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Aros m68k (Kickstart substitute)
Jason McMullan and Toni Wilen have been working together to complete the AROS kickstart replacement bounties! The details of which are oulined below.
Phase 1:
They have been busy on the AROS Dev mailing lists (requires registration) if you like to follow there. Progress updates can also be followed here! Including latest ROM built and some nice screenshots!! And also being relayed on Aros-exec.org. Quote:
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08 November 2010, 13:05 | #2 |
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!!!!!EPIC!!!!!!
this thread is relevent to my interests! |
08 November 2010, 13:51 | #3 |
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Very very very very hard task on true Classics...
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08 November 2010, 14:16 | #4 |
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what needs to be changed in rom for aros to run on amiga maybe its just not me that carnt picture this
custom track disk loader still use rom rutines ? |
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08 November 2010, 14:57 | #6 |
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Kick Ass Kickstart !!!
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09 November 2010, 00:01 | #7 |
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Toni has been assigned phase II of the kickstart replacement bounty. =]
http://www.power2people.org/projects/profile/6 |
09 November 2010, 04:04 | #8 |
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Good work !!! This is cool and will get alot of use allover !!
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09 November 2010, 10:22 | #9 |
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This seems rather pointless. If it's not exactly 100% the same byte-for-byte then by definition it is not 100% compatible.
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09 November 2010, 11:33 | #10 |
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If its 99% compatible and 100% free then i can see a point in it!
Toni Wilen wouldn't be involved if something worthwhile wasnt to follow. |
09 November 2010, 12:23 | #11 |
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09 November 2010, 12:30 | #12 |
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09 November 2010, 14:41 | #13 | |
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Nothing ever works 100% "out of the box" thats why there are patches and a upgrades - this damn obvious for the computer user of today! There are many unknowns that will have to be delt with when they happen - then with the premis of basis that you have you can deal with it. This is a great "giant" of a stepping stone that will need as much of the communities support as possible - not throw-away comments you stated earlier. |
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09 November 2010, 19:50 | #14 | |
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As long as it has all the routines on the KS, and as long as they all function the same, then it should be 100% compatible. And then there's the possibility that the new routines may actually be better than those on the current 3.1 roms, which is exiting also. |
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09 November 2010, 20:03 | #15 |
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I look forward to the development of FreeKick 1MB or even 2MB roms for the A600/1200 and Kickcards upto 2MB would be fantastic for Zorro based machines!!!
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09 November 2010, 22:10 | #16 |
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what would bring those new roms (technically speaking, of course, I'm not talking about putting Cloanto out of business ) ?
I'm sticking to my A1200/060 so I'm expecting a lot from those roms (I already use the ones from this Piru guy and that's already very cool but roms with updates & source code, oh yeah!!). I suspect there will be a great deal of C code in the new roms => don"t expect extra speed!! |
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09 November 2010, 22:36 | #18 |
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This is great news. Sometime soon people who have never seen an Amiga before can download an UAE and play games and demos without having to pay for it. This will boost the public interest and community. It will change the whole dynamic.
Kudos to Jason and Toni. |
09 November 2010, 22:39 | #19 |
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09 November 2010, 22:46 | #20 |
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If PC's can have modified BIOSes without the Universe falling apart, then why shouldn't the Amiga have a new Kickrom?
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