would you buy a Mac to run MorphOS 2 if it were possible ?

amigarobbo · 19 July 2008, 14:16

Sort of a question one step from http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=37439

Me, I've alreasy got one, and yes OSX is loverly, but sluggish and over polished compared to OS4/Morphos, basically MacOS X is good, I still prefer it to Windows/Linux, but it wants you to be it's b*tch, just like Vista...

Anyway, what do you lot think??

(PS ignore the OS4 on the poll Optionons, I just cut'n'pasted from the OS4 poll, and of course you can't edit them

)

Graham Humphrey · 19 July 2008, 14:19

Because I'm nice I changed the poll question for you

DJBase · 19 July 2008, 18:22

Not until they changed their hardware lock policy.

Paul_s · 19 July 2008, 18:41

I'd rather shove wasps up my bum than become a Steve Jobs worshipper/fan boy/iplop lover*

*delete as applicable

Charlie · 19 July 2008, 21:33

Sorry for picking the last option...

...I could imagine a situation where: A moment of madness on fleaBay resulted in my acquiring an old iMac & I'm left wondering what to do with it...

...then, again: If it's a 'high-end' Amiga you're after (preferably for buttons) you still can't go far wrong with Amithlon...
...but I would say that.

AMIGAZ · 20 July 2008, 09:55

Have to agree with Charlie, you can get a very cheap PC box and have awesome performance running Amithlon

I would rather run MacOS on a Mac since it's way superior to MOS 2.0

amigarobbo · 20 July 2008, 21:00

Except you can't actually buy Amithlon can you?

Not that I've been able to find anyway..

Charlie · 20 July 2008, 21:34

No, you can't buy Amithlon

IMO: The typically Amiga-mess surrounding its being withdrawn did the Amiga community incalculable harm...
...regardless ones opinion as to what a 'real Amiga' is; continued development would have long-since seen the classic OS running natively on cheep PC hardware in much the way Apple migrated their classic OS from 68k to PPC - fully integrated 68k & chipset emulation included. (maybe PPC too!)

Amithlon can still manage most of the above (with a lot of work) - a real taste of what might have been.

No interminable waiting for vapour-ware/hardware; no messing about with Bill & his cronies; no PPC-OS kludges; no being locked into a vastly under-specced & over-priced PPC platform (that doesn't practicably exist anyway).
AND no stupidly over-priced classic hardware for the retro-heads that will always want to play with such stuff (me included).

-SIGH-

I know, it's just all the above was sooo close & so few Amiga peeps realise how close...

...back to planet Earth:
-Occ copies of Amithlon do crop up on fleaBay & if you're feeling inquisitive I believe there are things called p2p networks - although of course I would never recommend such naughtiness.
-X Amiga is certainly worth a look for those who want to boot a PC into AmigaOS in a realisably 'native' manner.

...back on topic:
If I had an old MAC, yes I'd be looking for a PPC solution for it but I can't see myself getting one for the purpose.

(Well, I've not made a long & rambling post in some time)

View Poll Results: would you buy a Mac to run MorphOS 2 if it were possible ?
YES	10	30.30%
NO	14	42.42%
Are you insane? keep it 68k, 4 real. Init.	9	27.27%
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19 July 2008, 14:16	#1
amigarobbo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 181	would you buy a Mac to run MorphOS 2 if it were possible ? Sort of a question one step from http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=37439 Me, I've alreasy got one, and yes OSX is loverly, but sluggish and over polished compared to OS4/Morphos, basically MacOS X is good, I still prefer it to Windows/Linux, but it wants you to be it's b*tch, just like Vista... Anyway, what do you lot think?? (PS ignore the OS4 on the poll Optionons, I just cut'n'pasted from the OS4 poll, and of course you can't edit them )

20 July 2008, 09:55	#6
AMIGAZ Amiga-Mad Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 1,286	Have to agree with Charlie, you can get a very cheap PC box and have awesome performance running Amithlon I would rather run MacOS on a Mac since it's way superior to MOS 2.0 Last edited by AMIGAZ; 20 July 2008 at 21:29.

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19 July 2008, 14:19	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Because I'm nice I changed the poll question for you

19 July 2008, 18:22	#3
DJBase Amiga is my Religion Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 578	Not until they changed their hardware lock policy.

19 July 2008, 18:41	#4
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	I'd rather shove wasps up my bum than become a Steve Jobs worshipper/fan boy/iplop lover* *delete as applicable

19 July 2008, 21:33	#5
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Sorry for picking the last option... ...I could imagine a situation where: A moment of madness on fleaBay resulted in my acquiring an old iMac & I'm left wondering what to do with it... ...then, again: If it's a 'high-end' Amiga you're after (preferably for buttons) you still can't go far wrong with Amithlon... ...but I would say that.

20 July 2008, 21:00	#7
amigarobbo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 181	Except you can't actually buy Amithlon can you? Not that I've been able to find anyway..

20 July 2008, 21:34	#8
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	No, you can't buy Amithlon IMO: The typically Amiga-mess surrounding its being withdrawn did the Amiga community incalculable harm... ...regardless ones opinion as to what a 'real Amiga' is; continued development would have long-since seen the classic OS running natively on cheep PC hardware in much the way Apple migrated their classic OS from 68k to PPC - fully integrated 68k & chipset emulation included. (maybe PPC too!) Amithlon can still manage most of the above (with a lot of work) - a real taste of what might have been. No interminable waiting for vapour-ware/hardware; no messing about with Bill & his cronies; no PPC-OS kludges; no being locked into a vastly under-specced & over-priced PPC platform (that doesn't practicably exist anyway). AND no stupidly over-priced classic hardware for the retro-heads that will always want to play with such stuff (me included). -SIGH- I know, it's just all the above was sooo close & so few Amiga peeps realise how close... ...back to planet Earth: -Occ copies of Amithlon do crop up on fleaBay & if you're feeling inquisitive I believe there are things called p2p networks - although of course I would never recommend such naughtiness. -X Amiga is certainly worth a look for those who want to boot a PC into AmigaOS in a realisably 'native' manner. ...back on topic: If I had an old MAC, yes I'd be looking for a PPC solution for it but I can't see myself getting one for the purpose. (Well, I've not made a long & rambling post in some time)

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