Hyperion announces OS 3.1 update

[nyteschayde]

Initially I was quite happy with idea of some updates for OS3.1, the more I think about it I really don't see much reason for it.

My A600 for example doesn't have an O20 or greater in it. This means 3.5/3.9+ are off limits. This is true for a lot of systems that 3.1ish works on. I hope the 3.1.4 or 3.14 update works with 68000 3.1 ROM'ed Amigas as well.

Granted most of my Amigas are accelerated, but some aren't.

[nyteschayde]

Totally expect MEmacs updates, haha

3.12 binaries for the Amiga can be found here

http://www.mtxia.com/js/Downloads/Editors/MicroEMACS/index.shtml

[nyteschayde]

I have *really* enjoyed reading this thread.

Me too! I really wish more Amiga development worked this way. Even better a github link would be nice. Too bad getting github source to an Amiga is hard enough without git support, let alone porting git.

I feel like there needs to be better source control on the Amiga. I think there is a SVN client for accelerated, memory capable, Amigas.

[nyteschayde]

Sorry to disappoint you. Just to make one thing clear: 3.1.4 is not supposed to be a replacement for Os 3.9. It cannot. We do not have Reaction, and a lot of other distributions for 3.9. Nor is it supposed to be. You can certainly install it on top of 3.9 if you like.

In particular: 3.1.4 will not come with Reaction. It will not come with Reaction-based preferences. It will not come with Genesis. It will not come with BenchTrash, ZipTools or ViNCEd. It will not come with AmiDock, WarpOs, the xpk-libraries or AsyncWB, or AWeb. There will be no MP3 player, no CD-Player, no AVI-Player. It will not come with the mmulib.

This is a bare-bone core operating system, same bare-bone as 3.1 was. If you need further components, you'll find plenty in Aminet. Actually, part of the goal is to leave "distribution building" to third parties, as we have really limited development capacity.

Furthermore, nobody is willing to guarantee you anything in Amigaland, how can we possibly do that? We're doing the best we can, that is all I can promise.

Thus, if you expect a new, fully blown distribution, you are wrong here. All I am going to promise is a bug-fixed release of Os 3.1. It was never announced as anything beyond that.

Thus, if you expect the best invention since deep dishes (as we say in Germany) - no, it's not. But it is the latest, newest and most robust deep dish anyone can possibly sell you. You probably have to fill it yourself, though.

Thom, dont get caught up replying to angst ridden Amiga folks that would slam you for doing the rest of the community a favor. I have always appreciated your explanations and training and any updates will be appreciated by those that use the system.

There will always be trolls and those with troll like behavior who will slam those who offer what is seen by them as a less than perfect solution. Oh well, everyone gets an opinion I suppose.

Thank you any your teammates for all your hard work. I look forward to spending some money on the released product if it is not free.