My review of Pegasos+MorphOS

[takemehomegrandma]

@lempkee

Hi.

I did some testing aswell. And just for fun I also tested the old
Amiga Quake68k under emulation! :-) Lets start with that:

Quake68k (only software rendering, no sound)
320x200x8 - 8.0 fps
640x480x8 - 2.6 fps
800x600x8 - 1.8 fps (that was a real slideshow ;-) )

QuakeMOS (only software rendering, with AHI sound)
320x200x8 - 87.4 fps (!)
640x480x8 - 29.0 fps
800x600x8 - 19.8 fps

As I said, these numbers are all based on software rendering. I have
no supported 3D accelerator. :-(

I tested GLquake on my oldest PC with an old celeron @ 500MHz, 256MB
memory, Matrox Millennium G450, running WindowsXP Pro (!!), and I
scored just under 100 fps on that!
(EDIT) That was in 800x600x16 (/EDIT)

So I guess that a Pegasos with a lean OS and HW accelerated 3D will
score *well* above 100 fps! We will of course get modern performance as soon as modern 3D hardware gets supported.

[Jupp3]

Genetic Species DOES work with Graphics Cards, iirc, it uses RTGMaster, which lets you to select screenmode (and c2p module, if you select AGA mode)
BUT in any case, you might want to download for game engine, which is available at the home page:
http://www.marble-eyes.dk

It also adds support for 24bit screenmodes, which sure look better... ;-)

[takemehomegrandma]

@Spidey

Me too is using MiamiDX (right now actually). What I like about Miami
is its simplicity, both in configurating it and using it.

The only issue I have against it, is that its a limited demo version
and that there obviously is no way to register anymore. :-(

(If only Holger Kruse would upload a keyfile to Aminet or
something ...)

[Spidey]

Hello takemehomegrandma,

What do you mean with limited demo version?

I downloaded mine from Aminet and the only thing I noticed it disconnects by itself after a few hours. Or do you mean this with limited? :-?


Spidey

[Spidey]

Hello Jupp3,

On the cd every update is present, also the RTG-Master. But it just don't recognises my RTG system. :-(

So I'll wait with this game until somebody else manages it to work.

Spidey

[takemehomegrandma]

@Spidey

I downloaded Miami Deluxe from Aminet too. Some of the "DeLuxe" features are not enabled, and at least my Miami disconnects after about 30 minutes I think ...

[Warface]

As promised I've made my review of the Pegasos after 6 days of experience. Sorry, it's in hungarian, but a), the pics are nice, b), I'll try to make an english one soon :-)

Review

[Bodie]

ALthough I haven't got a clue about Hungarian, I do like the screenshots of MorphOS.

Well done Warface

[Spidey]

Hello Warface,

Very nice pictures! :-D
Like Bodie, I have to say I didn´t understand everything you wrote :-)

How did you take those pictures of Birdie Shoot and Knights&Merchants? They are very nice.

Spidey

[takemehomegrandma]

@ Bodie

You will find some more screenshots here:
http://www.morphzone.org/modules/gallery/

 :-)

[Triumph]

Spidey wrote:


How did you take those pictures of Birdie Shoot and Knights&Merchants? They are very nice.

Spidey

Just use SGrabppc 1.22 from Stephan Rupprecht

[Spidey]

Hi Triumph,

I guess I can find it on Aminet or so?

Thanks!  :-D

Spidey

[Warface]

Actually I used the 68K sgrab, but the rest is the same :-)

[Dagon]

Hi, very nice screenshots :-)
I have some questions about MorphOS. (It looks very interesting having an AmigaOS-like OS in a PowerPC G3 right now)

1> I see in a grab the icon preferences. Is there an amiga style, selection effect? (change the icon when is selected)

2> Can MorphOS have AmigaOS style right mouse button menus? (not only pop-up) Its in the system that choice or with an add-on utility (magic-menu maybe)?

thanx ;-)

[Warface]

Dagon wrote:

1> I see in a grab the icon preferences. Is there an amiga style, selection effect? (change the icon when is selected)

I'm not that experienced user of MorphOS, but you can use all "older" icon formats (original, magicwb, fantasticwb, newicon, glowicon etc.) which has 2 phases. It's not impossible that the MorphOS icons can have 2 phases, yet I only saw 1 phase+effect icons. Maybe a more experienced user can tell you the exact answer.

2> Can MorphOS have AmigaOS style right mouse button menus? (not only pop-up) Its in the system that choice or with an add-on utility (magic-menu maybe)?

When you click the right mouse button in the screen bar you get the usual Amiga menus, and in addition, magic-menu seemed to work when I tried it out. (I only used it for a few minutes though, I was just experimenting with programs)

[zacman]

>2> Can MorphOS have AmigaOS style right mouse
>button menus? (not only pop-up) Its in the system
>that choice or with an add-on utility (magic-menu
>maybe)?

MagicMenu functionality is built into the system. You
can change it in the system preferences.