AmigaOS 4.0 The Final Update available

P-J · 24 December 2006, 20:27

Leuven, Belgium, 24 December 2006.
Hyperion Entertainment is very pleased to announce the immediate availability (for registered AmigaOne customers) of Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update.
Originally released in May of 2004, Amiga OS 4.0 (www.amigaos4.com) is the most stable, modern and feature-rich incarnation to date of the multi-media centric operating system launched by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1985 with which it still retains a high degree of compatibility.
Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update is the culmination of 5 years of development and takes the form of a stand-alone ISO image which contains a full installation of all Amiga OS 4.0 components.
A list of new features can be found here (baseline: Update #4).
Availability of PowerPC hardware suitable for operation with Amiga OS 4.0 will be announced by third parties early 2007.
The Hyperion Entertainment management would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and supporters a pleasant holiday season!
Amiga OS 4.0 © 2001-2006 Hyperion Entertainment VOF, developed under license from Amiga, Inc. “Amiga” is a registered trademark of Amiga, Inc.

RetroMan · 25 December 2006, 03:35

This is THE BEST gift I ever had for christmas

AMIGAZ · 25 December 2006, 10:39

Finally something happening in the Amiga world

This must be the best christmas present ever for the AmigaOne people.

Personally I wont be over exited until the release it for us classic users

Ultron · 25 December 2006, 12:06

It's pretty amazing that they spent years claiming to never release it to classic users because they wanted to release the OS for the "new", "modern", hardware to gain momentum. To do otherwise, would be a financial disaster and borderline idiotic.

Then, on 24 december 2006, they go ahead and do it.

Could've, should've released this months ago. Could've, should've released this for classic users, years ago.

Never did. Gotta love geniuses.

In the meanwhile new users can buy their new Computer with AmigaOS 4.0... nowhere.

_ThEcRoW · 25 December 2006, 15:15

The Amiga had always marketing geniuses. look at Commodore.

P-J · 25 December 2006, 15:20

The question is, how long till it's hacked to work on [insert PPC system here]?

Oscar Castillo · 26 December 2006, 04:40

Seems like it's worded as meaning no further development for version 4.
And does anyone have any clue as to the list of PPC hardware coming in 07?

shillard · 26 December 2006, 04:54

Sure, got a full list right here:

Ultron · 26 December 2006, 06:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-J

The question is, how long till it's hacked to work on [insert PPC system here]?

You see, it hasn't actually been "released", the news PR has, but the product, no. It is only available as an upgrade to old users who bought AmigaOne's back in the day.

If it were to be hacked, it'd have been a long time ago. At this point the user base hasn't grown by one single costumer, and thus it'd be hard to think the will to hack it would've too. One could theorise someone fed up with the situation would, so it'd run on regular PPCs (themselves, a dying architecture), but honestly, if it were so, shouldn't it have happened by now?

No one new will get this OS, and if they were, they'd have no hardware to run it on. The rumour on several Amiga sites is that this got PR Released to serve lawsuit and contractual issues between Amiga Inc. and Hyperion, since it seems that Amiga Inc. has exerciced it's buyback clause of the AmigaOS 4.0 product. It is likely that Hyperion doesn't want it's product bought back after having plunged a reported half a million bucks in it.

AMIGAZ · 26 December 2006, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultron

You see, it hasn't actually been "released", the news PR has, but the product, no. It is only available as an upgrade to old users who bought AmigaOne's back in the day.

If it were to be hacked, it'd have been a long time ago. At this point the user base hasn't grown by one single costumer, and thus it'd be hard to think the will to hack it would've too. One could theorise someone fed up with the situation would, so it'd run on regular PPCs (themselves, a dying architecture), but honestly, if it were so, shouldn't it have happened by now?

No one new will get this OS, and if they were, they'd have no hardware to run it on. The rumour on several Amiga sites is that this got PR Released to serve lawsuit and contractual issues between Amiga Inc. and Hyperion, since it seems that Amiga Inc. has exerciced it's buyback clause of the AmigaOS 4.0 product. It is likely that Hyperion doesn't want it's product bought back after having plunged a reported half a million bucks in it.

We have a real optimist here

EmuChicken · 26 December 2006, 11:37

This thread is great :-)

Thanks for the chuckle

_ThEcRoW · 26 December 2006, 15:05

Well, actually Adam Kowalzyk of ACK controls is known to have os4 running under qemu, so it's possible to run on ppc emus on win side, the problem is that the os is no available to the public, only the people who bought an A1.

IFW · 26 December 2006, 16:09

PPC as a dying platform: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't seem to agree with this statement

amiga · 26 December 2006, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by IFW

PPC as a dying platform: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't seem to agree with this statement

Yeah, thats right!
The three companies u cited, bring stupid games to stupid kids of today.

dambuster · 26 December 2006, 20:08

..... Well an 68K version would also run on UAE, so we could all buy a copy - ever the eternal optimist

Marcuz · 26 December 2006, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by amiga

Yeah, thats right!
The three companies u cited, bring stupid games to stupid kids of today.

stupidity is evenly spread on all people in all ages i believe, you just dislike what passes for fun today because you see it different from what you played when you were younger

P-J · 26 December 2006, 21:25

Don't get me wrong Ultron-- I hate 'new amiga' and agree that OS 4.0 is a waste of time. However I'd like to run it on Pear PC just to say I've used it

Fred the Fop · 27 December 2006, 08:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-J

Don't get me wrong Ultron-- I hate 'new amiga' and agree that OS 4.0 is a waste of time. However I'd like to run it on Pear PC just to say I've used it

Dude, have you tried running Mac OS on PearPC? Is it fast on your comp?
I know PearPC requires a pentium 4 at least.

Fred the Fop · 27 December 2006, 08:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by IFW

PPC as a dying platform: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't seem to agree with this statement

My man..MS, Nintendo & Sony are giants.

Hyperion/Eyetech and AmigaSTink?? emmmm

keropi · 27 December 2006, 09:38

the way I see it, the only thing that will eventually survive is the x86 platform. because there is TONS AND TONS of cheap hardware for it, available NOW and in reality the platform evolved so much that it has no competitors on it's price range.
sone, ms, nintendo still contnue to support the ppc or whatever architecture, because they need to have control over it, like hyperion does on it's amigaONE... if all where x86 platfomrs they would be hacked, changed, modded and run all kinds of freaky software...

24 December 2006, 20:27	#1
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	AmigaOS 4.0 The Final Update available Leuven, Belgium, 24 December 2006. Hyperion Entertainment is very pleased to announce the immediate availability (for registered AmigaOne customers) of Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update. Originally released in May of 2004, Amiga OS 4.0 (www.amigaos4.com) is the most stable, modern and feature-rich incarnation to date of the multi-media centric operating system launched by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1985 with which it still retains a high degree of compatibility. Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update is the culmination of 5 years of development and takes the form of a stand-alone ISO image which contains a full installation of all Amiga OS 4.0 components. A list of new features can be found here (baseline: Update #4). Availability of PowerPC hardware suitable for operation with Amiga OS 4.0 will be announced by third parties early 2007. The Hyperion Entertainment management would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and supporters a pleasant holiday season! Amiga OS 4.0 © 2001-2006 Hyperion Entertainment VOF, developed under license from Amiga, Inc. “Amiga” is a registered trademark of Amiga, Inc.

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25 December 2006, 03:35	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	This is THE BEST gift I ever had for christmas

25 December 2006, 10:39	#3
AMIGAZ Amiga-Mad Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 1,286	Finally something happening in the Amiga world This must be the best christmas present ever for the AmigaOne people. Personally I wont be over exited until the release it for us classic users

25 December 2006, 12:06	#4
Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	It's pretty amazing that they spent years claiming to never release it to classic users because they wanted to release the OS for the "new", "modern", hardware to gain momentum. To do otherwise, would be a financial disaster and borderline idiotic. Then, on 24 december 2006, they go ahead and do it. Could've, should've released this months ago. Could've, should've released this for classic users, years ago. Never did. Gotta love geniuses. In the meanwhile new users can buy their new Computer with AmigaOS 4.0... nowhere.

25 December 2006, 15:15	#5
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	The Amiga had always marketing geniuses. look at Commodore.

25 December 2006, 15:20	#6
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	The question is, how long till it's hacked to work on [insert PPC system here]?

26 December 2006, 04:40	#7
Oscar Castillo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 291	Seems like it's worded as meaning no further development for version 4. And does anyone have any clue as to the list of PPC hardware coming in 07?

26 December 2006, 04:54	#8
shillard Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Newcastle / Australia Posts: 143	Sure, got a full list right here:

26 December 2006, 11:37	#11
EmuChicken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nagoya, Japan (moved!) Age: 41 Posts: 746	This thread is great :-) Thanks for the chuckle

26 December 2006, 15:05	#12
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Well, actually Adam Kowalzyk of ACK controls is known to have os4 running under qemu, so it's possible to run on ppc emus on win side, the problem is that the os is no available to the public, only the people who bought an A1.

26 December 2006, 16:09	#13
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	PPC as a dying platform: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't seem to agree with this statement

26 December 2006, 20:08	#15
dambuster Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dundee / Scotland Posts: 151	..... Well an 68K version would also run on UAE, so we could all buy a copy - ever the eternal optimist

26 December 2006, 21:25	#17
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	Don't get me wrong Ultron-- I hate 'new amiga' and agree that OS 4.0 is a waste of time. However I'd like to run it on Pear PC just to say I've used it

27 December 2006, 09:38	#20
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	the way I see it, the only thing that will eventually survive is the x86 platform. because there is TONS AND TONS of cheap hardware for it, available NOW and in reality the platform evolved so much that it has no competitors on it's price range. sone, ms, nintendo still contnue to support the ppc or whatever architecture, because they need to have control over it, like hyperion does on it's amigaONE... if all where x86 platfomrs they would be hacked, changed, modded and run all kinds of freaky software...

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