AmigaOS 4.1 announced - Page 5

killergorilla · 08 August 2008, 19:52

Yeah and I stand by my statement I just made...

Shoonay · 08 August 2008, 19:55

they do so too!

and it'll be faster then you think!

killergorilla · 08 August 2008, 19:57

You mean it'll be faster than "never"?!?!

Shoonay · 08 August 2008, 19:57

definitely!

krutknut · 08 August 2008, 22:05

You have the right to be very happy indeed if they release it also for an even obsoleter machine. But what do they hope to achieve by that? $?

gklinger · 09 August 2008, 11:25

Does AmigaOS 4.1 come with a computer to run it on?

/me ducks

rare_j · 09 August 2008, 15:31

That's what no-one can understand. To try to sell a computer with no OS would be a tough sell, but an OS with no computer?????
What are they thinking?

Retro-Nerd · 09 August 2008, 15:40

I wait for OS 4 ⅔.

narud17 · 09 August 2008, 19:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

I wait for OS 4 ⅔.

Well if it's got any bugs let me know and i'll wait for 4 3/5

amigarobbo · 09 August 2008, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by seuden

I'm probably going to get flamed for this but is there a Linux distro that's compatible with the a1200 ppc etc?

There are, but not being much of a linux lover I never even bothered trying to install one. I think they all very old, don't even know if they run X, nevermind Gnome or something that modern.

Personally I don't see what the point would be running CLI based 1.2 Kernal Linux on some £500 accelerator stuck onto a £25 quid 1200, when a new £525 computer would run Ubuntu Rapant Rabbit acceptably well.

But then I don't think I'd go onto a forum and slag them off for trying, so if you get it running, good for you!

edited to add:
on PPC:
http://linux-apus.sourceforge.net/
On 68K (also know as "teh true way"
http://www.linux-m68k.org/

Also Propa Linux, Unix on Amiga
http://www.amigaunix.com/

Cheap Unix workstations? Brain say yes, Commodore says no:
http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a3000ux.html

gklinger · 09 August 2008, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by narud17

Well if it's got any bugs let me know and i'll wait for 4 3/5

Wouldn't version 4⅗ come before version 4⅔?

TCD · 09 August 2008, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by gklinger

Wouldn't version 4⅗ come before version 4⅔?

Yeah right! Having a calculator ready when you need one : Priceless

Picard · 16 August 2008, 14:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

From Hyperion Entertainment

Box art:

Great.Now only if there would be a place where to buy amiga hardware so that i could buy this.

Pyromania · 16 August 2008, 14:58

Congrats to the OS 4.1 team.

Fred the Fop · 16 August 2008, 15:51

Fuck OS 4.1, everyone knows Bill McAnus says that 5.0 will be amazing and blow OS X out of the water

narud17 · 16 August 2008, 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Fop

Fuck OS 4.1, everyone knows Bill McAnus says that 5.0 will be amazing and blow OS X out of the water

ye of little faith

Doc Mindie · 03 September 2008, 14:02

You know... I'm just thinking loudly here.....

How hard would it be for Amiga to license a "prt" of OS4.x for the Wintel market?

If needed... mayhaps an Intel-compiled ROM on a PCI addoncard, which would be required to run the OS on you bog standard IBM-PC? (I have no doubt some person would hack and slash and make the addoncard "emulated" on a file on the HD at some point, but still

) For the initial graphics... heck, both X and Windows are nowadays capable of showing 1600*1200*32bit, completely unaccelerated. Then you could mayhaps get AmigaOS4 drivers for .... say... ATI Radeon series? (Seeing as ATI is supposed to be easier to obtain required data from to make drivers than nVidia)

Then... on the addon card... some kind of sound emulation system, nothing fancy... Soundblaster 128 would be sufficient for "starting the OS with sound" then I believe Aminet's "Hard/Drivers" drawer would be crammed with homemade drivers for other cards after a short while. Then with these new (AHI compliant?) sound drivers and card, you could disable the addoncards' builtin one.

And of course... don't forget, WinUAE comes around with AmigaOS4UAE and integrates almost seemlessly :P

I really don't see the big problem, other than to get the neccessary license and someone to do the dirty work of the porting.

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08 August 2008, 19:52	#81
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Yeah and I stand by my statement I just made...

08 August 2008, 19:55	#82
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	they do so too! and it'll be faster then you think!

08 August 2008, 19:57	#83
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	You mean it'll be faster than "never"?!?!

08 August 2008, 22:05	#85
krutknut Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bollar Posts: 95	You have the right to be very happy indeed if they release it also for an even obsoleter machine. But what do they hope to achieve by that? $?

09 August 2008, 11:25	#86
gklinger Vegetable Lasagna Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, CANADA Age: 54 Posts: 711	Does AmigaOS 4.1 come with a computer to run it on? /me ducks

09 August 2008, 15:31	#87
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	That's what no-one can understand. To try to sell a computer with no OS would be a tough sell, but an OS with no computer????? What are they thinking?

09 August 2008, 15:40	#88
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,438	I wait for OS 4 ⅔.

16 August 2008, 14:58	#94
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Congrats to the OS 4.1 team.

16 August 2008, 15:51	#95
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Fuck OS 4.1, everyone knows Bill McAnus says that 5.0 will be amazing and blow OS X out of the water

03 September 2008, 14:02	#97
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	You know... I'm just thinking loudly here..... How hard would it be for Amiga to license a "prt" of OS4.x for the Wintel market? If needed... mayhaps an Intel-compiled ROM on a PCI addoncard, which would be required to run the OS on you bog standard IBM-PC? (I have no doubt some person would hack and slash and make the addoncard "emulated" on a file on the HD at some point, but still ) For the initial graphics... heck, both X and Windows are nowadays capable of showing 1600120032bit, completely unaccelerated. Then you could mayhaps get AmigaOS4 drivers for .... say... ATI Radeon series? (Seeing as ATI is supposed to be easier to obtain required data from to make drivers than nVidia) Then... on the addon card... some kind of sound emulation system, nothing fancy... Soundblaster 128 would be sufficient for "starting the OS with sound" then I believe Aminet's "Hard/Drivers" drawer would be crammed with homemade drivers for other cards after a short while. Then with these new (AHI compliant?) sound drivers and card, you could disable the addoncards' builtin one. And of course... don't forget, WinUAE comes around with AmigaOS4UAE and integrates almost seemlessly :P I really don't see the big problem, other than to get the neccessary license and someone to do the dirty work of the porting.

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