Looking for alt OS for Atari/Mac Classic

[XDelusion]

I don't think you can full MagiC Mac using Shape Shifter. It would certainly seem it needs to be run on real hardware.

The upside is that it appears that MagiCMac does support PPC processors so maybe, just maybe I can get it to work on my of my eMacs running on OS9.

If that does not work, maybe I can install OS X and give the OS X version a go.

It's really a wonder they never ported this OS to the Amiga.

[XDelusion]

Not the first time that i ask, just i wonder how hard might be to do a port of AROS for mac classic and other 68k/PPC old world non/amiga machines based on 68k Amiga port, and how good might perform...

Saimon69

I've thought about that too, but then realized that in the end all that we would have would be a Mac that could run Amiga software that never makes direct calls to the chip set...

...but only much slower than such software would run under MorphOS on a cheap eMac, thus making such a venture pointless.

On the other hand it would be nice to see AROS more fully developed for classic Amiga. Then we would be able to at least make free Emergency disks without the use of Work Bench files.

[XDelusion]

Quadra is going for around $100 the last I looked.

[XDelusion]

Good points.

I do not have a Quadra, I have a Performa, which is a lot cheaper.
And then you have all the LC Mac line, which many of them have a 68040.

But anyway, mate, go ahead, make a hardware comparison between a $100 Quadra an a similarly specced Amiga and you will find a big difference in price and availability.

On the other hand, running Aros on a 68k Mac is as usefull as running MagiCMac on it

[XDelusion]

Thank you again kind sir!!!

You can run OS friendly programs. Programs that directly hit the Atari hardware will fail.
There are tcp-ip stacks, web browsers, video players, word processors, etc, that will work quite nicely. Many of them are free/shareware. Google is your friend

And then where are your pics?

@XDelusion and @Soviet
I will seek thru my dvds to find interesting Atari stuff for you. I will let you know when I find something

[XDelusion]

Gasp!!!

I know I'm not going to be able to spend time with this for a while, but I'm excited.

Thank you once again!!!

BTW, ever hear of Lonny Pursell? (spelling?).

He's famous for writing up a single file IRC client in GFA Basic. Good friend of mine! Lives about 4 miles away. Can't think of the name of the app though, and I need to get in touch with Lonny, it's been a while.

[XDelusion]

BTW, MagiC will not work under Basilisk II either. I just tried it under MorphOS. The mac side FLEW, but MagiC gave back the same error as Shape Shifter did.

[XDelusion]

Ha ha, that's Lonny!!!

As fate would have it, one of his relatives is in the home I work at and I was talking to one of his cousins last night which brought him to mind.

Anyhow, his IRC client is really nice, though it has been forever since I used it. I do remember Lonny saying something a long time ago about how he never liked libraries and this and that, and preferred to write programs that were all contained within one file.


Anyhow, Fusion...

I heard that Fusion is generally only good to use on a RTG based system and that it did not handle too well on standard AGA. I remember trying to set it up once years ago, but got no where.

[XDelusion]

Nope, wrong country.

Why? Does Franko have a thing for single file apps too?

[XDelusion]

Aghh, I remember now.

Man I miss having him around. Writing privately via e-mail just ain't the same.

[XDelusion]

Wow, I really didn't expect this thread to be so lively!

Thankx for sharing!