Finally tried AROS

[cv643d]

Hi all,

After years of hearing about AROS I finally tried it today.

I downloaded an iso from http://www.aros-max.co.uk/

Burned it and booted my PC. Worked fine but the mouse did not work so I replaced my USB mouse to a regular PS2 mouse and then it worked fine.

Some comments:

It feels like a real Amiga. If I could unLHA packages from Aminet and run Hippoplayer and other 68mk programs I would set up a computer for AROS right away.

It feels very lightweight and small just like 3.1 felt with a graphics board.

[cv643d]

Yes that is what is missing from AROS right now I think, the ability to start 68k programs. If it is possible to run system friendly apps in the future I think AROS will become much more popular than today and there wont be as much preasure for AROS to have a broad range of software available (although native ported AROS apps are important to!).

It was a bit disturbing that the menu was not fixed at the top of the screen, I would have prefered the meny at the top like on classic Amigas. But all in all it was a fantastic experience...  I look forward to installing AROS on my Mini-ITX computer in the future.