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Offline Iggy

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Re: MacWorld: "Turn your G4-era Mac into a next-gen Amiga"
« on: June 17, 2014, 06:13:02 AM »
"They like us, they really like us".

Hey, any Amiga related coverage these days is good.
I wonder how many Mac users even remember the Amiga?

BTW - Did any of you read the comments?
I just sent Johannes (Yasu on MorphZone) a hi-res PowerBook with MorphOS 3.5.1 installed on it.

And I have a second one here that is getting shipped to Pampers (Wiktor Glowacki) in Poland.

And I'm one of the few US users too.
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Re: Macworld: Turn your G4-era Mac into a next-gen Amiga
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2014, 02:17:16 PM »
Quote from: Borut;767196
Some people are complaining as usual:
- some think it looks too colorfull on the screenshot which was posted there
- some dont´t like the font
- for some it is too expensiv or the demo-time is too short
- for some it looks too much like linux
- for some it looks too less like linux
- some say it is not enough compatible with 68k software (games mostly)
- some want x86 HW to run it on

And then as usual the "dead horse riding"-bull%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! comments ;-)

To be fair I read mainly the negative comments because it is more amusing ;-)

Yeah, it CAN get amuzing hearing people complain about what MorphOS isn't, while ignoring how far its come in its development.
Luckily, the development team has a had the integrity to rise above these common demands and focus on what THEY think the OS ought to be.
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"God was never on your side" - Lemmy

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Re: Macworld: Turn your G4-era Mac into a next-gen Amiga
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2014, 08:24:10 PM »
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3. in comparison to genuine amiga its better to get  the real thing
and so on..

it looks like in the outside world no ng solution can beat the genuine amiga till this day, no matter how much you would argue with people. vox populi vox dei. guess, it is some food for thought, especially for those who want to reach the wider audience with their solution of choice.

Well, some people don't get it.
But "better to get the real thing"?
Only if games are your focus.

I use a MorphOS system every day and rarely fire up my real Amiga.
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Re: Macworld: Turn your G4-era Mac into a next-gen Amiga
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 09:36:58 PM »
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Right! A real camp classic. I was waiting for someone to recognize that.
"Not making any hard and fast rules means that the moderators can use their good judgment in moderation, and we think the results speak for themselves." - Amiga.org, terms of service

"You, got to stem the evil tide, and keep it on the the inside" - Rogers Waters

"God was never on your side" - Lemmy

Amiga! "Our appeal has become more selective"