while i agree that three years for a port and complete upgrade for an OS is quite good, where are you getting three years from? I dont see the OS4, do you? if...
Perhaps Amiga is a state of mind and community as well as a technology. Thus, waiting is part of Amiga life and accepted if somewhat regrettably, as part of...
... The motherboard is designed by Bill Mueller for MAI. Designing a motherboard needs skill, but it is a much smaller job than rewriting a desktop operating...
... Yes, aren't Fleecy and the rest of the Amiga.com crew effectively irrelevant? They have not and probably will never have anything to contribute to the...
Hello Dr. ... What sort of American "have a big hug" twaddle is this ? The Amiga is a computing system and one that I want without all the bullshit that...
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Mar 1, 2004 10:43 pm
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Hello JaX ... They did take $50 US from us on the pretense that it was going towards the A1 and OS4 but Eyetech and Hyperion seemed not to be in on this "deal"...
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Hello Don ... And MAI/Eyetech got that done. I disagree withg the OS stuff though. Yopu can rewrite OS and computer code as you see fit that is easy compared...
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Mar 1, 2004 10:46 pm
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... OS4 IS out in betatesting, which means you should see it shortly after the tests are completed. ... It's not as hard to design and build a board from...
Hi all, I just finished building my Aone, but when I turn the power on the cpu fan spins for a micro second and the green led on board of the Aone flashes for ...
... THe above shouldn't stop your LED from working or your CPU fan from running. But I think it very well could keep you from getting a display. At the very...
Hello Bill ... You act like it's going to take years more. That's a nice slap to the Frieden's faces Why not call them liars to their faces? ... BECAUSE: #1...
... Based on past form, who on earth could blame him? Sorry but your coming on here, every time someone has a little moan, to gnash your teeth and tell us...
Hello wilseyboy ... I do. I have sympathy for my friends who want OS4, know I have it, and know I can't give it to them. Yet they don't complain. They take...
Hello NeRP ... And you assume everyone has the same level of patience? ... <snip> ... I'm not suggesting that, merely pointing out that '#1' is not a relevant...
I cannot agree that OS3.9 is bug free, I have had several problems with printing guide files from multiview, and have to use a work aroud of copying the guide...
Hello TotalCAD@... ... Well, the Microsoft example is a bad one. I'm sure that if Hyperion really wanted, they could have released a bug-ridden OS long...
Bill: If one does not believe in something beyond silicon, why not do Windows or better Linux? I don't justify the wait but I understand what an achievement...
Bill: I share your frustration but am realistic about Amiga, Inc. Taking a company that has been bankrupted twice, short changed by another owner and...
... Sounds like there might be a short. The PSU will generally shutdown if it detects such a condition. I'd try connecting only the mainboard (without and...
Hello wilseyboy ... No. That's exactly my point. All the foot stomping and arm waving in the world is not helping anything at all! My friends can hack it,...
... <snip> ... Haven't you just answered your own question? (i.e. perhaps Bill doesn't have the same level of patience as your friends) ... I'm defending his...
Hi Cyber ... I ripped out the permedia as soon as I read your post !! And.... YES everything started spinning and buzzing as soon as I turned the power on :) ...
Hello NeRP ... I don't know nor have ever met the Freidens, they are probably decent hard working folk. Maybe they don't even exist. I have nothing against...
... AIUI there are a number of factors. Firstly, Forefront wrote the Radeon drivers for the CSPPC version of OS4, and these drivers are now being used for the...
Hello Nuno ... Too true they sell that as a finished product. ... There still will be even after next years wait. But I do wish they had released it on a "use...
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Mar 2, 2004 10:04 pm
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Hello wilseyboy THanks for seeing the things our way rather than that of a priviledged beta taster :-) ... Actually I do - but only because it was the...
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Mar 2, 2004 10:04 pm
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Hello NeRP ... I'm 45, what I cannot bear is that I may not live long enough to see OS4. ... My boobs are already too big for a male ! ... Good. Is this likely...