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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: dr_no on August 12, 2004, 11:26:18 PM
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I'm seriously contemplating buying the AmigaOne board. I understand, it comes with the AmigaOS 4 Developer Pre-release and I can also go with Debian/Yelow Dog Linux.
What I would like to know is what can I expect from the OS4? Is it stable enough for 'everyday' use?
Is there any software for OS4 there yet? What can it run?
Finally, is it possible to run OS X on these PPC boards?
Thanks.
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os4 is fairly stable but eyetech have not set the voltage correct on some of the g4,s cpu,s. at the moment os 4 pre release does not run that much of your old software.
you should also consider the pegasos as its a bit cheaper and runs more software because it has a lot more advanced os called morphos. :-)
amigaone cannot run osx but it can run ppc linux.
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What I would like to know is what can I expect from the OS4? Is it stable enough for 'everyday' use?
Although the pre-release lacks certain things like UDMA hard disk driver, and native gfx, it is a very useable system. A lot of classic Amiga software works transparently such as IBrowse, Simplemail, Yam, AmIRC, Jabberwocky etc. for internet, and most other system friendly apps.
There are also a few native programs, not a great deal yet, but I know of quite a lot being developed. When OS4 reached the pre-release state, I had already been using it as my main OS for quite a few months.
Once you get the promised update, it will be just as useful, but will get a LOT faster! The current version really is very fast indeed!
Is there any software for OS4 there yet? What can it run?
Check out OS4Depot (http://www.os4depot.net) for native software, and intuitionbase (http://www.intuitionbase.com) for general info...
Finally, is it possible to run OS X on these PPC boards?
OS X *does* run inside Mac-On-Linux, on top of linux. It is quite tricky to setup, however, and it can be quirky, but it is fully usable once installed.