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Offline Matt_H

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So googledocs works fine then?

I havent put off the idea, but if I am going to shell out for a "new" amiga system, it must have compatibility with modern office formats to some extent, so that'd be nice.

Any way to create PDF files? (does google docs do this?)

A few programs have direct output to PDF. There's no direct PDF print driver, but the print system is built around TurboPrint, so you've got PostScript/GhostScript output that you can convert to PDF pretty easily.

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PowerPC macs dont seem super cheap atm on craigs list. WHats the specs people would recommend for Morph OS? I see powermacs are supported and most of those are in the 500 ghz range it seems, whereas the mac minis seem a lot beefier.

The biggest performance problem on the PowerUp version was probably the lack of RAM/VRAM, so any Mac should be fine. VRAM issues on 32MB machines still pop up at very high resolutions in "enhanced display" mode, so be aware of that.

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How much fuss is installation?

First-time setup for dual booting with OSX takes a bit of work, but nothing too major. If you're trashing the OSX partitions or performing an upgrade it's almost no effort at all.

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I assume full support for USB 2, gamepads etc ?

Through Poseidon, yes.

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For apps that can install and run natively, does this work from adf or can I copy an installation from a real amiga or?

Either of these works.

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Examples of popular applications that will work? (final writer 97, Dpaint etc)

Almost anything that doesn't hit the hardware. So Final Writer (though I recall having some issues with it), yes, DPaint, no.

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multiple screens / screen dragging?

Just like Amiga RTG - multiple screens, yes, dragging, no. There's a commodity called Dragon that can fake screen dragging, but I've found it too unstable.

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.info files?

Just like any other Amiga.

Basically, MorphOS *is* AmigaOS under a different name. It's not something like AtheOS/Syllable which was meant to be an AmigaOS clone but turned into an OS-with-a-few-features-kinda-sorta-inspired-by-something-AmigaOS-sorta-had"
 

Offline Matt_H

Re: What is MorphOS - a brief introduction for users familiar with C= Amiga
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2011, 04:38:28 PM »
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OS4+Aros look Amiga, nothing to do with RTG, this doesnt.

Dont get me wrong I have no objections to MorhOS and wish them all the best and think theyve done a good job but as far as cosmetics it doesnt look like Amiga more like Mac.


Try the AmigaOS3.x skin