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| Posted on 25-Nov-2000 13:35 GMT by Christian Kemp | 64 comments
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Bill McEwen has posted a new Executive Update, where he hints that there might be a strong possibility of an AmigaOS 4.0, if sales of 3.9 are good enough, and announces that there will be more details and announcements at the Amiga World show in Cologne next month.
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| Posted by Matthew Leaman on 25-Nov-2000 23:00 GMT | It is true that AmigaOS 3.9 so far has no really outstanding
developments.
What it provides is a minimum standard for the current Amiga platform.
It means that current Amigas have certain fundemental features that
developers can rely on.
Further development of the Amiga platform ensures that the Amiga is
seen as a "live" platform to the wider computing industry. Hopefully
this development will generate further revenues for Amiga to invest
into projects such as Amiga OS 4.0
My only criticisms of Amiga are:
1. AmigaOS 3.9 should be distributed with the <i>option</i> of
purchasing a FLASH ROM for your Amiga. A one off payment for a FLASH
upgradable rom to replace the existing ones. Then next time when Amiga
OS 4.0 is released it is easy to upgrade- just flash the ROM!
2. A Retargetable graphics standard must be OFFICIALLY adopted and
FULLY intergrated into AmigaOS 3.9- this will prevent the problems we
have seen with Picasso96 Team and Elbox. Amiga could
purchase/licence Picasso96 once and for all. This would allow
graphics cards to be used on the Amiga without the expense of
licensing Picasso96 Development Rights. The Mediator will give rise
to lots of individuals (bedroom coders) creating drivers for PCI
graphics cards- they cant afford to license Picasso96 SDK!! |
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