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Title: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: The_Editor on February 09, 2006, 12:48:59 AM

As the topic states,  Os4 update IV is now available at Hyperions Website.

Remember to log in first and then proceed to download dir

Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: c64_d0c on February 09, 2006, 02:20:52 AM
yyyeeeeaahh!!.... finally!!! its here!!! :elvis:
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Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: tomazkid on February 09, 2006, 02:29:05 AM
And it is really good too  :-)

I did some inofficial benchmarks with Petunia, and the 68k emulation is now about 20 times faster :-)
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Argo on February 09, 2006, 03:54:01 AM
So, What's new? What's better?
Does the new 68k emulation offer better compatability along with speed? Is the other emulation still there?
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: FluffyMcDeath on February 09, 2006, 06:04:36 AM
oh, looks like I got some downloading to do!!
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Panthro on February 09, 2006, 07:28:29 AM
come on how about an unnofficial review sombody....? :-D
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Warface on February 09, 2006, 08:51:20 AM
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So, What's new? What's better?
Does the new 68k emulation offer better compatability along with speed? Is the other emulation still there?


It's still there. As far as I know there is a black list of programs not working with JIT, and a separate prefs program to turn off JIT for problematic applications.

Anyway, the update seems to be a major one with interesting features. Good to see it's coming along.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: hnl_dk on February 09, 2006, 09:52:04 AM
@Panthro

first unofficial review (http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=17496&forum=14)
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: AmigaPapst on February 09, 2006, 10:00:59 AM
Many thinks! :-)
The JIT Emulator is very fast. Up to a factor of 15 faster. :-)
All programms 68k what i need works with JIT. Draw Studio, ArtEffect, Cinema4D etc.
What's new:
- Warp3D is great and works fast on my Radeon 9000.
- A Screeblanker prefs with cool new screenblankers.
- Faster 2D graphics
- updatet prefs, for jit(new), input, uboot, amigainput, dos etc.
and much more...
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Wilse on February 09, 2006, 01:09:29 PM
I really have to get my finger out and try to get the A1 up and running again.
The thought of HD-Rec running under JIT is extremely enticing.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Wilse on February 09, 2006, 01:15:48 PM
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Petunia, and the 68k emulation is now about 20 times faster


Any chance you could try this with HD-Rec?
I'd like to know how many more effects plug-ins can be run.

I would do it myself but my A1 is up on the blocks.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: xeron on February 09, 2006, 01:48:36 PM
@Wilse

Your answer is here (http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=17496&forum=14).
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: DFergATL on February 09, 2006, 11:17:09 PM
I WANT HARDWARE TO RUN THIS ON!!!!!!!
ARGGGGGGG!!!!!!
DYING HERE!!!!!!! :ak47:  :destroy:  :whack:
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Daedalus on February 09, 2006, 11:26:04 PM
Tell me about it!! When the A1s came out originally, I didn't havethe money... Now I do (andthe OS is in much better shape too), but I can't get one! Rocks and hard places come to mind...
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: spihunter on February 10, 2006, 03:49:10 AM
Yea, Hardware situation sucks big time!

Now that they've made this update it makes me think that maybe there is some kind of plan to have future hardware besides the A1 to run OS4 on.

I mean all this hard work couldnt be for just a hand full of people with A1's?
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Lando on February 10, 2006, 05:19:51 AM
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Yea, Hardware situation sucks big time!


The hardware situation has never been better - Efika, Mac Mini, Pegasos II, cheap 2nd hand PPC Macs on eBay by the bucketload thanks to Apple going Intel.

Cheap, powerful hardware capable of running OS4 is abundant - it's the licensing situation that people ought to be complaining about.

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Now that they've made this update it makes me think that maybe there is some kind of plan to have future hardware besides the A1 to run OS4 on.


We can only hope so! OS4 is looking better all the time. It would be madness to put all of this work and effort in and then see it come to nothing.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: spihunter on February 10, 2006, 02:18:18 PM
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The hardware situation has never been better - Efika, Mac Mini, Pegasos II, cheap 2nd hand PPC Macs on eBay by the bucketload thanks to Apple going Intel.


Tell me about it!. I'm typing this on my Mac Mini. I would be happy running any PPC Amiga OS on this machine. I'm sure it would fly.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: amipal on February 10, 2006, 05:13:05 PM
And very nice it is too. :-) Well done to all at Hyperion and those who contributed.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Tomas on February 10, 2006, 05:59:50 PM
Is odd that they dont abolish the weird licensing crap now that the situation is what it is..

They should have just ported it to macs..
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Samuar on February 11, 2006, 10:15:22 AM
Tomas - maybe you and a group of users could petition Hyperion and/or Amiga Inc into doing so...



Samuar
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Matt_H on February 11, 2006, 01:43:02 PM
@ Hyperion

Nice work. Thanks for your continued efforts.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Lando on February 11, 2006, 03:49:27 PM
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Samuar wrote:

Tomas - maybe you and a group of users could petition Hyperion and/or Amiga Inc into doing so...



http://www.petitiononline.com/amigaos/

Amiga users have being doing so for years.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Savan on February 12, 2006, 12:03:42 AM
Hyperion can not see the forest for the trees.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: mikeymike on February 12, 2006, 10:10:28 AM
Are there some release notes somewhere?
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Wilse on February 12, 2006, 04:55:20 PM
@Xeron:

Nice - six fx and no cpu load?
Sounds almost too good to be true.
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: Agafaster on February 16, 2006, 08:46:43 AM
Trouble is you'd have to also petition Apple. it is their hardware, and after all, they already have a commercial (ie not freeware) OS on it.

slight change of tack:
anyone installed off the iso image file ? I managed to mount it last night with MountISO (neat stuff ! impressed myself) was just wondering if it was possible, or if I'd better go buy a CD bonner !
Title: Re: Os4 update IV now available for download
Post by: motorollin on February 16, 2006, 12:18:12 PM
@agafaster
What has running OS4 on a Mac got to do with Apple? People run Linux on Apple hardware all the time, and they don't have to get permission from Apple first. Why would OS4 be any different?


I was thinking of getting a PegasOS before reading the review of update 4 (above). Now I think I'll wait til I can get an OS4 machine. But how long :-(

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moto