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Interesting point. It IS software that needs more focus, the OS' AND the available applications. And to attract more developers for the latter, we need OS AND hardware evolution, not de-evolution. |
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-The topic has been mentioned a zillion times before but, -it would be interesting to just for once, compare the numbers. The cost of building new (but already obsolete yet very costly) hardware and the cost of porting OS4 to ARM and reach potentially millions of Raspberry Pi or hacked phone hardware or similar. Porting the existing software beyond the OS would be a giant task but possibly not even worth it because it would be easier to port tons of other useful software that already exists for ARM architecture. |
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Lots of compact hardware that is very power efficient and more than powerful enough. Before the ISA change for MorphOS was announced, I was pushing for a shift to ARM. After all, X64 is only dominant in desktops (with a smaller lead in laptops), it doesn't have much of a hold on tablets or other portable devices. AND ARM is still RISC. Quote:
Even Thorham is willing to admit that improvements can be made (in the hardware). Where we differ is that I am not that obsessed with legacy register compatibility. A few quick questions. Who owns Amiga OS 3.5 and 3.9? Because 4.1 borrows from those, but the license Hyperion owns specifically only mentions 3.1. And that license is a bit questionable as I am not sure there is proof that Amiga Inc. was ever anything more than a licensee. So, if legacy compatible hardware, with improvements, can be produced that is a LOT more powerful, why worry about an OS4 port to 68K? Why not just free yourselves and use AROS68K? Last edited by iggybeans; 07 November 2015 at 17:55. |
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I don't know where to post this, but you should watch it:
[ Show youtube player ] It was at AmiWest and they talk about [ Show youtube player ] but also about A-Eon Enhancer software and [ Show youtube player ] and ... I'm still watching it... Last edited by Retrofan; 07 November 2015 at 21:53. |
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Regarding Aros 68k I do not know why people are not helping more. Admittedly 3.X and the other originial versions are unbeatable when running on the old slow hardware with its limited resources. There Aros 68k cannot compete (it will never really work on a unexpanded A500 as example). But it is a good option for expanded hardware and future FPGA based systems. |
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