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[News] Amiga OS4 pre-release update availableANN.lu
Posted on 10-Oct-2004 12:25 GMT by Peter Gordon112 comments
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Taken from AmigaWorld.net:

"It is with considerable satisfaction that Hyperion Entertainment can now announce the immediate availability for download of the first Amiga OS 4.0 Developer Pre-release update for registered Amiga OS 4.0 users." Due to the extent and scope of the improvements incorporated into the update, it comes in the form of a full ISO image (33 MB) which needs to be burned on CD-R(W) by the user and is intended to replace the original Amiga OS 4.0 Developer Pre-release CD for installation and rescue purposes.

Please note that the file as well as the resulting CD is for personal use only and may not be distributed in any form to third parties.

Registered users may also opt to order a new full CD which also contains the updated SDK and contribution section (details and terms to be announced shortly).

Among the new features are:

* Kernel-Level Altivec support.
* Much improved compatibilty/speed of 68k emulation (JIT not included yet)
* Improved 68k FPU emulation
* Fully PowerPC-native Picasso96/graphics system
* Fully PowerPC-native MUI
* USB support for input devices
* Support for onboard serial and parallel hardware
* Driver support for the SiI0680 IDE adaptor (including UDMA support)
* Improved PIO mode VIA driver
* Improved Internet capabilities and better ethernet support.
* Printing support
* Improved audio hardware support, including new drivers.
* Comprehensive bug fixes, speed improvements, added features and functionality across all system components.
* and much more...
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 101 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Peter Gordon on 12-Oct-2004 12:13 GMT
I am at the top of page 3! So there!
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 102 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Joe on 12-Oct-2004 13:47 GMT
OS4 has not progressed that much since 2001, i know there is a small amount of programmers working on it but three years has past and there is hell of a lot missing for a OS coming up to its fourth year.
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 103 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Peter Gordon on 12-Oct-2004 14:36 GMT
In reply to Comment 102 (Joe):
Actually, its come a HELL of a long way since 2001!
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 104 of 112ANN.lu
In reply to Comment 103 (Peter Gordon):
Message removed by Christophe Decanini for violation of ANN's posting rules.
Specific reason from moderator: Trolling
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 105 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Thomas Frieden on 12-Oct-2004 16:03 GMT
In reply to Comment 80 (Olegil):
> Installed the update on a fresh partition, renamed the old kickstart directory
> and copied across the new one to have a quick go. Halting at early boot menu,
> selecting the partition with the update as boot partition, go. Crashes at
> setpatch. Ooooh, this is starting to look like a fun evening.

You can not honestly expect to just replace the kickstart directory of an old installation with new modules and expect it to work. There's a reason why the updater doesn't do that.
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 106 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Hans-Joerg Frieden on 12-Oct-2004 16:04 GMT
In reply to Comment 102 (Joe):
*yawn*
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 107 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Olegil on 12-Oct-2004 17:57 GMT
In reply to Comment 105 (Thomas Frieden):
I didn't "just" replace the modules, I replaced the modules in the old installation AND booted from the new partition once the kickstart was loaded. Are you telling me there's more than the kickstart directory involved BEFORE the early startup menu is displayed? If so, then I would honestly NOT expect that :-)

What components besides those in "kickstart" are required to get the early startup menu so I can select the correct version of AmigaOS4 from there?
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 108 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by priest on 12-Oct-2004 18:58 GMT
In reply to Comment 102 (Joe):
Respond to Joe the troll:

In y2001 AOS4 did not exist, now it does and it runs hundreds of apps/tools/games already.
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 109 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 13-Oct-2004 06:53 GMT
In reply to Comment 108 (priest):
Funny, when people asked whether in fact AOS 4 development was not started until the November 2001 agreement, Ben Hermans vehemently denied it...

"A lot of work was done by third parties like Olaf Barthel, the P96 team, Hyperion etc. before that date."

... so OS4 did exist in some form in 2001, it just wasn't finished. Much the same can be said now.
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 110 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by bluvi on 13-Oct-2004 08:41 GMT
ok , now is sil ide card work ok for a1, any news, or still little problem
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 111 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Peter Gordon on 13-Oct-2004 11:56 GMT
In reply to Comment 109 (Anonymous):
Yes, but it is COMPLETELY incorrect to say it hasn't progressed far since then.
Amiga OS4 pre-release update available : Comment 112 of 112ANN.lu
Posted by Don Cox on 13-Oct-2004 12:32 GMT
In reply to Comment 111 (Peter Gordon):
"Yes, but it is COMPLETELY incorrect to say it hasn't progressed far since then."

The child was only trolling. Don't rise to the bait.
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