Would you purchase AmigaOS if it supported ARM or x86?

[Iggy]

btw, 68k, or backward compatible 68k type softcore option is missing would probably gather most votes anyway.

Trying to run OS4 on a 68K would be about as painful as running MUI4 or 5 on a  68K.
Vampire may soften that, but I'm not likely to give up OS3.X in favor of OS4 on legacy hardware.

[Thorham]

I don't get it. What's so great about AmigaOS? Amigas are certainly the best retro computers, hands down, and they're just awesome, but the OS? I just don't see what's so great about it.

[nicholas]

I don't get it. What's so great about AmigaOS? Amigas are certainly the best retro computers, hands down, and they're just awesome, but the OS? I just don't see what's so great about it.

It's different. That's my main attraction anyway. It's very fun too.

[wawrzon]

Trying to run OS4 on a 68K would be about as painful as running MUI4 or 5 on a  68K.
Vampire may soften that, but I'm not likely to give up OS3.X in favor of OS4 on legacy hardware.

i agree. but nevertheless given that option, people might probably chosse it anyway;)

[nicholas]

Trying to run OS4 on a 68K would be about as painful as running MUI4 or 5 on a  68K.
Vampire may soften that, but I'm not likely to give up OS3.X in favor of OS4 on legacy hardware.

It'd run a darn sight faster on UAE than the PPC build does though at least Jim.

[ne_one]

I don't get it. What's so great about AmigaOS? Amigas are certainly the best retro computers, hands down, and they're just awesome, but the OS? I just don't see what's so great about it.

That's really not the point.

The OP isn't asking whether a 30-year-old operating system is segment-leading or if it's a viable replacement for other options.

The question is whether or not you would pay to have the ability to run the OS on another architecture. The "why" is immaterial.

[stefcep2]

I repeat, "why is that the fault of Linux"?

Oh I get it....you want to be a pedant.

 If you want any discussion about Linux limited to the kernel, then say so.   But a kernel is not an operating system.

 If its not some amateurish log in screen (on its most popular distro BTW) its something else in the operating system that is a joke.

Or do you think users should now de-install the default log-in manager, install something that someone may have rolled in the bedroom and risks breaking the system? Because you know "Linux isn't Linux isn't Linux and can be any flavour you want" TM?

Another classic example of Linux wasting time people's time trying to get it to do RST* (Really Simple Things).  Like a login manager that actually makes sense by default..

[nicholas]

Oh I get it....you want to be a pedant.

 If you want any discussion about Linux limited to the kernel, then say so.   But a kernel is not an operating system.

 If its not some amateurish log in screen (on its most popular distro BTW) its something else in the operating system that is a joke.

Or do you think users should now de-install the default log-in manager, install something that someone may have rolled in the bedroom and risks breaking the system? Because you know "Linux isn't Linux isn't Linux and can be any flavour you want" TM?

Another classic example of Linux wasting time people's time trying to get it to do RST* (Really Simple Things).  Like a login manager that actually makes sense by default..

If you can't even use correct words to mean what you want to say why on earth should anyone waste their time reading your twaddle?

As for your issue with MDM, my kids don't seem to have a problem with it but if they did they'd do what anyone with an ounce of intelligence would do and report it as an issue to the vendor's support dept and ask for it to be changed.

It's amazing the effect good genes and a proper upbringing have on a person's intelligence and ability to help themselves.

Please do go on making yourself look like a tit, it's hilarious.

[stefcep2]

If you can't even use correct words to mean what you want to say why on earth should anyone waste their time reading your twaddle?

As for your issue with MDM, my kids don't seem to have a problem with it but if they did they'd do what anyone with an ounce of intelligence would do and report it as an issue to the vendor's support dept and ask for it to be changed.

It's amazing the effect good genes and a proper upbringing have on a person's intelligence and ability to help themselves.

Please do go on making yourself look like a tit, it's hilarious.

pedant
noun
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Colloquially known as a " nicholas".

[nicholas]

pedant
noun
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

Colloquially known as a " nicholas".

Fcukwitt.

[fishy_fiz]

@nicholas

Give it a rest will you?
Your passive aggressive attitude is making you appear the very adjectives you're trying to label others with.
The site isn't here for your sole, frankly obnoxious amusement.

[nicholas]

@nicholas

Give it a rest will you?
Your passive aggressive attitude is making you appear the very adjectives you're trying to label others with.
The site isn't here for your sole, frankly obnoxious amusement.

Nothing passive about it.

[nicholas]

Thats the #1 reason I switched to Linux.  I was wasting so much time keeping windows updated and working.  Linux has saved me so much time and frustration over the years by not breaking something every other update like Windows does, by not getting infected with malware despite not running as administrator.  Just because one or two distros that try to be windows like have window like issues doesn't mean all of linux is like that.  Or to put it simply just use with slackware already

A bit of time is spent by the rasbian maintainers taking debian and stripping it down to make it run efficiently on the Pi (one of the reasons I ruin slackware-arm on mine is its already efficient) so thats why I think a Amiga/AROS could find a fit in the Arm world as its already a lightweight OS.

A Raspberry Pi 3 bundled with an exclusive Amiga branded case and OS4.1 for ARM hardware locked to the mac address or similar like MorphOS is would be a great product.

If marketed properly and priced correctly but that never happens in this market sadly.

[eliyahu]

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-- eliyahu

[Thorham]

It's different. That's my main attraction anyway. It's very fun too.

That's certainly a good point.

That's really not the point.

It is for me. Why? Because 68k can do much better than AOS, and it can do it faster too. Instead of making something better (hahaha lololol)  they sell us software that's over 20 years old.