Prmetime wrote:
Does anyone know if there are hardware restrictions to Amiga OS4? I know you will need a PPC processor but is there any hardware required to run the OS (like needing the ROMs and certain chips to run the Classic OS)?
I'm just curious since I'm wondering if any PPC based computer could run the coming OS.
AmigaOS at this time only runs on the Teron boards modified by Eyetech. Some betatesters have it working on classic systems with PPC, members of the Hyperion staff have said they have no plans to distribute that version. Currently there are about 1000 AmigaOnes, with no ability for more to be made and boards dropping due to fairly high infant mortality rate. The two best options for new hardware for Eyetech are the PPCs macs which Apple is about to stop manufacturing, but with literally millions available on the secondary market, and the PPC efforts from Genesi with Peg2's currently available and Peg 3s and Efika both available very soon. Neither of the options (Apple or Genesi) seems to be interesting to Hyperion, and instead they seem to be interested in supporting board(s) that have yet to show a PWB 15 months after they were supposed to be shipping, and which are slower then AmigaOnes and all of the current options available from Apple and Genesi.
-Tig
