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[Rant] OS3.9 to be multiplatform?ANN.lu
Posted on 24-Oct-2000 09:09 GMT by Christian Kemp16 comments
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John Block writes: See that picture of the OS3.9 packaging? Now look at the fly dirt under the amiga logo: I make it out to say: "Scalable multiplatform Multimedia" If os3.9 were classic only, would/could Amiga put that?
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 1 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Tigellino on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
Maybe there is a UAE archive for each platform (MacUAE, WinUAE,
LinuxUAE....)
Something like Amiga Forever (maybe the announced 4.0 version).
Let's have a look on the haage&Partners site in the coming few
days....
http://www.haage-partner.com/e.htm
Ave Mellas
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 2 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Ben on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
There was meant to be some sort of "bridge" between old and new - something to use new hardware on before getting the new OE/DE/OS whatever - maybe this is it.
To be honest I think (Oi! Fleecy! Bill! I know you are there!) AMIGA NEED TO COMPLETELY CLARIFY THE SITUATION ASAP because there is alot of guess-work and mis-understanding going around. You just need to look at all the mail I have recieved (and promptly deleted) from the os35list in the last 48 hours to know what I mean...
They need to state the benefits to users who dont have 3.5, those that do have it and those that intend to get on the new OE/DE/OS ship when it sails.
If we dont hear anything maybe there will be a big suprise at Xmas... ;)
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 3 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Dave on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
Guessing from the screenshot, Moovid for 68k and Moovid for PPC included ;)
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 4 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Shogo on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 3 (Dave):
And Genesis instead of Miami?
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 5 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Dave on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 4 (Shogo):
Possibly, H&P now have the rights to that don't they?
Anyway, I was guessing and poking fun: MultimediaMoovid, multi-platform = Moovid on 68k and PPC :) Dunno what would be scaleable tho.
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 6 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Rodney McDonell on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
Its not classic only!!! Its for Classic and the AmigaOne. It was made for the trainsition of classic and AmigaOne baords wasn it!!!
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 7 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by zaphod on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 6 (Rodney McDonell):
ok. I think what it amounts to is that Amiga had this really cool graphic made for the new SDK promotion, then Amiga announces (classic) Amiga OS 3.9. Bill looks around his desk, sees the poster and says,
'Hey, just add a '3.9 over the boing ball and call it done!'
Of course, that's my theory...
z
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 8 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Kojak on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 7 (zaphod):
<off-topic mode>
Are you by chance the well known Counter-Strike mapper? :)
</off-topic mode>
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 9 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Gumshoe on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (Ben):
> They need to state the benefits to users who dont have 3.5, those that
> do have it and those that intend to get on the new OE/DE/OS ship
> when it sails.
They also need to state the benefits of 3.9 over 3.1. Because as far as
I'm concerned, 3.1->3.5 wasn't worth a penny
.
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 10 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Mousky on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (Gumshoe):
Amiga should have had the OS3.9 website running the day the news was released. Anyways, I have to agree with your comments. The proposed price of 3.9 is less than the original price of 3.5, but according to discussion on the A0S35 mailing list, 3.9 is supposed to be a major upgrade with more functionallity and features.
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 11 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Peter Trevor on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (Ben):
which mailing list would that be?
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 12 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Fx on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
I think they have done a PPC version, hence the new kickstart...
I read somewhere that HP had started to make a PPC version long ago and
in Mars-April, Amiga Inc gave them the go ahead to make PPC version.
And they have also made a 68k emulator, which they have been working on
for over a year now..
But, that's at least what I think.
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 13 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by zaphod on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 8 (Kojak):
<off-topic mode>
Are you by chance the well known Counter-Strike mapper? :)
</off-topic mode>
That's on a 'need to know basis'
z
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 14 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Doobrey on 23-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 12 (Fx):
Glad someone reminded me about the new ROM chips...
Would this have anything to do with the news on the Individual Computers/Jens Schoenfelds site about his new KickFlash gizmo??
If memory serves me right, he said that future Amiga OS`s won`t have new ROMs (because of the production costs)..but will come with a file to be installed into a flashrom.
BTW..feel free to call me stupid, but I see Amiga are calling this an upgrade.Does this mean you need 3.5 installed first?
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 15 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 24-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
So I take it that Amiga have no intentions of finishing and fixing all the bugs in 3.5 first?
OS3.9 to be multiplatform? : Comment 16 of 16ANN.lu
Posted by Stuart Anderson on 25-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 15 (Anonymous):
Perhaps BoingBag 2 just grew and grew and then someone said, "Hey, let's rename
if Amiga OS 3.9! That way people will think it's a short snappy upgrade cycle,
rather than a long delayed bugfix."
Or so runs my rather misanthropic speculation...
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