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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2010, 05:15:51 AM »
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I'm still pussled, what is it people need office apps for all the time?
Btw, appearantly google docs work fine in OWB... I think.


Why office apps? Sometimes you have to write what is called letters. They are printed on something called paper.:rtfm: And sometimes you have to do write some "documents" for your employer and you just need bold text different fonts and funny colors and can´t get your collegues to go to AMIGA.orc to read your marvellous creations.

I prefer running old Amiga-wordprocessors to using Google-docs. I have bought Amiga Writer from Haage & Partner for that matter, but I am using AmigaOS 4 so I am not shure if it is the best choice for an old Mac.

Isn´t MorphOS capable of running even Final Copy, etc.?
 

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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2010, 05:28:20 AM »
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so I am not shure if


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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2010, 07:59:39 AM »
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The bus is fine, it's the 4800RPM drive that makes it slow.


You are aware that you can replace it? Funny thing is, i replaced the drive in mine just yesterday. :)
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2010, 08:18:03 AM »
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You are aware that you can replace it? Funny thing is, i replaced the drive in mine just yesterday. :)
You're still limited to PATA though, so only laptop drives fit, and they're almost always 5400rpm at best, so the HD interface will always be slow.
I wanted to put an SSD in mine, but it's impossible as (usable) SSDs are all SATA, and there's no space for an adaptor.

I may actually put MorphOS on mine one day, but not while I can't afford the licesnse.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2010, 11:49:38 AM »
You can easily get 72,000 rpm laptop drives.  They are just a bit more expenisve.
 
And with regads to office apps.  i beleive that plenty of old Amiga WP and Calc progrs work under morphos.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2010, 11:58:46 AM »
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You're still limited to PATA though, so only laptop drives fit, and they're almost always 5400rpm at best, so the HD interface will always be slow.


A current 5400rpm drive is significantly faster than the drives shipped with the minis.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2010, 12:18:06 PM »
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A current 5400rpm drive is significantly faster than the drives shipped with the minis.

I should be getting my Mac Mini this week, are you able to report if any of the following programs can run or not:
 
Amos Pro
Deluxe Paint V
Vista Pro
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2010, 12:29:49 PM »
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I should be getting my Mac Mini this week, are you able to report if any of the following programs can run or not:
 
Amos Pro
Deluxe Paint V
Vista Pro
Octamed


I would not expect any of them to run, MorphOS 68k compatibility is best with programs that work with RTG/AHI on classics. So AMOS is definitely out, DPaint V will probably launch (but there are issues with it IIRC), not sure if Vista Pro can be coaxed to work and Octamed will be trying to hit a Paula that isn't there.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2010, 12:45:57 PM »
Regarding OctaMED SS, what about using The Maestrix?

Works fine on OS4 with that, with or without a real Paula present.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #23 on: October 19, 2010, 06:48:30 PM »
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I would not expect any of them to run, MorphOS 68k compatibility is best with programs that work with RTG/AHI on classics. So AMOS is definitely out, DPaint V will probably launch (but there are issues with it IIRC), not sure if Vista Pro can be coaxed to work and Octamed will be trying to hit a Paula that isn't there.

I read that at least one person had gotten Vista Pro to promote and work on MorphOS2.x, but don't remember which mode promotion tool he was using or how he got it working.  I will have to research it some time soon and get it installed on one or more of my MorphOS capable computers.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2010, 07:27:54 PM »
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I have bought Amiga Writer from Haage & Partner for that matter, but I am using AmigaOS 4 so I am not shure if it is the best choice for an old Mac.

Isn´t MorphOS capable of running even Final Copy, etc.?


AmigaWriter works pretty well onMorphOS. And while that program has some nice ideas I prefer google docs now. The convenience is interoperability. I canimport and export word docs and work ona particular document no matter which computer and OS I use. But AmigaWriter is also okay (and incontrast to running it ona real 68k setup with 3.x it runs stable on MorphOS).

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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #25 on: October 19, 2010, 07:30:24 PM »
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USB hubs are just a nuisance, since they're either not powered and semi-useless, or they are powered and require another power source to be plugged in.  I don't need the clutter.  Having powered hubs inside of other devices is great though.  I wish it were more common.

Many monitors coem with nice powered hubs. I use a Dell monitor that has a 4 port inbuild hub. So if you'r looking for a new monitor, consider one with inbuild hub.
The fancy Apple keybords also come with 2 port hubs, but those aren't powered.

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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #26 on: October 19, 2010, 09:32:15 PM »
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I read that at least one person had gotten Vista Pro to promote and work on MorphOS2.x, but don't remember which mode promotion tool he was using or how he got it working.  I will have to research it some time soon and get it installed on one or more of my MorphOS capable computers.


Mhh.. I only remember people talking about getting it to work with OS4 fakenative modes.
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2010, 09:48:11 PM »
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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #28 on: October 19, 2010, 10:30:51 PM »
Congrats! The minis are nice little machines.

Regarding PATA SSDs, Google is your friend:
http://www.memoryc.com/products/description/32GB_KingSpec_2_5-PATA_IDE_SSD_Solid_State_Disk-MLC_/index.html

7200 RPM drives are only a little faster than 5400 RPM unless you're doing tons of little I/O operations in which case the reduced rotational latency helps. Any modern 5400 RPM laptop drive will be much faster than an older 7200 or 10000 RPM drive because the data density is so much higher that the amount of data that goes under the head on the newer drive in any given time interval easily exceeds that of the older drive.
 

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Re: So happy with my new MorphOS Mac Mini
« Reply #29 from previous page: October 21, 2010, 09:00:39 PM »
I'm very happy. Will ask cuaz lots of questions :-)
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