Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 22nd Jan 2007 05:21 UTC, submitted by anonymous
The Amiga is alive - sort of, and AmigaOS 4 is finally out. Ars takes AmigaOS 4 out for a spin to see where the once-popular platform stands these days. "The release of AmigaOS 4 proves one thing: you can't keep a good platform down. But is AmigaOS merely a fun hobby OS to play around with, or does it offer real value? My answer is that it is a little of both. As a fan of alternative platforms, you won't find many that are more esoteric than AmigaOS. But beyond being different for the sake of being different, OS4 provides something more interesting: a chance to experience a whole new way of computing."
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If I remember correctly Genesi/bplan gave the cyberstorm and blizzardPPC register lists to Hyperion in the first place. Without those they would have never released for those platforms without a bunch of work. Genesi/bplan also organized a Blizzard and CyberStorm repair program which helped Hyperion too. _Then_ there was the whole AmigaOne vs. the Pegasos thing. Genesi was right in that too: there was no Mai without April! Genesi will probably ship OS4 with the EFIKA. Hyperion does not own it, Amiga Inc. does. If Amiga tries to stop Genesi, Genesi will win the smack down as they won the lawsuit already. Amiga Inc. is the one in trouble. Hyperion should be happy. At least some one will do something with OS4.
/rasmus
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Hmm, interesting you say that, because the Amiga Inc website seems to imply that OS4 runs on the CyberStorm PPC:
"AmigaOne Partners have the right to distribute AmigaOS 4.0 into the AmigaOne desktop computer market and into Cyberstorm PPC enabled devices. Distribution into any other market or device requires a licensing and distribution agreement with Amiga, Inc."
from
http://www.amiga.com/amigaos/?PHPSESSID=8af8e764f436982b39be97a7ae6...