realstar wrote:
Well, I can't speak for others but I have personally purchased a
Pegasos and am very happy with it. MorphOS 1.4 is very stable
at this point (compared to classic Amiga OS) and has many new features
in addition to the incredible speed advantage of running all your PPC
and 68K software on modern hardware.
The most important part about the Pegasos is the great developer
community and support offered by Genesi too. It's great to work
in a constructive atmosphere where progress is being made.
I agree with all of that. I just got another A4000 for nostalgic reasons. Maybe I'll get a PPC and put OS4 on it when my $50 coupon arrives, but my main machine will be the Pegasos.
Going back to AmigaOS now after having used MorphOS feels like going back in time 10 years. It just feels old, and, as fast as AmigaOS is, MorphOS is infinitely faster. The new integrated Turboprint, the 32-bit png icons with transparency, the modern skinnable gui, the transparent powerup/warpup compatibility... it just feels and looks like something designed in the 21st century, whereas AmigaOS still looks like a relic, even in the latest screenshots.
It also seems that Genesi have a coherent vision of where they're going with Pegasos, and the enthusiasm and determination to make it happen, as opposed to Amiga Inc's complete lack of direction or strategy (or money).