Amiga - the little computer that could

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Aza said:
Well the Amiga had a thing called a Copper that was a hardware display controller. You could change display parameters on the fly (accurate to about 4 or 8 pixels on the old machines, 2 or 4 (Can't remember) on the AGA chipset) So what you could have is 2 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT resolution displays split horizontally on the screen. You could drag the title bar of the lower one up and down to show more or less of the upper one (The one 'behind') or hide it altogether. I think this was a phenomenal thing.
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Yeah, that was amazing! I remember stacking different-resolution windows all the time just to show that I could do it!
 
Aza said:
Well the Amiga had a thing called a Copper that was a hardware display controller. You could change display parameters on the fly (accurate to about 4 or 8 pixels on the old machines, 2 or 4 (Can't remember) on the AGA chipset) So what you could have is 2 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT resolution displays split horizontally on the screen. You could drag the title bar of the lower one up and down to show more or less of the upper one (The one 'behind') or hide it altogether. I think this was a phenomenal thing.
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Exactly. It was brilliant. And the new AmigaOS4 can do this without Copper on new machines.

One of the biggest "problems" with the earlier incarnations of the OS was that it was inherently bound to the proprietary custom chipsets of the original hardware configurations. Thanks to the wonderful guy at Hyperion, that have been able to port the OS to PowerPC architecture and now support retargetable hardware.
 
Also, as far as I know, the largest single collection of software in the world is for the Amiga:

Aminet


And for the latest in Amiga OS4 software development:

OS4 Depot
 
NBCshooter said:
And the program I have never been able to replace was my artificial intelligence software. I think it was called Magellan. I could create text-based "rules" and the app would use "inferencing" to create new output.
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By any chance, are you referring to "Directory Opus Magellan?"

DOpus Magellan press release

DOpus Magellan II


Although, I did find this:

Magellan: The Amiga Gets Smart

Just do a quick page search on there.


I am currently in talks with the Amiga community to try and track down this program along with its history. It is entirely possible, with an Amiga emulator, that you can run it on your current PC or Mac.
 
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Its funny, on cable access here, we have a 1 hour show that shows an old Amiga desktop and plays nostalgic music.


That’s all it does
It’s Called (you guessed it) Amiga Rules
 
SalaTar said:
Its funny, on cable access here, we have a 1 hour show that shows an old Amiga desktop and plays nostalgic music.


That’s all it does
It’s Called (you guessed it) Amiga Rules
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Awesome, dude! Where? What station?
 
SalaTar said:
channel 98 on cox cable in south La.(the state)
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If only it was in the city of LA instead. :)

If you ever have a chance to post a video clip of the show, I'd love to see it.
 
NBCshooter said:
And the program I have never been able to replace was my artificial intelligence software. I think it was called Magellan. I could create text-based "rules" and the app would use "inferencing" to create new output.
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This is what I have been able to come up with so far.

Prolog

Amiga Mind.Rexx AI
 
ahh the good old days. i still have my amiga in storage i might have to blow off the dust and let my son see want it was like.
 
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ahh the good old days. i still have my amiga in storage i might have to blow off the dust and let my son see want it was like.
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That's funny. He might dig it. :)
 
I still have my Amiga 3000 with a 68040/40 board and a whopping 16MB of fast ram. I sure wish I could run Image FX on a PC or Amiga emulator. That GFX program did things I've not seen in "modern" software.
Imagine (a great 3D program and competitor to the early Lightwave) still has the best rendering of glass objects that I've ever seen.
I'd be among the first in line for an "Amiga on a card" to fit a PCIE slot on a modern mobo.
Ken
the Screen Skins guy
 
My 2 first girlfriend were Paula and Denise and I spent some many nights with...

And my two first virtual buddies were "Copper and Blitter"

My life will have been totally different if I had never met the Amiga.

move.w #$0,$dff180 because everything starts with color and everything dies with a $4e71

Some links : The emulator : http://www.winuae.net/

And for demos : http://www.pouet.net/

ps : I still love the wildcopper
 
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kplo said:
I still have my Amiga 3000 with a 68040/40 board and a whopping 16MB of fast ram. I sure wish I could run Image FX on a PC or Amiga emulator. That GFX program did things I've not seen in "modern" software.
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[SIZE=+1]ImageFX : ImageFX 4.5 Studio Now Available[/SIZE]
Posted On: 2004/2/29 22:39:00 (565 reads)
Nova Design, Inc., leaders in graphics software for the Amiga for over ten years, announced the new release of ImageFX 4.5 Studio for the Amiga and Pegasos platforms.

ImageFX 4.5 Studio is an all-in-one release of ImageFX 4.0, 4.5, PowerStation and numerous other upgrades to make a the Amiga's most comprehensive image editing and special effects package even more complete than ever.

What's new in 4.5 Studio?

In ImageFX 4.5 we introduced a completely new animation system that added a whole new suite of pre-rendered effects faster than anything else around has today. This new system is called the the Keyframe Manager. It can load GIF animations, ANIMS, AnimBrushes, and sequences of frames in many formats and animate them onto your video and animation sequences directly. But that's not all, you can also:

. Keyframe the animation to follow any path over your entire animation
. Keyframe one point, two points or up to four points
. Manipulate keyframes directly on the preview screen or input exact coordinates
. Apply one of four types of motion blurring
. Use any drawing mode, style or edge controls
. Preview the animation in wireframe in real-time
. Load and save projects
. Use Keyframes with your own ARexx EOT scripts (samples supplied)
. Call any ARexx effect or learned script on every frame

PowerStation has also now been included and upgraded over previous releases. PowerStation is a package of ImageFX modules designed to work directly with the PowerPC natively. This speeds up the specific modules ten times or more the speed of the same module running on a native 68060 processor. In many cases the effects become nearly real-time!

. Liquid - distorts your image as if it were on water
. Fire - adds animatable fire on your image
. Clouds - multilayer clouds and fog
. Bubble - champagne bubbles and more
. JPEG Loader/Saver - load and save JPEG images FAST!
. Gaussian Blur - our famous blur - now really really fast
. Lightning - Realistic lightning or Hollywood effect
. FXForge - uses Photoshop Filter Factory formulas for hundreds of effects

MorphOS Compatibility

We've made ImageFX fully compatible with MorphOS. All the PowerStation modules work natively - at speeds far faster than previously possible under Cyberstorm or Blizzard PPC cards. We also have MorphOS 32bit icons courtesy of Andre Siegel!

You'll also find our entire web site and ftp site on the CD as well to save you download time and give you direct access to our newsletters on the disc.
Upgrade Pricing

Here's the best part - the upgrade is only a low $39.95 for owners of ImageFX 4.x. If you own ImageFX 3.x the upgrade to the latest release is only $59.95. ImageFX 2.x owners can upgrade right through and get the latest for only $79.95. Amazing!

Iif you wish to order directly you can call 1-800-IMAGE-69 or (804) 282-1157, or fax your order to (804) 282-3768 or just mail it to Nova Design, Inc., 1910 Byrd Avenue, Suite 204, Richmond, VA 23230 USA


Amiga Forever - emulation for AmigaOS on PC
 
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