AROS: Onboard the Last Train to Amiga Neverland

[Argo]

It was 1997 and in these dark ages of the Amiga history, a few brave ones have embarked on a seemingly impossible journey. It is difficult to start from a clean slab, but complete rewrite of the AmigaOS Application Programming Interface (API), in open source domain, was the only option for Amiga community to gain control over destiny of the beloved platform. The Amiga Research Operating System (AROS) was born. Under, at times slow but steadfast progress, the vision is nearly complete. Not only is AROS almost feature-for-feature complete when compared to AmigaOS 3.x, but it has excelled many of the original design specifications.



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[jmbattle]

A good article that could have been improved with more relevant (and up to date) screenshots.  However the use of British English is most welcome

It is clear that the AROS community are desperately seeking developers to code/port software, and I'm confident that such articles will help to improve support for the project.

Take care,
James
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ps. 'venerable but now outdated'...hmmm, really?  The screenshot on the AIAB website appears more advanced than those in the referencing article.

[krize]

They all 3 are advanced enough

Very good article, I liked and I really also feel this is the future!

[Crumb]

The article claims that you can use Amiga Web Browsers inside E-UAE on AROS. That's true. There's a "small" problem with that: with E-UAE running on AROS you don't have bsdsocket.library emulation so you don't have network support.

[cecilia]

since I Just installed AROS lite on my one GB mircoSD flash drive (with plenty of room to spare and even other files already there), I can now play around quite easily.
I'm going to install lunapaint and see what happens.

now THIS is the Amiga Fun we all love!  :banana:  :pancake:

I'm going to carefully read that article to get any hints I need. As I have known for some time AROS is a good thing!

[Nautilus]

Very nice article. But I think that AmigaOS5 for x86 will decrease the interest in Aros.

[Argo]

Dude, there isn't even a release date for that yet. Actually we haven't heard much about it, other than it has been in development for two years. Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
After all the crap that has gone on since the dimise of Commodore, I'd think people would be more in to the here and now than the promises of what could be, someday, maybe, kinda, if everything works out.

[Nautilus]

AROS itself is cool, but it has very few software avaiable. It's almost unuseful. I prefer to wait for OS5.

[ne_one]

Yikes... is this OS5 speculation?

[Heinz]

AROS itself is cool, but it has very few software avaiable.

Yes that is true.
I am sure the mystical OS5 has a lot more native Software... :-D  :-D  :-D

It's almost unuseful. I prefer to wait for OS5.

You are free to wait as long as you like.

I have waited far too long, so I am supporting AROS as good as I can.

[Nautilus]

I am sure the mystical OS5 has a lot more native Software...

Hehehe. If OS5 is a multiplatform OS4, so any AmigaOS software will run on it, but AROS unfortunately can't do that.

I have waited far too long, so I am supporting AROS as good as I can.

AROS deserves all of our support! But if OS5 really comes to life, AROS will be irrelevant.

[Heinz]

Hehehe. If OS5 is a multiplatform OS4, so any AmigaOS software will run on it, but AROS unfortunately can't do that.

Maybe I misunderstood the Term Multiplatform OS but for me it means that the OS can run on multiple Platforms.
If that is true, then AROS is a Multiplatform OS because it runs on x86, PPC and even on 68k...

Multiplatform OS does not mean, that any 68k, or PPC Application, that was written for AmigaOS will run on this Thing !

Just think about that.
You would have to emulate 68k AND PPC transparently in this creepy OS5 !

But if OS5 really comes to life, AROS will be irrelevant.

I highly doubt that.

Just compare the both OS:

OS5:
runs on any Amiga licensed Hardware, which is the same as nowhere.

AROS:
runs on any standard PC.

OS5:
If there is a Amiga licensed Hardware that runs OS5, it will cost 800 - 1000 € / $

AROS:
You can buy used PC for less the 50 € / $ that perfectly runs Aros.

OS5:
If there is a Bug or missing feature, you can just hope and prey, that the OS owners fix it for you and sell you a "New Version"

AROS:
If you like, you can download the source and fix / modify it by yourself.

OS5:
If the OS owner loses Interest in its product, you cant do anything about it. The OS will be dead.

AROS:
It is open source, there will always be some developers to improve it.

[m0ns00n]

You're right Heinz. And it's what I've said since 1999 when me and some other dudes wanted Amiga to open source the OS. AROS wasn't that advanced back then. Anyhow, Amiga has used our patience, and there's nothing left in my camp. AROS is the way forth, no more being cut down. If you think about it, the Amiga curse could strike any closed source, *owned* Amiga effort, but not AROS. It can't be shut down, it can't be stopped, it's Open Source. So it's safe to lay your eggs there ;-)

When reading the McEwen interview, he said something like: If you've violated our IP, talk to us, or wait till our lawyers get you!. You will never need to violate any IP with AROS, knowingly or not. And when you're 70, you don't have to worry about being sued if you're booting AROS up in your x86/ppc/whatever emulation software. AROS is about thinking ahead.

[m0ns00n]

BTW: Come on #aros!

[Nautilus]

You would have to emulate 68k AND PPC transparently in this creepy OS5 !

OSX do that, why not OS5?

OS5:  runs on any Amiga licensed Hardware, which is the same as nowhere.

I'm not sure if with OS5 they will make the same mistake of OS4 that runs only on licensed hardware. According to Bill McEwen's interview, OS5 will have broader hardware coverage.

AROS is cool, but with no future.