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ealm · 07 May 2020, 10:17

I agree 100% with Thomas Richter. OS4 and MOS fail to be both retro and modern, which makes them pointless for most people.

68k Amiga has a sentimental and historical value + lots of software. It will never be a substitute for modern OS:es but there is a big and seemingly growing retro computing market where it fits in. And it doesn't have to just get stuck in time, it can still be developed – but not with the aim of competing with Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS. The way forward for Amiga IMO is to develop and improve 68k while staying true to its nature. OS 3.2, AROS, Vampire and all expansions have a market.

Those who wants to make a system as much NG as possible while still being Amiga'ish need to re-think their strategy. MOS hasn't seen any major upgrades since 2.0 twelve years ago, and OS4 hasn't seen major upgrades since 4.1FE six years ago. Maybe OS4, MOS and AROS could co-operate on a successor to OS4 and MOS. Do the Apple/Darwin thing with an open source kernel + core parts of the OS which stays in AROS and then develop closed source interface, apps etc using whatever code useful from OS4/MOS. The core OS team would triple in size compared to current situation and the rest of the team doubles. Choose the architecture wisely – most likely ARM is the best bet being cheap, generic, widely adopted and still more than fast enough.

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ealm Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Vienna Posts: 19	I agree 100% with Thomas Richter. OS4 and MOS fail to be both retro and modern, which makes them pointless for most people. 68k Amiga has a sentimental and historical value + lots of software. It will never be a substitute for modern OS:es but there is a big and seemingly growing retro computing market where it fits in. And it doesn't have to just get stuck in time, it can still be developed – but not with the aim of competing with Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS. The way forward for Amiga IMO is to develop and improve 68k while staying true to its nature. OS 3.2, AROS, Vampire and all expansions have a market. Those who wants to make a system as much NG as possible while still being Amiga'ish need to re-think their strategy. MOS hasn't seen any major upgrades since 2.0 twelve years ago, and OS4 hasn't seen major upgrades since 4.1FE six years ago. Maybe OS4, MOS and AROS could co-operate on a successor to OS4 and MOS. Do the Apple/Darwin thing with an open source kernel + core parts of the OS which stays in AROS and then develop closed source interface, apps etc using whatever code useful from OS4/MOS. The core OS team would triple in size compared to current situation and the rest of the team doubles. Choose the architecture wisely – most likely ARM is the best bet being cheap, generic, widely adopted and still more than fast enough. Last edited by ealm; 07 May 2020 at 10:30.