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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: Coder on July 17, 2002, 08:27:02 PM
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According to this (http://www.atari.org/news/index.php3?id=article&number=972), there are plans to port OpenBeOS to the Amiga 3000
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I havnt read "this" but i guess your refering to the OpenBeOS FAQ?
In that case, yer your right. This could be a terrific OS when its finished. Parts that are finished and have the exact same functinoality of the old BeOS say they're running even faster then Be Incs peices.
I dont think it would be too hard to get this project ported to the A1. Not hard at all. It would be far more worth while porting it to that, then the A3000!!!
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AmigaOne port sounds more realistic. But one of the proggers has a A3000 lying around.
Coder
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Actually IIRC I this info has been around for a couple years. Kind of silly to port it to an 030 Amiga IMO.
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AmigaOne port sounds more realistic.
Compared to what ? *eg*
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Sorry Kronos, I also mean an Pegasos port. :-)
Compared to what ? *eg*
Compared to an A3000.
Coder
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Sorry Kronos, I also mean an Pegasos port.
That was NOT what I meant *very eg*
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@Kronos
Tell me what you mean. :-)
Coder
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Old news.... as in a few years old...
Has there been any movement on this project?
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pegasos, I assume he means. I just don't see the point in a port.
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Has there been any movement on this project?
I have no idea. I did not even know of this stuff untill some days ago. Looks cool though. But I prefer Aros at this moment as something to check out.
Coder
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pegasos, I assume he means.
Wrong :-P :-P
I just don't see the point in a port.
Agreed, if it ever becomes useable, I'll run it on a x86.
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this is where the original beos should have been ported its the fastest os ive used on a pc theres even a n mpeg3 player that can play music in reverse
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Amiga 3000 aint that bad. Either is 68030 cpu. So
its nice to see people porting OpenBeOS for
Amiga 3000 indeed.
I like OS's wich runs old hardware. And still they
are fast and fully useable. Like AmigaOS.
I hope to see the OpenBeOS port soon!!! for
Amiga 3000/4000....
Regards,
AmiDelf
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A3000 you say ?
should also be portable onto a beefed up A1200 then.
you'd only need to do new Gfx drivers for AGA - and only then to get the extra modes IIRC.
(what -are- the fundamental differences between the two ? aside from the bleedin' obvious of course...)
but yes, in ref to earlier comments here (howdy Kronos n Coder !) one of the PPC machines would be more worthwhile (SharkPPC ? :-p )
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But I wonder if we will have any speed left once it is running on an A3000.
Coder
(Howdy Agafaster)
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But I wonder if we will have any speed left once it is running on an A3000.
You want to have some speed left (not the computer) ?
I always thought only smoking pot was legal in Holland, but
atleast now we know the reason for the bucket:
There really is a 250000Euro warrant on you, and you are also
know as "14.1 kg (mhz) per day Paddy" :-D
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I like OS's wich runs old hardware. And still they are fast and fully useable. Like AmigaOS
Yeah but we already have AmigaOS on the A3000/030. I cant see OpenBeos bringing anything better than what we already have.
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Your on the me Kronos. Not long before someone cashes in the reward. :-D
Coder
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Yeah but we already have AmigaOS on the A3000/030. I cant see OpenBeos bringing anything better than what we already have.
yeah, but it'll be a laugh wont it ?
a>'I've got a decade old Amiga 1200'
b>'what OS is on that ?'
a>'Linux,MacOS,BeOS, QDOS, and last but not least, AMIGAOS !' :-)
besides its always fun to mess about with other OSes (apart from Windoze, I am forced to use that at work :-x
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You couldnt describe it as movement, although it certainly is a form of it.
The projects has been flying along at incredible speeds, you can already replace parts of BeOS and have it running the same functionality at sometimes a better speed.
BFS (BeOS File System) has been finished and you can down load this and replace it with the current BFS implimentation from Be Inc.
There are a few others things too i believe have been finished. I would love to have this project on an AmigaOne. I believe the BeOS community could almost call the AmigaOne their home. Or any other POP board for that matter.
And they should, its cheap hardware, easy to get, and with a resonable usergroup that is very close to the BeOS users hearts already useing the boards.
A great match if you ask me,.