MorphOS 3.0 released - PowerBook G4 support and new pricing

[commodorejohn]

And only five months after I traded away my aluminum Powerbook! How 'bout that.

[commodorejohn]

Nope, no ATI graphics.
Time to look for a 15 or 17".

Is the issue of video drivers the only real hurdle? If so, are there any plans to add Radeon-based TiBooks to the compatibility list? I'd certainly be up for giving it a shot on mine.

[commodorejohn]

No, another "hurdle" is that it must use USB for keyboard and trackpad AFAIK.

Do tell? What connection do the aluminum Powerbooks use for those, then?

[commodorejohn]

Oh, gotcha.

[commodorejohn]

"The missing ADB keyboard/pad driver is not a real issue anymore, it's basically ready. We actually might consider Ibook support in a future update. It pretty much depends on the success/acceptance of the PowerBook option. The forthcoming update will definitely focus on fixing bugs that went unnoticed while doing our internal testing, though. So expanding hardware support is something that is considered after that ..."
http://www.morphzone.org/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=8042&forum=11&start=98

Huh, well, even the possibility is more than I was expecting, so that's good to hear.

Don't know what (if indeed anything) this could mean for your old Ti PowerBook though (guess they are a bit down on the priority list due to age and performance?)

I'd think it depends on the model. Mine's a 1GHz 7450 with a Radeon Mobility 9000, it's hardly worse than the early aluminum models (slower RAM, though.) And it certainly performs adequately enough...

[commodorejohn]

I was hoping for an A1104 12", bu tI don't see any 12's supported. (Yes, odd that I want a small 12) I plan to have a decent PC workstation laptop, the hypothetical OS4 netbook, and if I get a MorphOS one too then I'd like it to be smaller as well so I'm not carrying around a ton of stuff.

Nothing odd about wanting a small laptop, saves circulation in your legs Sadly, though, the 12" models aren't likely to be supported, as they use an nVidia chip for which there's very little information available to hobbyist/small-scale developers.

[commodorejohn]

I use a laptop as my main machine, and the only time it's on a flat surface is when I'm using it to look up information for one of the computers on my desk, or when I'm eating. Most of my computer usage is on the bed or on the couch.

[commodorejohn]

"feature X, that is taken for granted today, is not actually needed at all". Windows user in 1990, Amiga user in 1994, linux user [strike]in 96[/strike] 1993-present, or MOS user in 2012?

Fixed that for you.