Amiga OS4 on old (PPC) Macs

[Agafaster]

this is an ode un innit ?!
interesting if anyone can get it to work (might source me a 2nd hand PPC mac if it does !), but I seem to remember AIncs reasoning (back when we still liked 'em) that they couldnt do a version for PowerMacs cos of apple never being likely to release the info required to not do a hack, which is effectively what the Linux crew did to get linux on powermacs. now, Linux is community software, and AInc are (for want of a better word !) a company, which would leave them wide open for being sued should they market the technology to run an alternate commercial OS on a closed platform. also, it wouldnt be in Apples best interest to have a better OS (as at the time, OS4 was better than their offering, natch !) on THEIR platform.

upshot: technically, very doable. legally ? potential bl00dy minefield for everybody but Apple.

[Agafaster]

... but since no one gives a sh1t about Ainc any more, this is all moot, so we should just do it anyway ! afterall, you can now get a bit of software that will dualboot a bogstandard vanilla (beige ?) PC to OSX...

[Agafaster]

monami wrote:
"... but since no one gives a sh1t about Ainc any more, this is all moot, so we should just do it anyway !"

here, here. right who can code? :lol:

more importantly - who's got the time who can code ? :-/

[Agafaster]

I know, I was just stating why AInc never did it - back when we still liked em.

of course, if a 3rd party hack came out, I'll be saving for a G4 powerbook !

availability of the 'normal' OS4, is that still being sold?

dunno, but if enough people requested to buy it...