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Aegis · 27 January 2016, 14:42

I see OS4 as being a part of the Amiga in as much that it's an updated version of the classic OS (based on the original source) that still runs on the original hardware (albeit a very niche subset of the original hardware).

I've supported it for the same reasons I support Cloanto - I like having companies around that are keeping the Amiga alive in their own way - and for the €29.95 I paid I've gotten a lot of enjoyment tinkering with the OS, testing WinUAE and playing with various PPC apps that previously I was unable to try (I even purchased the PPC port of PPaint because I enjoy using it and I wanted to contribute something to A-Eon).

If AmigaOS 4.1 running on WinUAE isn't worth 30 euros to you now then chances are it never will be - AmigaOS doesn't have any kind of future - Hyperion are simply too small and make too little from the product to do anything except modest, incremental updates and fixes so it runs on the latest AmigaOne.

27 January 2016, 14:42	#6
Aegis Gentleman Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: The Fortesque Mansion Posts: 253	I see OS4 as being a part of the Amiga in as much that it's an updated version of the classic OS (based on the original source) that still runs on the original hardware (albeit a very niche subset of the original hardware). I've supported it for the same reasons I support Cloanto - I like having companies around that are keeping the Amiga alive in their own way - and for the €29.95 I paid I've gotten a lot of enjoyment tinkering with the OS, testing WinUAE and playing with various PPC apps that previously I was unable to try (I even purchased the PPC port of PPaint because I enjoy using it and I wanted to contribute something to A-Eon). If AmigaOS 4.1 running on WinUAE isn't worth 30 euros to you now then chances are it never will be - AmigaOS doesn't have any kind of future - Hyperion are simply too small and make too little from the product to do anything except modest, incremental updates and fixes so it runs on the latest AmigaOne.