A-EON Technology secures graphic card support for AmigaOS 4

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@TrevorDick

You should be complimented for trying to advance the OS4 platform on your own this way, but isn't graphic drivers really one of those fundamental things that should be handled by the OS really, and not depending on external, third party entities? AFAIK both "available" OS4 systems have PCI-e graphics, and if I understood this correctly, the graphic driver part of OS4 (at least for the "newish", PCI-e enabled HW that is "available" today) is all handled by *you* in practice, and not by those who is presumably developing the OS? And you will be *selling* upgrades for those OS4 users that have Sam 460's and wanting to enjoy the benefits of more modern graphic cards?

The driver for SAM460ex was developed by Ross through Acube.

Anyway we are happy to inform you that Ross Vumbaca in association with ACube Systems, has released an initial version of the SAM460 audio driver to the OS4 beta testing team.

Submitted back to OS4 team for beta testing. I don't understand what you're trying to illustrate. Private contractor either way.

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@tmhgm

In fact, I just recall that other Radeon drivers were also outsourced to some other subcontractor. A company called Forefront technologies or something like that.

Exactly. From 2003:

Forefront Technologies is pleased to announce today a dedicated beta tester (Jurgen Schober) has successfully booted an Eyetech AmigaOne XE G4 on AmigaOS 4.0 by Hyperion Entertainment using Forefront's ATI Radeon driver and a Radeon 7000.

It clearly says Forefront's ATI Radeon driver, not Hyperion's driver.

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His request to take the discussion to PM instead, was in order to keep this thread on topic, which you obviously refused. OK, have it your way...

If he was hoping to have a serious discussion through PM, then his comment comparing them to Amiga Inc. somewhat defeated that notion:

Also, does one get a coupon and a t-shirt?

@Dammy

Back on topic, why isn't Hyperion doing this?

and Itix's comments

You seem to be hung up on the "title" the person carries?
A contractor submitting work back to Hyperion for testing somehow has absolutely nothing to do with Hyperion "doing this"?

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Hyperion is still here and will be releasing a netbook that runs OS4 any day now. No word yet on whether that netbook includes drivers but none have been explicitly promised, so there.

Link?

The only quote I have is from Amiwest 2011:

"Hyperion and partners are going to introduce a netbook in the first half of next year"

How do you get from "introduced" to "released"?

Link?

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