what is going to be the diference between os4 and MorphOS

[BigBenAussie]

IMHO opinion this whole discussion about OSs is moot.

Ultimately we all want the Amiga platform to reclaim its legitimacy in the public eye.

This does not come by selling a hardware agnostic OS like Linux. It comes from having a BOX like a Mac with a big bold AMIGA logo.

If this were not the case we'd be happy with advancing the OS UAE uses. Or we'd be seriously going with AROS and not discussing this any further. Amiga Inc even realised that hardware agnosticism will be selling the Amiga platform short and got hardware deals going.

But we're all sitting around waiting for what?
An AMIGA BOX!!!!

The Pegasos BOX is out and not everyone is buying it, so what does that tell you. ITS STILL NOT AN AMIGA BOX!!!!

As stupid and as crass as it sounds having an Amiga is akin to making a fashion statement. AMIGA is the label.

AND YOU DO WANT THE LABEL. ADMIT IT!!!!
See my avatar. You're already reacting emotionally to it. Notice it does not say Pegasos or Genesi.

[BigBenAussie]

What the hey?

My whole response got removed.

It wasn't that inflamatory!!!

Was it? :-?

[BigBenAussie]

Man, I'm glad I've been away from the community for as long as I have. You're all traumatised and bitter and unenthusiastic because of how these companies have acted. I can see why of course.

But to tell you the truth. I don't care.
And newbies wont care either. There is a lot of good will out there towards the Amiga. We just have to make sure the expectation matches the experience. Currently it does not.

The release of the Amiga One board is just the release of a board. It is the release of a complete switch on and go box with a big fat Amiga logo on the front that will pull in the people both sitting on the fence, and those wanting something different.

Somebody said that people rememember the Amiga for the A500 and its slick smooth scrolling games and music. So be it. Its all good. What we want to have is a slick, almost console like, home computer. A leisure computer. A console I can use as a computer. That's what the Amiga started as, and that is its roots. The OS needs to get slicker to match. IMHO it never quite got there and its not there yet.

Lets see what Gary has in mind.

[BigBenAussie]

This $800 board is not for converting people its for the converted. Its an early adopter penalty, you get that on any PC hardware as well. If it gains momentum, and I remain enthusiastic, then we will see a price drop that will result in a mainstream Amiga box to convert people with.