Looking for alt OS for Atari/Mac Classic

[Gulliver]

Then it is indeed MagiC.
MagiC had german origins and was ported to the Windows/PC and to the Macintosh 68k, where it was called MagiCMac. I still seem to have all three versions of it. And you could go online with it!

[Gulliver]

Here you have all three versions. I uploaded them for you.

Enjoy and tell us about your findings

BTW, the Atari version has already been converted to english.


http://www.mediafire.com/?33nafrs15jubr

[Gulliver]

Just to wet your appetite:

http://gtello.pagesperso-orange.fr/tab_mothercard.gif

Look at the Quadra

[Gulliver]

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 really think it would be a great idea.

68k Macs are cheap as hell and really easy to find. For example I bought mine for just $8 including shipping. I got a 68040 machine with 128MB of ram, that has both ide and scsi. On top of that it has ethernet and the chipset can handle 16 bit resolutions without any flicker. It is very well built hardware.

It makes a lot better Aros 68k machine in many aspects than most amigas, and at a fraction of their costs. Imagine finding an amiga with similar specs... How much would you have to pay to grab it?

[Gulliver]

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

[Gulliver]

Hey also what kind of atari software can by run on this ? theres some place having information recomended apps or someone can trow in some links to hot apps

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

[Gulliver]

Okay here we go:
Lots of applications for Atari 32bit machines. Games are easily found elsewhere on the net. Just check the Atariz.zip file for many cool apps


http://www.mediafire.com/?zw34o3s7y57db

[Gulliver]

@XDelusion

About your friend: Lonnie Purcell

His website: http://userpages.bright.net/~gfabasic/
His IRC client: AtarIRC


BTW, have you tried Mac emulation with Fusion 3.2?