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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: AGSzabo on June 15, 2006, 06:28:02 PM
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hi,
to whom shall i write that i wish to become a betatester for os 4 hardware and software? i expect to get my amigaone or such for free this way. even if i cannot become a betatester i would like to know how to contact the developers.
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AGSzabo wrote:
hi,
to whom shall i write that i wish to become a betatester for os 4 hardware and software? i expect to get my amigaone or such for free this way. even if i cannot become a betatester i would like to know how to contact the developers.
There are no "amigaones" any longer, and nothing on the horizon to replace them. Look elsewhere for a hobby.
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http://os4.hyperion-entertainment.biz/
Keep in mind that most of the current beta testers paid thousands of dollars for the priviledge. :crazy:
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AGSzabo wrote:
i expect to get my amigaone or such for free this way.
Some ppl are really crazy :crazy:
is this from heat? :lol:
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Chain wrote:
AGSzabo wrote:
i expect to get my amigaone or such for free this way.
Some ppl are really crazy :crazy:
is this from heat? :lol:
It must be, otherwise the team would have a HUGE list of people wanting to become a betatester.
But then again, this statement was a good laugh :lol:
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adolescent wrote:
http://os4.hyperion-entertainment.biz/
Keep in mind that most of the current beta testers paid thousands of dollars for the priviledge. :crazy:
money shall not be a problem. if its the only way to pay then i'll pay. there are quite a lot of interesting boards in production. no rumours but facts! everybody wants to have an amigaone compatible mainboard!
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Hello DrHirudo, long time no see.
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Hello DrHirudo, long time no see.
:-?
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i wrote to hyperion that i would even pay for the privilege to become a betatester for os 4. lets see the response. :idea:
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And why do you have to be a A1 owner to become beta-tester? There is a beta version for the classic Amigas.
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i wasn't aware that there is 4.0 for classic amigas. you mean an a4000 with ppcboard, dont you? ok, it may be classic amiga hardware as well. that depends on the needs of the establishment. if they want me to be a tester for amigaone, i will do this. if they want me as a tester for classic hardware, ill do that. its easy. :-)
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At any rate, all this is irrelevant since the beta program is closed. As far as I'm aware, at this point you can only be invited to become a betatester if you make extraordinary contributions in developing software.
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... you can only be invited to become a betatester if you make extraordinary contributions in developing software.
dont i need the hardware and os first in order to contribute something to it?
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Yes, or you could cross-compile (http://www.zerohero.se).
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cross compile and send the outputs to someone to test them? no, i want to do the tests by myself, i want to be a betatester. what about porting firefox?
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FireFox : no java = no port ...
Maybe KHTML for MorphOS.
You can also do cross compilation with MorphOS and OS4Emu !
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nicholas wrote:
Hello DrHirudo, long time no see.
Huh?!?!!!
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B00tDisk wrote:
There are no "amigaones" any longer, and nothing on the horizon to replace them. Look elsewhere for a hobby.
and what is this: http://www.eyetech.co.uk/search.php?SearchStr=&SearchCat=AMA1
its amigaones for sale!
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Try ordering one, and see how long you will have to wait to get it :-)
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@B00tDisk
Rude.
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amiga os 4 and a fitting hardware is the future.
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B00tDisk wrote:
AGSzabo wrote:
hi,
to whom shall i write that i wish to become a betatester for os 4 hardware and software? i expect to get my amigaone or such for free this way. even if i cannot become a betatester i would like to know how to contact the developers.
There are no "amigaones" any longer, and nothing on the horizon to replace them. Look elsewhere for a hobby.
You forgot to mention that there are infact some hardware announced. Who knows if it will be released though...
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AGSzabo wrote:
B00tDisk wrote:
There are no "amigaones" any longer, and nothing on the horizon to replace them. Look elsewhere for a hobby.
and what is this: http://www.eyetech.co.uk/search.php?SearchStr=&SearchCat=AMA1
its amigaones for sale!
Sadly i think the info there is outdated.. Though one can always try ;-)
The only hardware announced is the the amy05 from troika and the powervixxen from ack.. http://troikang.com/ (http://troikang.com/)
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wont the powervixxen be something expansion for a 1200 and not a stand alone board?
http://safir.amigaos.se/article_ack_eng.html
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Read the article more carefully:
"Accessories that will replace the A1200-motherboard for 'stand alone' functionality."
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ok, its a good board and cheap relatively.
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Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. Adam has said more recently that the price will go up to $375 because the graphics are now onboard, but I think it's worth it since it eliminates the need to track down a MiniPCI graphics card.
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wont the powervixxen be something expansion for a 1200 and not a stand alone board?
I can be used as a expansion board or it can be used as a standalone machine. I believe the main difference is that you get access to the amiga custom chipset when hooking it up to a a1200.
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CLS2086 wrote:
FireFox : no java = no port ...
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What's java got to do with Firefox? :-?
Java can be used as plugin for FF though.
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Just FYI: I would also like to see FireFox ported to Amiga and actually researched undertaking the process of doing it myself (as Firefox is open source) so I downloaded the code and began looking into it. While I don't think it would be impossible, It is more effort than I myself want to put into because IIRC you would have to rewrite the graphics routines for the OS because Amiga does not use X-Windows. I hate the idea of having to find a way to run X ontop of the AmigaOS (like openoffice for Mac has to do).
It is a monster undertaking. Then of course, once someone decides to do this, they will have to support the offshoot - again I am not prepared for that kind of undertaking.
But It could be done if someone has their heart in it.
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@Irishmike
Join the Amizilla team. :-)
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irishmike wrote:
... would have to rewrite the graphics routines for the OS because Amiga does not use X-Windows.
the windows version of firefox sources does not need X. why not taking that? :idea:
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@IrishMike
Like Tomazkid said, you could join the Amizilla team. They are making progress and would welcome any developers that are interested. Here (http://amizilla.sourceforge.net/) is their sourceforge page. Also, of interest is the campaign page (http://www.discreetfx.com/AmiZilla.html).
@all
If you're interested in seeing FireFox ported, consider donating on the Amizilla campaign page (http://www.discreetfx.com/AmiZilla.html). It's a mammoth task and the developers need as much encouragement as possible.
Hans
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I hate the idea of having to find a way to run X ontop of the AmigaOS (like openoffice for Mac has to do).
There is an X-windows server for Amiga. OpenOffice.org uses the native GUI now on the Mac.
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Argo wrote:
I hate the idea of having to find a way to run X ontop of the AmigaOS (like openoffice for Mac has to do).
There is an X-windows server for Amiga. OpenOffice.org uses the native GUI now on the Mac.
And using an X-windows server is a good stepping stone towards a fully native port. It's more than just the GUI that needs to be ported. Using an X-server as an interim allows you to get the rest of the app running natively without having to worry about the GUI. The GUI can then be done later, once the rest of the app works.
Hans