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Re: Got my PPC now what?
« on: February 04, 2006, 07:25:55 PM »
The question that has been puzling me is this: if Phase5 made the PowerPC cards and software to control them (PowerUP) then why did some 3rd party group make another program to control the PPC (WarpOS)?

From what I remember, Phase5 weren't too happy about this - even going as far as to add rants in the PPC's ROM!
 

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Re: Got my PPC now what?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2006, 11:19:12 PM »
So MorphOS is an operating system of it's own right, that will run on PowerPC accelerators AND the Pegasos machine?

What's so good about it!? I know TurboPrint was supposed to be moving exclusive to MorphOS, has it come out yet?
 

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Re: Got my PPC now what?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2006, 12:06:47 AM »
PowerPC native, that sounds good.

So if you had an AmigaOne would you be able to run MorphOS, or at least the old PPC version? It would be nice to have a PPC native version of TurboPrint!

Any MorphOS users who know what drivers the new TurboPrint has? That package is worth it's weight in gold.
 

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Re: Got my PPC now what?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2006, 01:18:46 AM »
Oh yeah I forgot there was that damn chip in there checking for something. There was an argument on another thread about it.

:-D

Hang about though, if PPC MorphOS won't run, then how does PPC Linux run!?

And if AmigaOne can run 68k software, can it run PPC software like WipeOut 2097/Fusion PPC?

Interesting to see a 1:1 efficient G3/G4 Mac emulator!

:-)