MUI in particular has a file in its archive with a single space as the filename, so that it appears as an icon without a filename underneath it. Additionally, the way things like spaces and foreign characters in filenames are handled on PCs can be different, and might cause files to not be found by the install script. The best bet is to unpack it under Amiga OS, on an Amiga-formatted drive. Unpacking things on a PC is generally riddled with issues because Amiga-specific things like file comments and permissions aren't preserved on PC filesystems. SYS:C) rather than letting the system's paths do their job.īut, I think I see where the issue is. People often have problems due to having several different versions of Installer installed at different locations, and it's not helped by some software released by people specifying where it should be (e.g. Installer *can* be put in C:, and it often is, but in reality it was supposed to be in the same directory as the package until after OS 3.1, when the official location was set out as SYS:Utilities. Well, things get messy on the Amiga because it's so flexible when it comes to things like this. ![]() When I did that the iBrowse installation completes, but it does not run.ĪmigaOS seems to be similar with Linux in that scripts and packages are very particular. HOWEVER! I tried installing and selecting a different CPU option: 68020. Now when I try to install iBrowse I keep getting the TACKON script error. So MUI seems to have installed ok to my WORK: drive. That one I unpacked on my A500 The one from the website just keeps failing. I had to use the MUI package that was included. Now I was actually able to get MUI installed using the file provided earlier in this thread. the MUI lha archive was unpacked on a PC and put on my CF card. I have placed Installer 43.3 on C: (is that were is goes?). So as someone completely oblivious to how things work on an Amiga, I am unable to really answer this questions. ![]() Are you sure it's a standard 3.1 install? With Installer 43.3? How did you unpack the LHa archives? However, for a lengthy trip down memory lane, or a journey of discovery for younger players, this is a great resource and another fine exhibit of gaming's history.Daedalus wrote:Edit: As for the original issue, it appears there's some issue with the installer script. WIRED tested the collection in Chrome, on a system running an Intel Core 17-6700 and 16GB RAM, and still many games struggled. ![]() Many can be downloaded and run locally, but a word of warning - despite most of the titles included being more than 20 years old, you'll need a pretty powerful computer to emulate them. ![]() The Internet Archive's collection runs games in a browser-based version of the Scripted Amiga Emulator. Tragically, history seems to have forgotten the likes of 1993's Maze Man and 1994's Manga Hot Numbers, a puzzle game where you reveal risqué anime-style pixel art. Still, with more than 10,000 pieces of software on offer, you can expect some not-so-classic entries to have been archived too. The full range of titles in the collection does include plenty of curiosities though, largely in the form of demos and non-gaming programs that were released for the various platforms. Sadly, some of the Amiga family's best-known titles, including Cannon Fodder, Syndicate, and Superfrog, aren't included in the collection, along with many other franchise titles still under copyright or trademark.
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