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#AGA on 500,2000,3000!!!

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#30185From: Jonathan SchmidtMay 17, 1993 5:03 PM

HI… I have a friend who has discovered a file on the Internet called SoftAGA. This program was developed by PWS (whoever that is). The following excerpt is from a readme file in the archive. I don't know if it is copyrighted or not so I don't want to post the file yet. The program has a copyright of 1993 but after what is in the text file, it might be okay to post… I am a former PWS engineer now currently employed in sales support at Commodore. After sitting on the sidelines for months while speculation mounted as to the possibility of a software hack to allow ECS machines to run AGA software, I have finally decided to release this copy of SoftAGA, which is a product that will never reach the market legitimately, now that Commodore have crushed PWS in a swift legal challenge. What the heck, I've never signed an NDA, so here it is. Oh yes, the program *WORKS* !! I own an Amiga 2500HD and have been enjoying the AGA chipset for some time now. It DOES require a lot of initial tweaking to adjust the parameters to your system, however I assure you the results are worth it! Have fun… Codename: ORION. Supposedly this program will allow any NON-AGA user with at least 1.5 MB of RAM, ECS Chipset, KS 2.04, and WB 2.1 or higher to use AGA!!! It says it will support HAM8 and 256 color WB! I can't believe it. It claims that it uses new programming techniques called PCR (Programmable Circuit Routing) as well as the new HyperAcceleration ™. It claims that it will not slow down your machine much at all! The docs talk about Team AGA working on pushing the ECS chipset to its limits… they even made two 500's at 150Mhz! It may be all just hype but the program looks legit. I, unfortunately have a 1200 and have no use for such a program. However, I would love to see if it works… Hmmmm…… / /_ /_/onathan __/chmidt – On AutoPilot from CompuServe Land

#30186From: Steve AhlstromMay 17, 1993 5:07 PM

SoftAGA does not work on my 3000 and I seriously doubt that it works on any machine.

#30206From: Jonathan SchmidtMay 17, 1993 9:19 PM

Hmmm… well that blows that idea. Is it okay to upload to the libraries to let other people see if it will work? Jon

#30209From: Steve AhlstromMay 17, 1993 9:30 PM

It has been uploaded an tested by many people — it will not be made public as it is a waste of time for the 200k download.

#30214From: Jonathan HirschmanMay 17, 1993 10:44 PM

Jonathan, Why not upload it, and let some of us have at it? I could afford to spend a couple of hours chasing a fiction 🙂 //Jonathan, \\//via AutoPilot

#30222From: Antonio RosarioMay 18, 1993 1:02 AM

I've got SoftAGA. If anyone wants, I'll send it email on the condition that they keep me up to date on getting it to work. I'll only send it to a few people since I cannot afford multiple uploads. You can pass the files amongst each other if you want. ====>Tony<==== switching to…… AutoPilot….(click)

#30265From: Pat RizzoMay 18, 1993 9:22 PM

Jonathan, Talk about this program has been making it's rounds on FidoNet for about two weeks now, and not a single person has seen it in action. All attempts to run this program have resulted in software failures. Simply put: It was an April Fools joke..

#30224From: Jonathan BlackwellMay 18, 1993 1:16 AM

I have the program as well and I personally think it's a joke. -Jonathan

#30233From: Peter OlafsonMay 18, 1993 8:16 AM

SoftAGA should be called SoftGAG. It's a gag program — as ought to be apparent from the docs — and is widely available as such via various FTP mirrors in game/gag.