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Title: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: Chieftain on October 24, 2009, 02:01:48 AM

An article from OSnews about OS4 Roadmap.

http://www.osnews.com/story/22391/The_Future_of_AmigaOS4_a_Roadmap

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: Tripitaka on October 24, 2009, 02:58:32 AM

Looks good, the thought of the startup drawer being replaced concerns me a bit. Just as long as I can still get to the files directly it'll be OK. I think we should all tread lightly when it comes to adding managers to the OS, Windoze has managers all over the damn place and the result is pure bloat with many users having no idea where the actual files are.
Overall this looks great, keep on it Hyperion & good luck.

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: DavidF215 on October 24, 2009, 06:13:02 AM

Glad to hear things are progressing, especially after the legal ordeal is over. Does PowerPC do SMP? If not, I'm betting their Project is x86. A QuadCore with AmigaOS SMP would be nice and fast.

*Edit Add*
A Java implementation would open several doors. Hundreds of applications instantly.

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: Hans_ on October 24, 2009, 07:47:58 AM

Quote from: DavidF215;527136

Glad to hear things are progressing, especially after the legal ordeal is over. Does PowerPC do SMP? If not, I'm betting their Project is x86. A QuadCore with AmigaOS SMP would be nice and fast.

Yes, PowerPC does SMP. There are a few multi-core PowerPC processors.

Hans

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: Akiko on October 24, 2009, 02:08:22 PM

A very favourable report.

I especially like the sound of multi-core support. :-)

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: TheMagicM on October 25, 2009, 12:39:25 PM

I didnt know OS 4.x was free.  thats cool

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: gertsy on October 25, 2009, 12:48:14 PM

4.11. A free upgrade for 4.1 owners.

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: hbarcellos on October 26, 2009, 12:12:42 PM

(http://www.digitaltechnews.com/photos/uncategorized/power_mac_g5.jpg)
Power Mac g5 Quad would be an amazing amiga.

Maybe a little bit TOO MUCH POWER for current Amiga OS, but, still sexy.

Title: Re: OS4 Roadmap
Post by: hbarcellos on October 26, 2009, 12:20:26 PM

2 links:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sam440Flex-733Mhz-PowerPC-PPC-motherboard-Amiga-OS-4-1_W0QQitemZ160342147063QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255522fff7

Sam440Flex 733Mhz PowerPC PPC motherboard, Amiga OS 4.1

http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Power-Mac-G5-Dual-2-7-Ghz-Upgrades-MINT-FAST_W0QQitemZ260495739911QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item3ca6c18c07

Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7 Ghz Upgrades! MINT!! FAST!!
Fantastic Condition! 500GB HD DL-DVD WiFi!! Apple Box!!

Both for around U$ 830...

Tough decision!