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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 20:03:17 UTC Bernie

   I went to the bi-monthly SCCAN meeting with my Sam440ep, a #PowerPC #Amiga running #AmigaOS4.

   https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=sccan:start

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 20:11:58 UTC Bernie

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     Next to my rig, a #Commodore PC 20 and the super cute A500 Mini running a classic #AmigaOS Workbench image with MagicWB icons and various popular OS utilities from the era.

     It's a polished UX, and the hardware is very affordable ($129 + tax on Amazon).

     https://retrogames.biz/products/thea500-mini/
     #retrocomputing #amiga

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 20:24:23 UTC Bernie

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     Ah, the game running on the PowerPC Amiga is Frogatto and Friends.

     First time I try running a platform game on this board, and unfortunately scrolling was a bit sluggish in the highest quality modes. Perhaps this port doesn't render on the GPU, and the 32-bit PCI slot of the Sam440ep doesn't have enough bandwidth to transfer 60 high-resolution frames per second to the GPU.

     Anyway... it runs and seems like a fun platform game!

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogatto_%26_Friends
     #amiga #powerpc #retrocompiuting

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 20:37:56 UTC Bernie

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     Another SCCAN member brought a well preserved collection of American magazines dedicated to #Commodore and #Amiga machines. He asked if anyone wanted them for free.
     
     I grew up in Italy, where I had no access to any of these publications, so I decided to take them. Hopefully I'll find the time to read them one day...

     Until then, I'll do my best to preserve the history printed on these yellowed pages ❤️

     #retrocomputing

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 22:29:23 UTC Bernie

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     • Christian Horn

     @globalc Looks like The A500 Maxi is already on the roadmap!

     https://player.fm/series/this-week-in-retro/the-a500-maxi-announced-this-week-in-retro-146
     #amiga #retrocomputing

   • Christian Horn (globalc@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 22:29:24 UTC Christian Horn

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     @codewiz I think an Amiga 500 maxi, so with usable keyboard, might sell well. They did a C64 maxi.. not sure why not Amiga.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 22:45:09 UTC Bernie

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     • mkj

     @mkj I have a friend who works at the Archive. Next time I go, I could give him the entire box of magazines to scan them and store them in the Physical Archive!

   • mkj (mkj@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 22:45:10 UTC mkj

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     @codewiz If you have access to a good scanner (which is just about any flatbed scanner these days) and some time to put into the project, you might want to consider scanning them and uploading them to the Internet Archive.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 22:56:49 UTC Bernie

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     • mkj

     All the Italian magazines of my youth have already been scanned by fans and made available online, along with the contents of the bundled tapes / floppy disks:
     https://www.edicola8bit.com/giochi.php?collana=special_program&console=c64

     @mkj #c64 #retrocomputing #retrogaming

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 23:10:13 UTC Bernie

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     • mkj

     Special Program was one of many monthly magazines which distributed obviously cracked games with minor mods, such as changing the title and translating most of the strings to Italian, sometimes with awkward abbreviations to fit within the available space 😂

     https://www.edicola8bit.com/gioco.php?collana=special_program&console=c64&codice=pippop&id_rivista=56
     @mkj
     #retrogaming #c64

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 23:15:28 UTC Bernie

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     • mkj

     it was not uncommon for the original #C64 games to _also_ be unauthorized clones of popular arcade games.

     So this Bip Pop was a pirate version of Blobber, which was actually a Bubble Bobble clone! 😂

     https://www.lemon64.com/game/blobber

     @mkj #retrogaming #piracy

   • coffe☕ (coffe@social.piewpiew.se)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2024 17:20:12 UTC coffe☕

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     @codewiz oooh is that mini-amiga hackable? Will it run a clean WB and programs?

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2024 17:21:39 UTC Bernie

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     • coffe☕

     @coffe Yes, we ran a full OS image with lots of apps preinstalled.

     I bought an A500 mini the next month, but the Workbench image was no longer available for download pending the resolution of a copyright dispute (iirc).

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jan-2024 17:24:30 UTC Bernie

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     • coffe☕

     @coffe Ah, it's back!

     https://www.aminimiga.com/

     Go to the Downloads page and get the torrent. I haven't tested it yet.