thoughts on OS 4 and AMIGA ONE

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;-) One program that I’d like to see on AmigaOS 4 is Imagine 6.  I ordered that title through Impulse’s Constant Upgrade Program (C.U.P.) shortly after version 5 was released.  

:cry: I’ve been waiting ever since.  Impulse wanted to make the program more operating system compliant, and made the decision to wait until the new version of AmigaOS was released first.  It’s been a while now…

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jd997uk joined in:

It's not Impulse that's responsible for the Amiga CUP.
Martin Mackenzie has taken up the reigns to bring Imagine to full PPC code.
Currently he is working with Hyperion as one of the programmers on OS4. When his work there is done, he will restart work on Imagine.

:-? If Mr. MacKenzie has taken over the development of Imagine 6 from Impulse, that’s fine.  Just as long as he recognizes that he has inherited their obligations along with their assets.

I sent $100.00 dollars to Impulse for version 6, many years ago.  Once AmigaOS 4 is complete, I fully expect my copy of Imagine v.6, free of charge, along with a letter of thanks for the patience I’ve shown.

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jd997uk:

Interesting fact gleaned from the Imagine ML is that the PC CUP only has 80 subscribers in it.

:-? I wonder which subscribers they're counting.  I signed up for their C.U.P. while Impulse was still handling it.  How do I subscribe to the mailing list, by the way?

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jd997uk:

BTW, Martin does post to the list, so if there were any urgent questions you needed answering, he'd probably be able to help.

;-) After waiting five or six years, or however long it's been, "urgent" is not the word that springs to my mind first....

Thanks for the link, by the way!

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;-) Another thought.  For the new Amiga, an entry-level programing language like Blitz Basic or similar would be nice.