Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amigaone hardware)

[TheMagicM]

@dammy:

why are you talkin trash about OS4?  You're talking as if AROS is such a awesome OS.. get back to work and release something we can all use other then a 3.1 Workbench that runs on x86.

[B00tDisk]

(*) Production of SharkPPC cards will start as soon as the final version of AmigaOS4.0 for A1 is released.
[ELBOX said]

You mean they can finally order boxes stamped ELBOX for all of those Sonnet PCI PPC mac acellerator cards?!

[Tomas]

@B00tDisk
Atleast it is a great step up from os3.x.. I am starting to wonder why you even hang here considering that you talk as if amigaos is the biggest piece of crap in the whole world.
The 68k scene has been like that since the demise of commodore, so why are you sticking around?

[Marco]

B00tDisk speaks the truth. The last thing A.org needs is to turn into another AW.net where realism is cast aside and anyone who mentions the appaling business practices of AInc, or the 'you-have-to-laugh-or-you'll-cry' situation with the hardware is vitriolically abused by 'True Amigans'(tm).

This final release for OS4 changes nothing in the real world, this will not get any Windows, Linux or Mac users interested in Amiga; and even when hardware is finally released no one but us fanatics will buy it because it will be of poor performance and cos t several times more than a commodity x86 or x64 board. But we'll be expected to suck it down because it's 'custom'.

Personally, I'm thinking my next computer will probably be a nice cheap Efika board to run Linux (and when/if they're ported to it AROS and MorphOS). If AInc come to their senses and let it run OS4 then I'll gladly buy a copy but I don't see that happening ever, feuding with Genesi is clearly more important to them than running a business or selling an OS.

[Methuselas]

So, is anyone gonna post some pics yet, or what?? :-(

[Amiduffer]

My my! Updated Ibrowse, now AOS4.

What next? Dick Cheney impeached? That would be icing on the cake.

Who let all these Scrooges in here to BAH HUMBUG our Christmas.  :-D

[dammy]

why are you talkin trash about OS4?

Ah, what are you going on about?  I did not say a damn thing against OS4.  Hell, some of the main AROS coders are also OS4 coders, why would I say trash about it?  If you put down the "good cheer" and reread what I posted, you'll clearly see I didn't not say anything about OS4.  I do have issue with the business model(s) and business practices, and I'll take a shot or two about broken hardware and all the lies surrounding it, but that is not code, is it?

You're talking as if AROS is such a awesome OS.. get back to work and release something we can all use other then a 3.1 Workbench that runs on x86.

Oh I see now, you do exactly what your accusing me of doing, and I'm the bad guy? :roll:

Dammy

[AmigaMance]

Now i only need a OS4 compatible mobo

 Speaking of OS4 compatible mobos.. According to clear and repetitive statements of hyperion, a classic Amiga with a PPC board IS one of these mobos. Before someone say that "these systems are obsolete", we know. The point is that hyperion has repetedly PROMISED a release for these systems. Will they stand up to their PROMISES?
 What really bugs me, is that it seems it's a forgotten issue now, noone speaks about this any more. Oh, except of Dragster here.

[B00tDisk]

@ B00tDisk:

Remind me, why is it you come to this site again?

Just to put a smile on your face, sunshine.

[Vlabguy1]

Great news..for the Amiga community indeed!!!  Someone with an A1 and OS4 please post a complete review..pics etc.  
I look fwd to reading/seeing them

Peace and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Rich

[LoadWB]

This seemed important enough to /., but they rejected my submission.  Oh, well.

As for the nay-sayers, this fantastic news and the continued life of the Amiga Community has little to do with changing the world.  In fact, this news will have such little effect on the world as a whole that it is cosmically more insignificant than each one of us is.  So get over it and quite shytting on the parade.

This is about achievement and being part of something.  I have said it before: the computer may be obsolete, but the philosophy is timeless.

In the meantime, you guys are great entertainment.  I think you would do well to turn your incredible perception into introspection and consider, who has less of a life: he who is perceived to waste time on a seemingly worthless endeavor, or he who wastes time pointing out the waste of time?

(As Obi Wan says, "who is more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?")

[hooligan]

Extra xmas-present for some :-)

It was a long wait but worth it im sure

[ajk]

@AmigaMance

'tis not forgotten, it was also asked about on aw.net and the main holdup appears to be the drivers for all the different peripherals. But in principle OS4 is on the same level on the Classics as it is on the A1. Find the thread over there if you want the details, it is a rather new one.

[AmigaMance]

@ajk
 Yes, i know* that they have fall into some sort of a coding dead-end when it comes to drivers, thanks anyway. That doesn't really make things any better for us, though. :-/

*Actually i don't know it, i can't prove it, but all the bits and pieces from various posts are pointing to this conclusion.

[redfox]

Congratulations to Hyperion Entertainment, and all the developers and betatesters who have been involved with this project.

Thanks for the Christmas present.

redfox
:banana: :-D

[AmigaPapst]

Juhu!!!!
Have a nice christmas with os4 final. :-D