New OS4.0 screenshots online

[Rodney]

WOW!!

That's a lot of options!

Watch out Partition Magic  

Cheers and Beers,

I agree, and the best thing about this (i assume) its included in the default install right? Or at least comes on the OS4 disks. Which i think is a great thing, because normaly the only thing you can find for windows is fsk and the same goes for anytype of free OS, linux, bsd etc...

This not only seems like a partition tool, but a HDD diagnostic and tuning program. Very nice!!! Im impressed, the gadgets seem to be comeing along nicely too...

[Rodney]

But when will they show (by a beta or public demonstration) the important part of any OS ?
When will we see Amiga-apps on-top of ExecSG without the need for an 68k (except booting), or when will we see it for the first time on the A1 ?

Kronos, i think your expecting far too much... Truly the best part about AmigaOS4 is that it actualy exists and is improving.

The second best part about AmigaOS4 is that its running on new hardware - or at least WILL run on new hardware when its done.

Yes, theres a third best thing, and that is, its just the start, its pathing the way for future versions of AmigaOS. From the very start of this project, we were told now to expect to much, already my expectations have been blown. Maybe their too low?

Its not important if AmigaOS4 does not capture the sigh of consumers out side of our niche market, not doubt thats what OS5 aims to do. OS4 is to only satisfy us, not make the hords of linux geeks, MOS geeks or anyother type of geeks drop their jaws in one large gasp... Its only to modernise the OS - which means, they're only trying to please the current community.

Surly OS4 will bring back some people who disearted the Amiga a while ago, but its only to help the current Amiga market keep interested and realise that our OS is getting better, slowly.

It wont happen over night, but it will happen  :-D

[Rodney]

I dont think waynes personal (or public problems are effecting his judgment when it comes to AmigaOS. I can see where he is coming from, and his problem is that he may be expecting too much, or he is expecting so little and he is prolly getting it.

The fact is, he doesnt find any reason to get too excited about this, and when you think about it, why would we?

I think its pretty cool there is something like this on the Amiga. I know windows doesnt distribute on of these by default, unless you include fsk. But thats a pretty stupid program and its hard to operate for beginers.

This HDPrep thing is looking a bit like Partition Magic which is a fantastic program, and if this one is just as easy to use, it'll be a great tool.

But again, wayne just is comparing AmigaOS to other OSes such as Windows and Mac, and when you do that, your bound to think about what exactly is everyone getting excited over...

I dont blame people for being overly excited, even if they are only getting some modern everyday features. They are stillfeatures they havnt had before.