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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Quote from: OlafS3;792746
Aros 68k together with Rom Replacements from Toni Wilen.

I run four of Cosmos's patched libraries on my A2000.  And three on my A500.  Along with several of Thomas Richter's libraries, and Peter K.'s fabulous icon.library...  I doubt many of my libraries at all are "original", anymore.  For me this works great, gives me a very "modern" and fast environment, I can't speak for others.  Honestly sometimes I'm surprised my systems don't just burst into flames, running both Cosmos's libraries and THoR's.  ;)

Question though: I've always heard that AROS 68k libraries are huge "resource hogs", and "run like a dog" on native 68K systems.  Not to bash all the hard work I know the authors have put into them, I just don't think (based on what I've heard) that they're right *for me*.  Can anyone confirm performance of the AROS 68K files on actual classic Amiga hardware?  Maybe that would motivate people to switch?

Heck, if Cosmos put his excellent optimization skills into AROS 68K, maybe they wouldn't be so slow?  :lol:
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Why not support Aros 68k instead of patching old binaries?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2015, 06:23:47 PM »
Quote from: vxm;792903
Should we use a boat instead of a car? what do you recommend ?

Boats have been around a lot longer than cars.  Just FYI.  :lol:
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos
 

Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Why not support Aros 68k instead of patching old binaries?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2015, 07:50:50 PM »
Quote from: psxphill;792912
I'd expect that from talking to a woman

:laughing:
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos