OK , been googling to my heart's content and unable to find anything fairly quickly so maybe here is a better bet.
I have a number of old Amiga systems here and quite happy with them , but as age gets to us all eventually , is the new Sam460 system worth considering as a new replacement?
Does the new OS run the old Amiga games and applications or is it only good for new software? Would like to know before investing money in a new system. Maybe it contains an emulator for the old Amiga stuff?
Thanks.
To clarify: a modern Amiga (be it OS4, MorphOS, or AROS based) is not a drop-in replacement for old games.
All your old software will run through some form of emulation. System-friendly stuff (i.e., you can still multitask while it's running) should work transparently on OS4 and MorphOS although MorphOS is better on the compatibility front. Nearly all games (i.e., programs you would boot from) will only work under UAE. None of the Amiga UAE ports comes anywhere near the level of WinUAE.
AROS now has a fork of UAE largely integrated into the system in a manner similar to OSX's Classic mode. OS4 has some partial integration of E-UAE through a series of scripts. These scripts should work on MorphOS, too, but they're not specifically targeted for it.
Also note that your old floppies won't work without a Catweasel floppy controller.
