> > I guess you've been blacklisted because of your *evil* countdown, nevermind
> that it actually counted down to something worthwhile ;)
>
> Evil countdown? I loved the countdown! :) Is this some immense faux-par in the
> emulation world?


This was my interpretation of the general view when the countdown showed up on your page.

I *loved* the countdown, because I knew it was something worth waiting for... not some silly web page re-design, or release of an unstable and nearly useless *commercial* emulator...

Yes, there is some bitterness associated with countdowns, and I think you got caught up in the bad vibe.


> But yes, the difficulty I find getting them to post would indicate being
> blacklisted for reasons that escape me. Even when there was apparently no news
> to post it wasn't being posted...


I don't think it's personal. I think this site has some good news posters, but it's mostly sporadic posting. Understandable: they have lives; they don't get paid for this; they do it because they want to; and they generally end up posting what interests them. Perhaps they have no appreciation for the Amiga, or perhaps they just keep missing the news and by the time they get it, it's *really old* news.

You do have a following regardless of the front page support.


> Until then, people will have to use WINE on Linux unfortunately. :(


Understood. TkChris is the least sporadic of the posters, but he usually sticks with open-source Linux-compatible news. Windows-only solutions seem to get his penguin feathers ruffled ;)


> The requirements are:
>
> A 68020 CPU or above.
>
> Minimum of 2Mb of RAM if dumping directly to another computer (using PC2Amiga).
> However 5Mb of RAM (though 8 or above is recommended) is needed if dumping to
> HD.
>
> Kickstart: The actual tool that does the dumping only needs KS 1.3, however, the
> scripts wrapping the tool need KS2.0


Are there any special requirements for the drive? Controllable speed... density... who knows what else? Or can a stock Amiga drive do the job? I'm thinking not, but who knows what the A1010 & built-in A4000 floppy drives are capable of...


> > and is the software you use to generate a raw capture or a "cooked" IPF freely
> available for use) ?
>
> Raw capture, yes.
>
> Unfortunately, you cannot generate actual IPF's for several reasons


Centralized control is a good thing. Keeps the quality high, but the backlog must be *huge*.


H@P