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Posted on 20-Mar-2002 18:03 GMT by Christian Kemp125 comments
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Jarmo Laakkonen writes: H&P is proud to announce the availability of Boing Bag 2 for AmigaOS 3.9
OS 3.9: Boing Bag 2 available now!

20. March 2002: H&P is proud to announce the availability of Boing Bag 2 for AmigaOS 3.9. Boing Bag 3.9-2 contains many bug fixes, small enhancement and new features in the areas multimedia (AMPlifier, PlayCD, sound datatype), shell, Workbench (Find, AsyncWB, UnArc, XAD v10), ReAction and harddisk support. The Boing Bag is delivered in three parts: The main archive with all the files needed to update AmigaOS 3.9, the translations into different languages and the contributions (CDDB library, OpenURL, ClassAction). We want to thank all people that made it possible.

Please download at least the main archive and the translation(s) for the language(s) you desire. The contributions are optional.

Note: This Update requires AmigaOS 3.9 with Boing Bag 1. AmigaOS XL users can install the Boing Bag 2 directly.

www.haage-partner.com

OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 1 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by redrumloa on 20-Mar-2002 17:22 GMT
Nice touch, not bad for a $35 product:-) Thanks guys!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 2 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by ehaines on 20-Mar-2002 17:48 GMT
Well, that was unexpected (to me anyway). But nice!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 3 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by redrumloa on 20-Mar-2002 17:56 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (ehaines):
That's what I meant:-) It only cost $35 and had very poor sales, yet we get 2 free boing bags. Good job!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 4 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by cOrpse on 20-Mar-2002 18:03 GMT
Scweeet !
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 5 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by StAn on 20-Mar-2002 19:22 GMT
Looks nice... I wonder how the new rom update will do with blizkick and exec44 by Piru...
Does someone know how the password protected archive can be unzipped ?
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 6 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Rassilon on 20-Mar-2002 19:35 GMT
In reply to Comment 5 (StAn):
Yeah by making sure you have the OS3.9 CD :)
Rassilon
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 7 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Amon_Re on 20-Mar-2002 20:04 GMT
In reply to Comment 6 (Rassilon):
Aww, that's not fair, they've done a check for a valid OS3.9 cd? :)
Nice going H&P, now all these trolls will complain about that! :)
Well, i must say that this was a very welcome suprice, i frankly didn't expect to see another boingbag, downloading it as we speak :)
Amon_Re
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 8 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Bill Hoggett on 20-Mar-2002 20:17 GMT
In reply to Comment 3 (redrumloa):
Well, sales have picked up a bit recently, and some issues that needed fixing have also come to light, so it's not THAT much of a surprise.
Besides, the fact that H&P were preparing BB2 has been public knowledge for a while now.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 9 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by StAn on 20-Mar-2002 20:21 GMT
In reply to Comment 6 (Rassilon):
The problem is that the Updater exe not only unzips the boing bag archive, it also writes files anywhere on the SYS: partition without asking for confirmation (if it behaves like the BB1, that is).
Maybe I should try an assign SYS: SomeSafePlace: before running it...
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 10 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by thanks H&P on 20-Mar-2002 20:24 GMT
This was a nice surprise :).
A mixed bag of comments:
My guess is that is this effort has partly been made with OS 4.0 in mind,
there are a lot small refinements and enhancements that really should have
been part of OS 3.9, had H&P had more than 1 month to complete the OS update :).
H&P has made Reaction GUIs for AMPlifier and Benchtrash, and a new GUI for
Find. I guess these will go towards making the OS 4.0 a pleasureable experience :)
There are a lot a stuff that I would have found useful back when I actually
owned an Amiga:
- Boot menu in 31 kHZ (no flicker fixer in A4000 with RTG gfxcard...)
- New exec! (Could this be Harry Pirunen's code, exec44? Very likely.
Complete with ShapeShifter initializtion code.. :))
Also it's nice to see that they've been trying to integrate stuff that's been
available on Aminet for about a decade now :) :
- Picture datatype prefs program!
- Sound datatype can now use AHI :) (wow, at last)...
There are many other goodies in the package that I won't mention.
But all in all I have to say that this update has implemented features
that are long overdue...
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 11 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by darklite on 20-Mar-2002 21:44 GMT
Isn't this update useless now that OS4 is available? Oh wait...
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 12 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Matthew on 20-Mar-2002 21:53 GMT
All credit to those contributors of AmigaOS 3.9. They've come up with
another welcome surprise.
These updates must cost a pretty penny and take a fair chunk of
development time.. I hope H&P are working with Hyperion so that all of
this new code can be re-used partially in OS 4.x
We need to consolidate on every development in the Amiga world and
every development should be a positive step forward- abuilding block
for the future. If H&P are off developing the OS in a different
direction to Hyperion & co. this would be a sad waste of resources...
Anyway, thanks for another good update H&P!! It's appreciated.
Matthew
========= SWAUG =========
www.swaug.freeserve.co.uk
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 13 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 20-Mar-2002 22:05 GMT
In reply to Comment 10 (thanks H&P):
>- New exec! (Could this be Harry Pirunen's code, exec44? Very likely.
>Complete with ShapeShifter initializtion code.. :))
No it's not. It has been made by Heinz Wrobel.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 14 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by StAn on 20-Mar-2002 22:12 GMT
In reply to Comment 10 (thanks H&P):
Harry Pirunen :)
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 15 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by redrumloa on 20-Mar-2002 22:38 GMT
In reply to Comment 11 (darklite):
Are you still trying to piss on our Cherios? What's the deal Darklite? This
BoingBag works with Amithlon, so why you pissing all over us?
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 16 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by pVC on 20-Mar-2002 22:58 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (StAn):
> The problem is that the Updater exe not only unzips the boing bag archive, it also writes files anywhere on the SYS: partition without asking for confirmation (if it behaves like the BB1, that is).
>
You can unpack them elsewhere too by typing for example: C/Updater upadatefile RAM: and then copy files on your system. I did the installation in this way.. only thing was to check some protection bits, because some files were missing +e after unpacking.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 17 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Prince Charles II on 20-Mar-2002 23:37 GMT
Great! Nice One! Can't download it right now - must be too many others
doing so - I just get an error message say the page isn't available...
ho hum. Where'd all the bandwidth go?
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 18 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Ville Sarell on 20-Mar-2002 23:47 GMT
Problems here.
I installed and the installation went fine. But when booting (cold and warm) it just stops loading stuff at the moment when it's suppose to load the background piccy (at least I think it should come up next). I'm using warpjpeg datatype. The screen won't update, I can just draw emptiness with a popup window (MCX SW requester). Wassup? Maybe I should remove the new romupdate file and try again? Not now though..too tired.
Ville
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 19 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Joe CD32 on 21-Mar-2002 00:06 GMT
Time to set up net access on the CD32 and get BB1 & 2.
And that rhymes, that does.
Seriously, since putting 3.5 on the CD32, I`ve had a problem reading CDs from the built in CD-ROM drive. 3.1 is fine, but something changed in 3.5 and 3.5BB1, and it was still there in 3.9. Trying to copy any file from a CD in Workbench results in a 'Packet Not found' error. Copying from the Shell is fine, as is reading copying stuff off with the Installer or just reading files. So odd. I was going to write out a bug report but never got 'round to it...I really hope its fixed, or they do a BB3.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 20 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Budda on 21-Mar-2002 00:21 GMT
In reply to Comment 19 (Joe CD32):
If they don't know about the bug it will never get fixed, stoopid!
People running Os3.9 on a CD32 surely must be in the minority so your bug report could be important!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 21 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by zippo on 21-Mar-2002 00:50 GMT
In reply to Comment 5 (StAn):
[REMOVED]
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 22 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by AmiTroll on 21-Mar-2002 01:32 GMT
In reply to Comment 11 (darklite):
>Isn't this update useless now that OS4 is available? Oh wait...
What's wrong, afraid you won't be able to pirate OS4 for UAE? :)
Personally i think it's funny that your cut from the loop with
OS4. Maybe if your a good boy mommy will buy you a real computer
for your birthday.
GRUNT
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 23 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by AmiTroll on 21-Mar-2002 01:34 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (zippo):
Christian please delete comments 5 and 21?
This isn't a pirates forum and comments
like those have no place here.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 24 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by jack on 21-Mar-2002 02:10 GMT
Yeah, too right. Pirating anything is shit, but the OS of a dying
platform is below the belt.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 25 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by sutro on 21-Mar-2002 03:43 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (zippo):
How about
y1o1u1-a1r1e1-a1-l1a1m1e1r1
?
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 26 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 21-Mar-2002 05:45 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (zippo):
this might also work: ONLY-A-TOTAL-MORON-PIRATES-AMIGA-SW
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 27 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Thomas Würgler on 21-Mar-2002 06:35 GMT
In reply to Comment 19 (Joe CD32):
Hey! I've got the same thing! Very strange. I used to have 3.1->3.5->3.9 on my A3000 which was installed with a SCSI drive. It was a real struggle to get 3.1->3.9 on my A1200 though (with an old 8x IDE drive). The boot disk didn't work properly and I had to fix it myself. Now I get these packet errors every now and then - also when I try to open amigaguide and text documents. I think I'll go try a different drive to see if that helps.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 28 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Darren Glenn on 21-Mar-2002 07:15 GMT
In reply to Comment 27 (Thomas Würgler):
here here, Christian Remove them. People who pirate software esspecially amiga software deserve to have their hands choped off and there tounges removed. Piracy Kills. I spend enough of my time removing pirates from the irc network im on, i dont want to have to read about it in here too
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 29 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Fabio on 21-Mar-2002 07:44 GMT
I've just installed BB-3.9-2 and the system became TERRIBLY SLOW after that! This is NOT a joke: my system is Blizzard1260@64, Mediator and Voodoo3. Especially the graphics, the disk operations: all is slower than before !
Please let me know if I'm the only one who experienced such disgusting thing.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 30 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by John Block on 21-Mar-2002 08:20 GMT
In reply to Comment 28 (Darren Glenn):
The password was welcome here, i've bought the os, but stupidly thought the checkered disc was cool so let it out where it could be seen.
Many cleaning cycles later, the booklet can be found, 3.5 can be found but not without serious time and stress 3.9
The Taleban used to go into people's homes and demand a receipt for their TV's if the TV could not be found they "confiscated" the TV.
This is amiga not bad ole days Afganistan.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 31 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by darklite on 21-Mar-2002 08:25 GMT
In reply to Comment 15 (redrumloa):
>Are you still trying to piss on our Cherios? What's the deal Darklite? This
>BoingBag works with Amithlon, so why you pissing all over us?
Sigh, it should be pretty obvious I'm 'pissing' on OS4, not the BB.
I think I'm allowed to do some of that, with all the x86 FUD lately.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 32 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by simpleppc on 21-Mar-2002 08:41 GMT
In reply to Comment 31 (darklite):
You can do and write anything you want, but the vast majority of AmigaOS people
come here to read/report about INTERESTING stuff. If someone has a problem with the
update he can mention it, and IIRC most X86 flames or 99% started by PC-EMU-FREAKS
like you.
We are all trying to keep Amiga alive here, OS, spirit and community and the ONLY
thing you do is whine whine whine.
And now I'm whining because of you ! :)
I personnaly have no problem at all if people use an emulator likes it is supposed to be.
But doing for example 68k versions of games that would ONLY run on emulators and not on the
real 68k is an INSULT to the REAL Amiga user who bought an 060/PCI/Voodoo3 or whatever
and can't even play it.
But that doesn't worry you, you only care about yourself.
To all other REAL AMiga users, have fun and c u all soon on IRC :)
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 33 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Keith Blakemore-Noble on 21-Mar-2002 08:51 GMT
Nice one, H&P!
I'll download that tonight and install it on Orac.
Nice to see *some* "Amiga"-related companies are still supporting Amiga owners, anyway! :)
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 34 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by luomake on 21-Mar-2002 09:11 GMT
In reply to Comment 18 (Ville Sarell):
Hey, my system also freezed just after wb is loaded (but no backdrop)
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 35 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by John Block on 21-Mar-2002 09:18 GMT
In reply to Comment 30 (John Block):
Found the cd, the bb asks for it.
Reckon it's probably less stressful then messing about with protection bits etc.
Plus there's an Annex single on there.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 36 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by darklite on 21-Mar-2002 09:29 GMT
In reply to Comment 32 (simpleppc):
>You can do and write anything you want, but the vast majority of AmigaOS people
>come here to read/report about INTERESTING stuff. If someone has a problem
>with the update he can mention it, and IIRC most X86 flames or 99% started by
>PC-EMU-FREAKS like you.
There are no 'emu-freaks', there are only realistic people who think going PPC-only is not a very smart move.
>We are all trying to keep Amiga alive here, OS, spirit and community and the
>ONLY thing you do is whine whine whine.
The problem is you can't keep the Amiga alive by limiting the userbase to the few who want to risc buying expensive custom PPC hardware.
>I personnaly have no problem at all if people use an emulator likes it is
>supposed to be. But doing for example 68k versions of games that would ONLY
>run on emulators and not on the real 68k is an INSULT to the REAL Amiga user
>who bought an 060/PCI/Voodoo3 or whatever and can't even play it.
The pro-x86 crew have suggested API compatibility across x86 and PPC. We have *no* problem with PPC hardware/software, we only ask for aknowedgement of Amiga-x86. But as Hyperion hates x86 so much, they prefer to split the community.
I don't see how anyone developing for Amithlon should even try to support PPC solutions, as they won't be able to count on any support anyway.
>But that doesn't worry you, you only care about yourself.
You are the ones only wanting PPC... We want both PPC and x86.
>To all other REAL AMiga users, have fun and c u all soon on IRC :)
So the A1200 I have at home isn't real?
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 37 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by John Block on 21-Mar-2002 09:39 GMT
In reply to Comment 35 (John Block):
Wasted a bit more time on the 3.9 cd, in video there's a trailer for Joe Dirt.
Gonna sweep the Oscars next week for sure.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 38 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Rik Sweeney on 21-Mar-2002 09:43 GMT
In reply to Comment 36 (darklite):
>The problem is you can't keep the Amiga alive by limiting the userbase to the
>few who want to risc buying expensive custom PPC hardware.
Nice pun there: risc, PPC.
What does worry me is that as more developers use Amithlon or XL they'll think to themselves:
"Doing a PPC version is too much hassle, I'll just stick to the 68k version since it's really fast anyway"
THAT'S the problem I have with Amithlon/XL
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 39 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Ville Sarell on 21-Mar-2002 09:44 GMT
In reply to Comment 34 (luomake):
Good to hear (don't get me wrong!) as it seems a wider problem (not just my system). Hopefully someone will look into that problem and fix it
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 40 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Morgoth on 21-Mar-2002 10:39 GMT
In reply to Comment 29 (Fabio):
Do you use the BlizKick or something similar ??
If yes try SKIPROMMODULES exec.library this can help you.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 41 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Bill Hoggett on 21-Mar-2002 10:42 GMT
In reply to Comment 32 (simpleppc):
> But doing for example 68k versions of games that
> would ONLY run on emulators and not on the real
> 68k is an INSULT to the REAL Amiga user who bought
> an 060/PCI/Voodoo3 or whatever and can't even play
> it.
Name one.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 42 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Zadoc on 21-Mar-2002 10:48 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (zippo):
go f#?k yourself...Pirating AmigaOS on an Amiga News site is just plain crap...
Not only are you robbing H&P, but you are robbing those of us who pay for, want,
and continue to support AmigaOS. DOn't be an a$$hole and try to ruin further
developement on our OS.
And to the poster who 'lost' his OS3.9 CD, may I 'take' your Amiga if mine
ever gets stolen? It is common knowledge that you should keep all OS disks and
CD's in a safe place for emergency purposes and it surely isn't H&P's responisibilty
to compensate for your carelessness.
Boy, I went from being really happy to see this post to down right pissed to
see that it took some bonehead a matter of hours to try to ruin it for those of
us who actually PAY for our software.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 43 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Snuden on 21-Mar-2002 10:50 GMT
In reply to Comment 36 (darklite):
>There are no 'emu-freaks', there are only realistic people who think going PPC->only is not a very smart move.
That would be unrealistic people... PPC is the only way to go IMHO. 68K is stone dead and x86 is a big NO NO NO, both because of the architecture, it sucks, and Microsoft buisness practices.
>The problem is you can't keep the Amiga alive by limiting the userbase to the >few who want to risc buying expensive custom PPC hardware.
Its not custom ppc hardware, its a standard PPC atx motherboard, with a standard PPC northbridge, a standard southbridge, standard agp and pci slots. There is no custom logic, just standard components. It will boot Linux and all the *BSD versions when they are ported.
Since it became possible to order the board I've seen quite alot of posts from people who either will buy the board or who, like myself, have already ordered it. This is the future of Amiga, not emulation on x86.
>The pro-x86 crew have suggested API compatibility across x86 and PPC. We have >*no* problem with PPC hardware/software, we only ask for aknowedgement of >Amiga-x86. But as Hyperion hates x86 so much, they prefer to split the >community.
Hyperion are just realistic. They know there is no competing with Microsoft in the x86 market. On PPC they have a chance to succeed.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 44 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Bill Hoggett on 21-Mar-2002 10:51 GMT
In reply to Comment 38 (Rik Sweeney):
> What does worry me is that as more developers use
> Amithlon or XL they'll think to themselves:
>
> "Doing a PPC version is too much hassle, I'll just
> stick to the 68k version since it's really fast
> anyway"
>
> THAT'S the problem I have with Amithlon/XL
Rik, if AOS4 and the AmigaOneG3-SE are as superior as the hype says they are, what the hell are you worried about? Surely developers will flock to the new system and no one will develop for 68k any more.
Don't you have any confidence in your own convictions?
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 45 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Alkis Tsapanidis on 21-Mar-2002 10:58 GMT
In reply to Comment 36 (darklite):
You can do 2 things:
1) Shut the F**K UP!
2) Suck my D**K and DIE!
Yes, that's a personal insult...
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 46 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by redrumloa on 21-Mar-2002 11:12 GMT
In reply to Comment 45 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
Good lord that's a bit harsh!!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 47 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by redrumloa on 21-Mar-2002 11:18 GMT
Wasn't it darklite who claimed an AmigaOne system would costs >$3000, and all of 3 people would buy one?
Maybe he's just upset because he knows the AmigaOne with a Radeon GFX card will be 10X faster than Amithlon in 3D gamming.
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 48 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by m0ns00n on 21-Mar-2002 11:27 GMT
In reply to Comment 46 (redrumloa):
Most people left on Amiga is just degraded and sick. That's also an insult. These forums used to be filled by people who weren't fanatic amiga muslims. You mob!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 49 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by Guess Who! on 21-Mar-2002 11:58 GMT
When I heard about Amithlon for the first time i was really excited about it. The only thing that has kept me from buy it are the fanatic Amithlon zealots. I dont want to switch to a platform where the users cant behaive and are so full of BS. It can be 1000x faster than any other Amiga but I will still NOT buy it until the atmosphere becomes more friendly.
If the Amithlon crew want to thank anyone for loosing a customer, they can thank darklite, mekanix and Bill H. who cant keep thier mouth shut!
OS3.9 Boingbag 2 available : Comment 50 of 125ANN.lu
Posted by John Block on 21-Mar-2002 12:33 GMT
In reply to Comment 42 (Zadoc):
Notice, I later unearthed the treasure :)
That stupid question "where did you last see it?" actually worked for once.
"Carelessness" is part of what Amiga should be "care free" computing.
To those having trouble, check youe WBStartup drawer.
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