Pros and Cons of Amithlon type systems

[Fats]

My thoughts on what needs to be done.

1) Remove OS3.9 from Amithlon and replace it with 68k AROS parts.
2) Re-Compile the various parts of AROS in a piecemeal fashion using the 686-BE compiler, until there is little to none 68k code left.
3) Convince Bernie to release the code to Amithlon/Umilator or write a clone from scratch.
4) The community profits!

You could take another route:
1) idem
2) idem
3) use 686-BE compiler to compile AROS itself, I would call this AROS with i386be CPU.
4) implement proper bootstrap to run i386be AROS on a i386 machine
5) run amithlon without amithlon

greets,
Staf.

[Fats]

But that would not have the benefit of Amithlon's seamless 68k emulation.

Yeah forgot a step: integrate m68k emulator in i386be AROS,
Once you have i386be AROS that would not be a big step I think.

greets,
Staf.

[Fats]

Has anyone attempted to produce i386be port of AROS before?

No, I did not say it was easy
Staf.