Amiga OS 4.0 on Laptop

[lassie]

Hi can i get Amiga OS 4.0 to run on my laptop? It is an Acer and has Windows 7

[lassie]

Not possible :-)

That was a shame. What do i need to get it? i thought i could emulate it

[lassie]

If they made OS 4.0 so it could be used on all Computers, i think they will sell a lot more i think :-) of course i like the Original Amigas best, but it could be cool if OS 4.0 could run on all newer Computers

[lassie]

OS4 doesn't support *any* laptop. It doesn't support no x86 machines either.

These are your options if you want OS4:

• X1000 (costs ~$3,000+ and can have up to a half year of delivery time after you succeed in making a pre-order of one). Drivers/support for key features of the motherboard isn't there yet.
• Sam 460 system/Amigaone 500 (ends up at about ~$1,500 including peripherals like case, HDD, etc, taxes and shipping). It performs like a Pegasos 2 (or slightly below), it has some oddities to its expansion options, and the driver situation still isn't 100% in all areas.
• Sam 440 system (ends up at about ~$1,100 including peripherals like case, HDD, etc, taxes and shipping). It's too slow to be meaningful in a modern context (watching todays video's, browsing complex web pages, etc)
• Pegasos 2 G4 (can only be bought second hand). Probably your best option, but can be difficult to find; it's great quality HW, performance is decent, and driver support is possibly best compared to the rest above.
• Amiga PowerUP boards. Obsolete. For masochists only.

If you want "Amiga NG" with Laptop support, your best option is MorphOS on a Mac PowerBook (PPC). MorphOS also runs on PPC PowerMac's, Mac Mini's etc, all easily available as second hand, at prices ranging between $50-$250, and their top level versions perform at the same level or better than the $3,000+ X1000 mentioned above. MorphOS per se also gives huge benefits over OS4, if you are interested in knowing about that you can ask by starting a new thread with that topic! ;)

There! Hopes that helps!

:)

Yes that helps, many thanks :)

[lassie]

@lassie



No.  Amiga OS 4.0 runs on certain specific PPC system cards.

To run Amiga OS 4.0 you will have to purchase a compatible PPC system, or add a compatible PPC accelerator card to your existing Amiga 4000 or Amiga 1200 system.

For example:
Amiga 1200 plus Blizzard PPC 603e
Amiga 4000 plus Cyberstorm PPC604e

AmigaOS 4.1 for Classic Amigas is available at http://www.amigakit.com

Please read the system requirements before you purchase the CD.

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redfox
MicroA1 + Amiga OS 4.1 Update 5

Okay thanks i will have a look there

[lassie]

@lassie



No.  Amiga OS 4.0 runs on certain specific PPC system cards.

To run Amiga OS 4.0 you will have to purchase a compatible PPC system, or add a compatible PPC accelerator card to your existing Amiga 4000 or Amiga 1200 system.

For example:
Amiga 1200 plus Blizzard PPC 603e
Amiga 4000 plus Cyberstorm PPC604e

AmigaOS 4.1 for Classic Amigas is available at http://www.amigakit.com

Please read the system requirements before you purchase the CD.

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redfox
MicroA1 + Amiga OS 4.1 Update 5

I can see i must upgrade my Amiga quite a bit to get it to run