wawrzon wrote:
lol. windows usually also makes a nice impression as long as you have no (3rd party) software installed on. so why bother with an os like aros_x86 as long as there isnt even something to install on?
I like these wrong assumptions, specially when they are thrown into a forum where other people can easily laugh at 'em. AROS used to lack of software long ago, but now it has good quality applications that can be used for different purposes, and others are rapidly coming. Just to give you a plain idea, when I composed the first 'concept' version 0.1 of my AROS distribution, it needed just 300 megs or so on the hard drive. Now it requires at least 1 GB. This process required only 12 months. I don't exactly know how an operating system without third party software could let you play dozens of games, read PDF files, extract files from multiple archive types, play AVI VMW MOV MPEG etc movies, show pictures, make fine photo-retouch and painting works, send and receive emails, compose music, play songs, create data-bases, browse the web, emulate other systems and so on. But with VmwAROS 1.0.1 you can do all these things and many others, so the possibilities are only two: either we are all dreaming, or your assumptions on AROS' third party software are wrong.
edit:68k has at least already enough software to justify an os replacement or upgrade.
That's questionable as well, since 68k applications are generally obsolete, and current software on actual platforms mostly give better results in less time, requiring also less efforts from users. So a replacement OS for 68K can be good for retrocomputing, that's something only a strict niche of people does. Moreover, you can easily use 68k apps within AROS using the E-UAE emulator: this also assures the BEST compatibility, since they are working in a completely emulated, original environment.
