers to support the PPC, gfx card and NIC.

My UAE installation, which is pretty patched up with AfA OS and the like isn't particularly unstable either.

I don't get to reproduce your experience, anyway.

Its interesting that AmigaOS stability complaints seem more common today then they were at the Amiga's height of popularity.  In fact stability was something amiga users used take pride in about their machines. Maybe due to the hardware getting flaky now, or maybe the current users aren't as knowledgeable in setting up a stable classic environment.  

I'm presently using a classicWB Lite environment on an A1200 68060 and its as solid as a rock, even running whdload demos.  Not a single crash in weeks now, although I run it on average about 3-4 hours at a time to play games or do some DPaint/PPaint/Brilliance/Scala stuff.  Runs like greased lightning too

[Damion]

I'm presently using a classicWB Lite environment on an A1200 68060 and its as solid as a rock, even running whdload demos. Not a single crash in weeks now, although I run it on average about 3-4 hours at a time to play games or do some DPaint/PPaint/Brilliance/Scala stuff. Runs like greased lightning too

Have to agree there. My A1200 is the same way, and it's loaded with a myriad of patches, custom ROM, PFS3 filesystem, and an Apollo accelerator card.  

The Zorro machines add lots of variables that can make it difficult to get a stable system. My A2000 was a nightmare to get running properly, right down to the cards having to be in "just the right" slots for everything to play nice. (I thought my PIV was failing (flickering lines and crashes), moved it down a slot and everything is perfect. The Ariadne 2 MUST be in one of the last two slots, etc.) In comparison, I can simply enjoy using the 1200 without spending hours hunting down strange/obscure faults.

[dannyp1]

But you have to love the feeling when you get things running right.  It's the best feeling in the world!!  Well, the second best.  

[Damion]

So true, it's extremely gratifying when everything falls into place. Er, with the computers I mean.

[tone007]

I've found once I get everything working right, I tend to stop using the system and move on to another one.  I guess I just love fitting square blocks into round holes.

[dannyp1]

I think I fit into that category a little also.  I also seem to have about 3 or 4 projects going at once and instead of quickly finishing one, I keep rotating between them doing things so it takes forever to really complete one.

[Hell Labs]

I think I fit into that category a little also.  I also seem to have about 3 or 4 projects going at once and instead of quickly finishing one, I keep rotating between them doing things so it takes forever to really complete one.

Ahh, the pentium 4 method.