[Rant] Former 'killer' Amiga applications | ANN.lu |
Posted on 15-Apr-2001 00:44 GMT by Christian Kemp | 34 comments View flat View list |
RedPencil writes:
"Only 5 years ago there were all sorts of high-class applications for AmigaOS. Now it seems, all the work and techniques in these applications is just sitting in these software companies archives."
The odds are that development work on these programs will never be restarted, so it seems a total waste for the source code to be just sitting there. The software companies won't make any money out of it any more.
I know this idea has been banded around before but nothing has come of it, it'd be cool if we lobbied these companies to release their source code to the Amiga community, where perhaps some developers can start to improve and continue work on these great programs.
I am talking about things like Wordworth, SAS/C, Imagine, Cinema 4D, Maxon C++, Final Writer.... all the great programs that made the Amiga great as a serious computer. If AmigaOS 4.0 and above is to survive we need applications - and there are tonnes of them sitting around gathering dust... if only we could persuade some software companies to release them then it would give AmigaOS 4 (and AROS and MorphOS) and really good flying start!
What does everyone else think?
|
|
List of all comments to this article |
Former 'killer' Amiga applications : Comment 7 of 34 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Paul McCord on 14-Apr-2001 22:00 GMT | The Amiga always used to have it's fair share of application software - It was never just a "Games Machine", it was something that could be taken seriously for it's other roles such as high end graphics and animation etc. At the moment we all want the new Amiga platform to meet with success but unless it is supported by plenty of decent applications then it will never be a great success.
I want to see a modern day Deluxe Paint type of application that put some powerful art/animation features within reach of the casual user. I would love to see a decent Word Processor and Spreadsheet programs, as Microsoft has these markets more or less sewn up - Wouldn't it be fantastic to see the Amiga platform supporting a genuine competitor to Microsoft's core products? |
|
List of all comments to this article (continued) |
|
- User Menu
-
- About ANN archives
- The ANN archives is powered by #AmigaZeux. It was updated daily (news last: 22-Oct-2004; comments last: 18-May-2005).
ANN.lu was created, previously owned and maintained by Christian Kemp, www.ckemp.com.
- Contribute
- Not possible at this time!
- Search ANN archives
- Advanced search
- Hosting
- ANN.lu was hosted by Dreamhost. Sign up through this link, mention "ckemp" as referrer and he will get a 10% commission on any account you purchase.
Please show your appreciation for any past, present and future work on ANN.lu by making a contribution via PayPal.
|