Would you pay $100 for an updated Classic AmigaOS?

[amigadave]

I have donated to AmiKit, which I really like and have no regrets for doing so, and I have requested to have an easy install script that would optimize as many of its features and programs as are possible, to run on my A4000 w/060/50MHz & 604e/233MHz, but its author has not agreed to provide such an optimization and script and has left that task to others, which I regret, but accept that he has other priorities in his life and I appreciate what he has done to create and maintain AmiKit, the best, or one of the best enhancements of the WinUAE emulator program.

I will probably check out AmigaSYS some day, which does have an optimized version for Classic Amigas.  I have also checked on the progress of volunteer efforts to create a Boing Bag 3 for AmigaOS3.9 installations.  But to answer the original question, Yes, I would probably pay $100 for an update to AmigaOS3.9 for 68060 Amigas depending on what was included with it and how it was provided.  I don't see much sense in creating it for stock 68000 Amigas, and I am skeptical that it would be worthwhile on anything less than a 68030/40MHz, or 50MHz w/68882 and at least 32mb of Fast RAM.

It would have to be a step up from what is available already in several different places (mostly for free) and it would have to have a good install script so that I would not have to fight with its installation for days, weeks or months.  

I could see it taking advantage of and being bundled with the IndivisionAGA4000 and Deneb cards to make a very useable and fun again Amiga, but then I am one of those old timers that still believes that a lot of fun can still be had with a fast 68060 and/or PPC accelerated Amigas.

[amigadave]

I might have until I had a chance to play with OS4.1 on the Flex. I'm hooked all over again.

Hey Jeff, bring that SAM440flex to AmiWest 2009 in October so I can see how you have it set up and compare it to my Efika running MorphOS2.2.  I would love to meet you there this year, it is going to be a great time for all that attend.  Even better than last year!

[amigadave]

Yes I would definately pay.  We should really organize an official update.

Better yet, let us keep it UNOFFICIAL and away from Amiga Inc.

I would rather see a group of developers provide a cohesive and well thought out Boing Bag 3 type of update to AmigaOS3.9, which I don't think would need any involvement from the actual holders of the AmigaOS copyrights, who ever that may be this week.

That way the money would most likely actually get to the developers who provide the new updates to the OS.

[amigadave]

Sorry, I'm about as die hard Amiga as you can get... and I own 11 Amiga A4000s... and I do have OS4 running on a 233mhz PPC... but once my first SAM arrived it's never been turned on since...

And now my second SAM is 1 gig etc... my first SAM doesn't get turned on... well, actually it's only supposed to be a backup board and I assure you it loves the inside of a anti-static bag... Italy is a long way from NZ... lol

I will setup an older Amiga at some stage but not anytime soon...

11 A4000's!!!  You need to sell a few of those to new recruits and make some new Amiga users with half of those machines.  (just a suggestion)

[amigadave]

I understand the logic but you simply collect Amigas as you go along because you never sell anything Amiga... well, that's what has happened in my case...

I am considering selling a few A500s at some stage, going to build nice systems with A590s etc... got 25 of that model, SO... that's a few more than 11 and I wouldn't feel it so much ;-)

I totally understand collecting Amigas and never selling them.  I still have my first A1000 that I started with and my collection had grown to over 20 Amigas at one time before I finally sold a couple.  I am in the process of setting up the few that I want to keep the way I want them and then I want to sell the rest to people that will use them.

Better than that, I would like to find some non-Amiga users that have never seen one before and get them hooked on learning about Amigas and sell/give them an Amiga so it would contribute to growing our tiny community by a few new members.  Maybe one of them will become a programmer and write something really great for our AmigaOS, MorphOS, or AROS (ICAROS) systems.