Aros has a new trick Video, don't miss it :-)

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Interesting, Im not big or very knowledgeable on Aros, but I assume from the video it means that screen dragging has only just been achieved on Aros ?

If so then what else does Aros currently lack at the moment and when is it likely to become a fully functioning OS...

It's already fully functioning, now is just a case of adding the feature that people want... download one of the distributions burn up a CD an play with it

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Proper screen dragging... sweet!  I really should dust off one of these WinTel boxes and play around with Aros one of these days.

Looks like with the help of Icaros, one has the capability to turn their WinTel box into something fun. I really need to look into this stuff more.

Not trying to start a flame war, but wondering what people prefer here:

Aros - Needs Windoze booted first and then Aros program?

Just want to point out that AROS has never needed Windows to boot (in fact it couldn't until a year ago, be hosted in Windows)... I have only ever used the x86 native (self booting version) for the past 10 years.

Icaros - looks to be a self-booting Aros environment?

Icaros is a distribution, which comes with Apps and has the preferences set up in a certain way. This is one of the nicest ways to try AROS... but you can download the nightly builds which are more raw (i.e. like AOS 3.1), but work just the same.

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Thanks for the kind offer, but I've never owned a PC (and after much debate recently I'm even more convinced I never will...), I was under the impression that Aros was a bit like Classic OS4.0 (only better) and could be run on Classic Amiga hardware. Looks like I'll have to do a bit more reading up about just what Aros is.

Thanks anyway...

Franko

AROS (currently) builds for the x86 (standard PC), the x86-64 (64bit Modern PCs) and a few PPC systems.

What you are thinking of and I am very excited about is the work Jason and Toni are doing to get it to build for Amiga hardware. And they have got quite far... once they have done it, you will be able replace you old 3.1 OS with AROS on your Amiga

-Edit- What do you use to post this? A PPC mac (vague memory of you saying this)?

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Yet another vid of screen dragging showing 3D graphics... rather fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY8mWxwzH5o

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So it's just a neat trick with no real use?

Which sums up all the AmigaOS clones... But we still love them