| [Rant] Good old times, where are thou? | ANN.lu |
| Posted on 05-Dec-2002 15:03 GMT by A Reminder | 52 comments
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Okay, so now everyone has got his/her very own opinion about all the mess occuring in the Amiga community nowadays (AmigaOS4 vs MorphOS1, AmigaInc/Eyetech/Hyperion vs Thendic/bplan, Bernie vs Harald/H&P, hackers/users/developers/dealers vs Elbox... urgh... who'll be the next??). Every fscking single day there's a new reason that tend to split us all, in a sort of all-against-all war ("I'm on a mission/I made my decision/To lead a path of self destruction" just like the Green Day sung... why can't everyone sit down, relax, bury the hatchet and try to be more constructive, d'oh).
But what if I don't wanna join the rat race? Yeh, I'm very happy with my good ol' hw (Blizz/Cyber+PPC/Vision) and I only wanna update my sw. So, when/where will I be able to buy the new AmigaOS and/or MorphOS and how much will they cost?
When will an official list of features be made available and definitive so that I can choose which one fits my needs the most?
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| Posted by Nathaniel Downes on 06-Dec-2002 21:39 GMT | In reply to Comment 2 (Mirror):
Well, I don't develop for either party, but these are the features thus-far isolated from the various sources about each OS, let's start with AOS4/A1 first:
AmigaOS4:
ExecSG, adding things like memory protection and 68k emulation/AGA emulation to the core system. Similar approach to how MacOS moved to PowerPC back in the 90's.
Alpha-blended menus
Support for Picasso96 (and the cards thereof)
Still has 68k libraries
AmigaONE:
Artica-S northbridge w/ VIA686b southbridge (don't use a Soundblaster card folks)
Soldiered-on G3 CPU or G4 CPU
Known memory problems, can only use registered sDRAM from key suppliers.
Built-in PS/2, serial, parallell, and floppy controllers
4 USB ports, 10/100 ethernet, AC97 sound and MC97 modem
2 IDE ports for up to 4 drives
AGP 2x, one slot
4 PCI slots, 66Mhz 32-bit.
custom made BIOS
now, for the other side:
MorphOS
New kernel, called Quark. Microkernel, offering distributed computing. Runs Amiga software by using a legacy-box, called A-Box. Similar in approach to OS/2 or MacOS X.
PPC-native AmigaOS library replacements, offering about 90% compatability.
Older project, has been in beta for over 2 years.
Memory protection likely, unknown if availible for legacy apps.
68k emulator for legacy programs, no hardware emulation.
Uses CyberGFX for video support
Uses AHI for audio support
Includes MUI
Includes an Arexx replacement
Has a larger known software library
Pegasos:
Artica-S chipset w/ bug fix classified as "April" along with a VIA VT8231 southbridge.
CPU card, initially offering a G3 CPU but with future-support for the 74xx series of G4 CPU's.
Can only use registered sDRAM DIMM's.
Built-in PS/2, serial, parallell and floppy controllers
4 USB ports, Firewire, IRDA, ATA100
Built-in 56k modem
Built-in Sigmatel STAC 9766 sound chip |
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