JiffyDOS still buyable ?

Mark Smith · January 24, 2007, 07:55 AM

Hi there,

I've heard rumors about buying from CMDRKEY (slow shipping, none-shipping etc) .. any substance to them ?

Or is JiffyDOS available elsewhere ?

Thanks

Mark

RobertB · January 24, 2007, 12:58 PM

Quote from: strandedinnzI've heard rumors about buying from CMDRKEY (slow shipping, none-shipping etc) .. any substance to them ?

As of this month, I have been waiting for my order for 5 years, 7 months.

Quote from: strandedinnzOr is JiffyDOS available elsewhere ?

Pirated copies are floating around.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug

nikoniko · January 24, 2007, 01:08 PM

QuoteAs of this month, I have been waiting for my order for 5 years, 7 months.

I guess the "jiffy" doesn't carry over to order fulfillment. What's up with Maurice?

Golan Klinger · January 24, 2007, 06:43 PM

Read this. It should bring you up to speed.

nikoniko · January 25, 2007, 05:57 AM

Goodness. Sounds like he has a sweet gig going there. Take money in, send nothing out (unless the buyer contacts the Michigan Attorney General), and suffer no consequences except to reputation. Nice way to operate a business.

He should be reported to the FTC for wire fraud. It doesn't matter what the form of payment was, only that the order involved electronic communication. Maybe the possibilty of jail time if he doesn't make good on his orders might help him clear out his backlog.

Mark Smith · January 25, 2007, 06:03 AM

It did make interesting reading ... shame really, he should take more care of his niche market.

nikoniko · January 25, 2007, 12:24 PM

He seemed like a decent guy when I met him some years ago, a real credit to the Commodore community through all he was doing. I realize life gets complicated for us all sometimes, but if he can't fulfill his obligations anymore he should refund the money for outstanding orders and close up shop.

Golan Klinger · January 25, 2007, 05:09 PM

nikoniko: You've hit upon the Maurice Randall paradox. He's not a bad guy and everyone likes him personally but they're angry about his business practices and the fact that he's the only source for items they desperately want (CMD hard drives, SuperCPUs Ram Links etc.) Oh well. I hope he cleans up his act before he ends up behind bars.

Guest · January 26, 2007, 02:49 AM

Quote from: gklingernikoniko: You've hit upon the Maurice Randall paradox. He's not a bad guy and everyone likes him personally but they're angry about his business practices and the fact that he's the only source for items they desperately want (CMD hard drives, SuperCPUs Ram Links etc.) Oh well. I hope he cleans up his act before he ends up behind bars.

When I win the Lottery I'll buy him out, set up a Classic CBM Product Society as a non-profit and make everything open source. Now, who wants to help me play a lottery wheel?

Golan Klinger · January 26, 2007, 05:32 AM

He isn't selling. Others have tried to buy his business lock, stock and barrel and others have attempted to buy the IP. He isn't having any of it. Evidently he would rather just sit back and watch his name be turned to mud.

Golan Klinger · January 26, 2007, 02:22 PM

Quote from: nikonikoOh well. At least it sounds like it's easy to pirate JiffyDOS.

And how!

/me wonders if anyone will figure that one out...

Mark Smith · January 26, 2007, 07:03 PM

Quote from: gklinger
Quote from: nikonikoOh well. At least it sounds like it's easy to pirate JiffyDOS.
And how!

/me wonders if anyone will figure that one out...

At a guess I'd say someone could download the ROMS from a link that was linked to a previous link in this thread ... then I guess they could feed them into an EPROM burner and stick them into their C128 ... only a theory of course ... ;-)

But for interest, are ".rom" files feedable to an EPROM burner ?

Mark

6502Dude · January 27, 2007, 04:09 AM

Quote from: strandedinnzBut for interest, are ".rom" files feedable to an EPROM burner ?

Mark

Yes, but you must "feed" one byte at a time.:lol:

I use Promenade C1 for most of Commodore stuff.

Silicebit · January 27, 2007, 04:18 AM

Thank you very much, gklinger !!

Yes, the ".rom" files are valid to feed an EPROM burner.

Best Regards.

Alfonso.

Golan Klinger · January 27, 2007, 07:30 PM

Everyone is welcome. What I tell people is that if they feel uncomfortable with piracy they should make their own JD and then email Maurice and ask him to send them an invoice for whatever he charges for JD minus what they had to pay for their eprom. If they ever get an invoice, they can pay it and everyone will be happy. Of course, Maurice isn't so quick to respond to his email...

Mark Smith · January 28, 2007, 06:26 AM

Quote from: 6502Dude
Quote from: strandedinnzBut for interest, are ".rom" files feedable to an EPROM burner ?

Mark
Yes, but you must "feed" one byte at a time.:lol:

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I didn't get this first time I read it, then 4 hours later I was sitting in a coffee shop with my late and muffin and it just clicked!
My brain is weird at times!

Oh and the comic book bubble response is "Groan!" ;-) hehehe

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