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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: Lecta on October 17, 2008, 09:04:21 PM

Title: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: Lecta on October 17, 2008, 09:04:21 PM
ACube Systems Srl is pleased to announce the immediate availability of AmigaOS 4.1 Beta (developed by Hyperion Entertainment VOF) for Sam440ep.

The package, including a pressed CD and a printed Quickstart Guide, will start shipping on Monday 20 October, 2008. All our customers should receive AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep in the following days.

Thank you very much for your patience.

Official announcement (http://www.acube-systems.biz/eng/news.php?id=38)
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: Sparky on October 17, 2008, 11:50:10 PM
Do you have to pay for the beta software?  Or is it bundled with the SAM440 board ?
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: amigakit on October 17, 2008, 11:59:44 PM
They are separate products.

Here is OS 4.1 for SAM (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=839)
Here is the SAM440ep (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=840)
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: Matt_H on October 18, 2008, 01:34:27 AM
Why the Beta designation?
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: _ThEcRoW on October 18, 2008, 02:30:35 AM
Selling a beta??
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: weirdami on October 18, 2008, 02:35:01 AM
maybe its only beta on the sam specific parts
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: bigmac on October 18, 2008, 05:14:21 AM
As stated on other board the reason the os is still Beta is simply because it has not had as much testing as os4.1 for Amiga One and the publishers are in a hurry to release :-D It was also said that it runs with no probs so this can't be a bad move if you own or intend to buy  Sam motherboard. When Beta testing is completed each person who purchased the os will receive the finished product free of charge hope I,ve got this right if not I,m sure someone will correct me. ;-)
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: dammy on October 18, 2008, 09:00:05 AM
Anyone found the announcement on Amiga.com (http://www.amiga.com) yet?

Guess the truly good news, Eyetech isn't botching this one up with a buggy mobo.  I would deal with ACube long before I would deal with Alan.

Dammy
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: paolone on October 18, 2008, 09:10:32 AM
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Anyone found the announcement on Amiga.com yet?


I've already got it. That website isn't even mentioned in the AmigaOS 4.1 user manual...
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: weirdami on October 18, 2008, 09:27:20 PM
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Anyone found the announcement on Amiga.com yet?


If AOS5 isn't going to be based at all on AOS4 (and assuming it is actually not AA2 even though McEwen did actually say it was) then maybe AI is going to ignore the whole AOS4 situation and release a (non AA2) AOS5 and aren't going to concern themselves anymore with what Hyperion is doing.
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: redrumloa on October 18, 2008, 10:06:00 PM
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I would deal with ACube long before I would deal with Alan.


Acube appear to be a solid, reputable company.
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: Methuselas on October 18, 2008, 11:16:53 PM
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Acube appear to be a solid, reputable company.







No wonder Amiga, Inc. doesn't like them!


:roflmao:
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: cv643d on October 19, 2008, 10:09:06 AM
lol!  :lol:
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: dammy on October 19, 2008, 11:47:03 AM
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If AOS5 isn't going to be based at all on AOS4 (and assuming it is actually not AA2 even though McEwen did actually say it was) then maybe AI is going to ignore the whole AOS4 situation and release a (non AA2) AOS5 and aren't going to concern themselves anymore with what Hyperion is doing.


Unless you know of current mediation status, I'd say with the long court battle, your wrong on AI's "intent"  :-D

Dammy
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: redfox on October 19, 2008, 10:57:47 PM
@bigmac

Yes, that is also my understanding of the situation from the original news (http://www.acube-systems.biz/eng/news.php?id=35) article.  However, the finished product might be in the form of a downloadable iso image.

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redfox
Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.1 Beta for Sam440ep available
Post by: mikeymike on October 22, 2008, 06:25:34 PM
I would assume that either the beta is very cheap, or the beta is the same cost as the final release, and by paying for the beta you're getting the final release for free.