What has pro-OS4/AOne have to do with being anti-amithlon. Then
again, what does EMULATION have to do with Amithlon? What bits of
Linux that exists are HEAVILY modified, most of the emulation is in
the form of a 68k emulator (which, guess what? AOS 4 will have 68k
emulation... So, that makes AmigaOS4 nothing but a fancy PPC based
Amiga EMULATOR!!!)
Most of Amithlon is not emulation. Yes, there are bits that are
emulated; however, Amithlon more closely related to Draco than to UAE.
Amithlon users ARE amigans, because they buy the software to run on
it. Most Amithlon users also have real Amigas. I have (and use) a
towered A1200 with a mediator and a Voodoo3 as well as amithlon. I
bet most other Amithlon users have an Amiga they use as well. The
only things that don't run on amithlon are programs requiring the
chipset (i.e. games and video stuff).
The legality of AmigaOS XL is a whole other matter. I find it hard to
point my finger in one direction or another. We are in the Amiga
community, and, therefore, we can't have a good product unless it's
surrounded by mystery, intrigue, back-stabbing, questionable business
tactics, or any number of other things. I say if you want it, buy it.
In theory, the publisher is at fault if there are legal issues.
However, be mindful that if you do that Bernie/Amiga may release a new
version sometime in the future. (Although, I do hear it will be a lot
less expensive--but minus some goodies).
The original topic-->I use my Amithlon for software development,
browsing the web, email, writing, and most of my computer needs. I
have not, however, been able to use ppaint/dpaint's animation stuff.
Targhan