p.OS preRelease

[Akira]

Hello peeps,

I have always wondered how this OS feeled like, but I never got round to get it from anywhere. Now I can barely find any mentions to it on the net!

Does anyone have the pre-release version (or even better, any final or something, if it was ever released) of this OS for the meega?

Thanks in advance,

[RetroMan]

No final release until now, the problem is, the pre-release is being sold, sometimes also seen on Ebay ...... more info here : http://www.weirdscience.co.uk/products/workbench/pos.shtml

[Korodny]

@Akira:

> I have always wondered how this OS feeled like, but I never got round to get it from anywhere.

I actually have i on CD, but never checked it...

> Now I can barely find any mentions to it on the net!

That project was canceled nearly four years ago, and there are/were lots of other Operating
Systems developed for the Amiga (PowerOS, Screens, AROS, MorphOS). So I wouldn't expect to find
much info about it...

> Does anyone have the pre-release version (or even better, any final or something, if it was ever
> released) of this OS for the meega?

I've got it on CD, but the whole pOS drawer is 20MB. I have only a 56k modem, so you'll get a
"stripped" version, but still it won't fit the ADF zone. If you really want it, point me to some
upload location...

[RetroMan]

Uhm, what would be missing in the stripped version ? How big in MB would it be ??

[Korodny]

@RetroMan:

> Uhm, what would be missing in the stripped version ? How big in MB would it be ??

Just checked it. A complete install (without the German docs and any developer related stuff like
GNU tools (incl. sources), includes & autodocs and examples sources) is only 4.7 MB.

I'd expect that to be about 3 MB LZX packed.

Problem is, this thing is a preview version that seems to time out after a few months. To make things
worse, it seems to have some sort of Y2k Bug :-/

So whoever wants to have it, will have to fiddle a bit to get it running... I should have a
"illegal" version floating around somewhere too, I'll check if this has th restriction removed.

[RetroMan]

Well, could you eventually make two .ZIP files out of it ? So it would fit to THE ZONE ;) and you may upload here, since it has been abandoned, it should be no risc to post I think :)

[Akira]

Yeah I wouldn't mind taking a peek, if I like it I might try and score a copy from eBay

Really strange if Amiga shops still sell this, if it was canned.

[Korodny]

@RetroMan

> Well, could you eventually make two .ZIP files out of it ? So it would fit to THE ZONE ;)

It even fitted into *one* LZX file, which I'm uploading at the moment. But I'm unable to get it
running. When starting it, it just complains that "use time is over (1.0.25)", whatever that
means. So you'll have to find out how it checks the date. I already checked System clock and the
datestamp of the pOS files.

Let me know if you're succesful.

> and you may upload here, since it has been abandoned, it should be no risc to post I think :)

Agreed.

[Korodny]

Sorry for the late reply guys...

The upload function doesn't work for me - it complains about "missing description" and there's
nothing I can do about that. I saved the upload HTML doc to my HD to check what's the
problem and post a sort of bug report for RCK.

Well, I'm not very familiar with forms, and I'm extremely busy with university stuff at the
moment, so this may take a few more days (simply don't have the motivation atm..).

If somebody still wants to have pOS, send me a private mail with your e-mail addy, I'll mail
it to the first guy contacting me...

Be warned though, this is a time limited demo version, and I was unable to make it believe
it's november 1997 :)

[Korodny]

Now that I'm finally able to upload (thanks Akira & RCK), I upped the pOS Preview.
Installations on how to get it up und running are included with the archive.

Please note that the archives are zipped *Amiga* files.

This is the "Developer Archive" (with all developer related stuff stripped) from the
Geek Gadgets CD. It's the final preview version that ever appeared.

[Akira]

Korodny! Thanks heaps for this stuff! I'll be having some fun :)

[Korodny]

@Akira:

> Thanks heaps for this stuff!

I'm glad I could help out :) Won't happen too often, with all you mad collectors around :D

> I'll be having some fun :)

Yea, there are even some killer applications included ;-)

[RetroMan]

Heya :) Thx for that one, I´ll install it immediately, what killer apps are included ??

[Akira]

Originally posted by Korodny

I'm glad I could help out :) Won't happen too often, with all you mad collectors around :D


My collection aint huge, nor big, but i have some goodies :)

killer apps... sounds yummy :)))

[Korodny]

@RetroMan:

> Heya :) Thx for that one, I´ll install it immediately, what killer apps are included ??

"pOpus" (DirOpus4 clone) and some games (Chess, Tetris, Breakout clone...).

[Raislin77it]

lol i've missed it, anyone have it and can upload it to the zone pls?

[foofighter]

I'd also like to try it out.

Does someone stilll got it and would load it to the zone?

:bowdown

[jasonver2.0]

I have the a pOS ISO Image, but I cant upload it to the zone until a moderator or someone similarily intellectually endowed can tell me if it still being sold (you never know :rolleyes). Its also 14MB compressed (28mb unpacked).

I'll split it up into small bits and post it if it is indeed 'abandoned'

[keropi]

I bet it's crap. LOL

[DJBase]

Hey, it even runs on Pegasos. ;)

[foofighter]

It's not sold anymore i think. I've searched the net and i hardly find any infos on it. ProDAD doesn't seem to exist anymore. The only source you could ever get it i know about is the geekgadgets2 CD. The geekgadgets.net Site is down for several years now as you can see at archive.org. There are only a few Screenshots on the net and they look very interesting to me, i'd like to see it in action and maybe on a fullcolor screeen, the shots are mostly 8Bit.
Correct me if i'm wrong.

[DJBase]

There are only a few Screenshots on the net and they look very interesting to me, i'd like to see it in action and maybe on a fullcolor screeen, the shots are mostly 8Bit.
Correct me if i'm wrong.

The pre-release can only 8 bit.

[foofighter]

The pre-release can only 8 bit.

Are you sure? I found some bad quality jpg screenshots with an imageviewer showing a picture in HAM-Mode, at least it was not dithered.

Maybe it was the final if there ever was one, never theles im still keen on trying it.

€dit:

can some Admin confirm that it's no longer beeing sold so jason can rehost it plx?

[foofighter]

Sorry for the doublepost but i'd like to push the thread cos it was a bit buried

:crazy

[jasonver2.0]

Doesn't look like anyone wants to know

Lets try this, I'm posting in the Zone on the morrow, if noone stops me then look for it there.

Btw - Is RAR okay? WinZip cant split archives on the spot

[foofighter]

Thx dude!

rar zip lha everything is fine :)

[Raislin77it]

Doesn't look like anyone wants to know

Lets try this, I'm posting in the Zone on the morrow, if noone stops me then look for it there.

Btw - Is RAR okay? WinZip cant split archives on the spot

yessssss, anything u want, but post the p.OS on the zone or at any link u prefer

[jasonver2.0]

Zoned! (now waiting for someone's wrath to come upon me :shocked) :D

[foofighter]

got it :D Thx!

Its a pity they've discontinued the development. I'd prefer it over OS3.9 which is only OS3.1 with some builtin Utilities.

[Raislin77it]

Zoned! (now waiting for someones wrath to come upon me :shocked) :D
u're a great man, this is a must :D
thx for releasing it to the eab community,and thx for the effort with your slow connection, many kudos

[AMIGAZ]

Still any interest in this?

Just got 10 copies of this cd when I thought I won "one" copy at Ebay :crazy

[keropi]

no, Amigaz, you have 9 left.
:p

[Fingerlickin_B]

What are the system requirements for this?

PZ.

[thor]

68020, 4MB RAM, 16MB HD space

[Fingerlickin_B]

One day then :)

[serk18]

well i had the cd version installed in my hd but i could not found the cd right now.
i`m going to upload to zone if anything missing from it let me now i try to upload the missing parts if only if there missing parts leftout in my libs: or devs: or else but anyway here it is in da ZonE...
;)

[cv643d]

I always liked the pOS icons... well well.. another relic from the days when the Amiga was going to make a blazing comeback.

[AMIGAZ]

Guys/girls

Can upload an ISO from the original cd if needed, have 9 p.OS cd's here :spin

[fryguy]

@Amigaz: That would be nice!

[AMIGAZ]

Couldn't upload the zipped amiga file to the Zone because it's too big so I rapidshared it:

http://rapidshare.com/files/12308411/p.OS-PreRelease.cue.zip.html

[Ultron]

I always liked the pOS icons... well well.. another relic from the days when the Amiga was going to make a blazing comeback.

Just wait two more weeks and you'll see! :great

[keropi]

tried it!
it runs straight from workbench, from a real amiga or a winuae one... just open the cd, and open the "start p.OS" icon...

[superBuster]

can sombody post some sceenshots of this pOS thing, PLEASE?

[Akira]

PErhaps smeone can upload this one again? I seem to have misplaced it... :/

[prowler]

PErhaps smeone can upload this one again? I seem to have misplaced it... :/

Hi Akira,

I uploaded it to the EAB File Server (
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43633
) about a year ago into the CD/AmigaCD/App folder.

The filenames are p.OS-PreRelease.rar and p.OS-PreRelease.txt.

[Akira]

Thank you, sorry I didn't look there, it's been giving me troubles with the login :/

[Thorham]

Thanks prowler :great

Just one thing for people who try this from their Workbench: It may fail to run from heavily patched systems; I use MCP/FBlit/FText/HappyEnv/NewIcons/SwazInfo/MagicMenu (if I didn't forget anything), and it failed to run. Once I ran it from a clean OS install it worked fine.

Another thing: If you run it straight of the CD, you can get problems when p.OS tries to save something, such as preferences.

[Akira]

I will try this in my AMiga today :D

[cosmicfrog]

Just knew the was I reason I got prowler to upload this but sadly I still havent got round to trying it myself yet so the screen shots would be nice to see

[Akira]

How did you get it to run?
The install fails at some point and booting from CD makes a chinme noise then a black screen...

[Thorham]

How did you get it to run?
The install fails at some point and booting from CD makes a chinme noise then a black screen...Don't know if it will be helpful, but here goes: Boot from a clean OS install with a CD filesystem, mount the CD filesystem and run p.OS directly. If you use IdeFix, just make sure to change scsi.device to atapi.device when p.OS gives you the option to change various devices (comes after the screen mode selection).

[Akira]

Ah, the CD filesystem probably is the culprit. I am using none. Thanks! I'\ll try.