"Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce that AmigaOS 4.0 for PowerPC equipped Amiga 1200/3000/4000's has gone gold and should be available for sale around 30 November depending on location. Further information can be found here. Prospective customers are once more encouraged to verify the (regularly updated) compatibility list prior to purchase. AmigaOS 4.0 for classic Amiga's will be distributed worldwide by Acube Systems."
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Member since:2005-12-31
I searched through OSNEWS and found Thom was thinking the same thing. That AmigaOS released for old, outdated Amiga hardware is bad move.
http://www.osnews.com/story.php/14118/Amiga-Get-Your-Head-Out-of-th...
I just read Thom's article. Good one.
Also noticed that Genesi was saying they'd port AmigaOS to Efika themselves. Which I'd say is highly doubtful because of legal issues ( & maybe technical too ). Though it'd be cool to have AmigaOS work on newer & available hardware. But I'd like to see Efika's with better hardware specs because they appear to be underpowered.
http://osnews.com/story.php/17067/Genesi-We-Will-Release-Both-Amiga...
PS MorphOS 1.4.5 will run on the Amiga's I listed in my previous post but I should point out that MorphOS is now at version 2.0 which works only on Genesi hardware.
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2005-12-31
Yes, it's great how lots & lots of OSes work on x86 when compared to PPC where you require specific hardware to run certain OSes.
It'll never happen, but I believe a better move for AmigaOS is to be released to one or more of the following:
I) x86 II) x86 Intel Macs III) PPC Macs
Because the hardware platforms above are easier to get a hold of & there are more computer users out there. Makes more sense to me then trying to support outdated Amiga hardware with small userbase.
Or an alternative idea is to have a company design & manufacture newer PPC hardware that will be supported by both AmigaOS & MorphOS. Company would probably have to be Genesi since they develop MorphOS.