AmigaOS 3.1 source code leak - official statement

[TheMagicM]

While I find it difficult maybe to remove the leaked source code from torrent and such, why is it still avalaible via github is beyond me.
Kamelito

its not on github anymore..but I googled for it and found a mirror within minutes.  Dont care.. I have my NG system and am perfectly happy with it.

[TheMagicM]

The code doesn't seem to be on the bay and github is gone....

You're not googling correctly.  Lol.  It's there.  I'm tempted to download it and look thru it for various gems.  I bet it has some....historical purposes,  it would be cool to have a copy of it... actual workbench source. Very cool.

[TheMagicM]

It has a lot of gems. Inside, there is a nice word document about the path Amiga development was heading when CBM went Bankrupt. It shows that software wise, there was nothing really new in the works. That AmigaOS v42 was at very initial stages and it was AmigaOS 4, that was going to bring RTG as standard to bridge the gap between 68k Amigas, Haynie´s AAA and PA-RISC. And that PA-RISC with a 3D engine was the future (PPC was never even mentioned). And then there is a lot of hardware based on the CD32 that was targetted at different markets.

That alone makes it worth the download.

[TheMagicM]

I am sorry to burst your bubble, but the document contains details, what was out there was general information. It is a good read as there are lots of conclusions that can be driven by interpreting it, and it sheds some light on some previously unheard hardware.

sounds like its worth downloading.

[TheMagicM]

Thank you to eliyahu for making it happen and also to Hyperion for giving their blessing.   Time to take a lunch  break and read up on this.

[TheMagicM]

Why would a loyal Amiga owner want a totally incompatible PA-RISC thing? Starting from scratch with 0 installed userbase is next to nuts.
That washing-off-hands at AAA also makes me scratch my head.

Even though I was young when I bought my A500, moved to the A3k eventually (loaded, with Cybergraphics card, PP 040), I noticed most of all games were basically "Amiga 500" games and never took advantage of us who had loaded systems.  It was like having a ferrari but its top speed was 5mph.

Taking the leap from a 64c to an Amiga, nothing was compatible with the "old 64", but alot of us took the jump anyway.   If they went PA-RISC and had software, the masses would have followed, I know I would have.

[TheMagicM]

I wonder how far along they got with the PA-RISC stuff?  Like version 1.0 of the OS or some schematics on the board etc...

[TheMagicM]

AFAIK, Ed Helper was working on a custom version of PA-RISC 7150 for Hombre.

According to Haynie, no code was ever written, they considered licensing OpenGL for successor of CD32 and even considered Windows NT.

Haynie worked on Acutiator architecture which would be basis for future desktop Amigas and was flexible for both 680x0 and PA-RISC chips. No more Zorro, it would have PCI

I read the pdf and then googled some of the stuff they wanted to base the OS on (functionality wise/looks etc) and then the VAR type interface and they seemed like good ideas.  

It would be cool to read more stuff like this..more internal docs etc.

[TheMagicM]

Download link is not working.. here is another:

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=09338328132270502003

[TheMagicM]

i didn't feel right about keeping the document up=

uhh..oops :-)

well..its been uploaded.  LOL

[TheMagicM]

There might be a very official reason it's not working. As terminilis and I tried to point out earlier, Hyperion has a "object and source code license for Amiga OS 3.1" and nothing else. It's hard to see how they could give eliyahu a license to distribute this document.

The real copyright owner might not want to have his property floating around the net with a big red "this belongs to hyperion, thanks for permission to distribute it" disclaimer on top of every page.

yea....I guess you dont know what I'm talking about.   The "future options" pdf is what I'm talking about.  As far as 3.1 source..Its still available via a google search.

[TheMagicM]

I'd draw you a picture, but I'm really not much of an artist...

...and I wouldn't even bother looking at it.

[TheMagicM]

Definitely the fastest way to run NEXTSTEP is on Intel. You can run it on a VM in modern systems and it flies. I do this, but I prefer running on legacy hardware as it has more personality.

wow..never knew I could run Nextstep on a VM.  Just downloaded 3.3 and will try it out.