MorphOS 2 vs. AmigaOS 4.1 (pros/cons)

[Matt_H]

Is the same true for AOS4.1

Yes, OS4 is 68K compatible. Has been forever. System-friendly stuff only, obviously, and that goes for MorphOS, too. I found 4.0 to be a little more crash-happy with 68K stuff than MorphOS. I haven't yet tried 4.1, but it sounds a little more stable.

Regarding multimedia, the MorphOS MPlayer port is zillions of times better than the current OS4 version. But TuneNet, an OS4-only audio player, supports a zillion different audio formats.

I prefer MUI to ReAction. I think MorphOS's (MUI-based) GUI configurability is easier and more powerful than 4.0's. Again, I don't yet know what's changed in 4.1.

I really dislike the use of shared objects in OS4 (There's a new directory called SYS:SObjs). They should really be Amiga shared libraries instead.

Bottom line, though, I think you'll be satisfied no matter which you chose.

[Matt_H]

@ Hans_

What I thought to be the latest version of MPlayer on OS4 (from November of last year) is a crashy mess. Is there a newer version kicking around anywhere?

I like DVPlayer (I'm a registered user), but it just doesn't handle everything. That's why I like having both around.

On a partially-related note, could you talk a bit more about the new features in 4.1? It seems like not many details beyond the press release and "It's better" have made it out. Not a huge deal, as I will get 4.1 eventually, but in the meantime I'm just curious.