Amiga One emulation

[humppa]

Hi, Is it possible to use a varient of UAE or what ever to run OS 4 on any PPC architecture?

UAE is 68k emulation, so there is no way it could run the PPC-based OS4.
There are many platforms that theoretically _could_ run OS4 (mainly PPC Macs), but you would need a legal copy of OS4 for that, which is only available bundled with the no-longer-available AmigaOnes. :crazy:

Emulation _is_ possible. Adam Kowalzcyk (ACK Software Controls) managed to boot OS4 on x86 using QEMU PPC.

[humppa]

Yeah, Wonder what the reasons behind Eyetech shutting shop apart from money heh.

Amiga Inc.

[humppa]

Nah, MAI's incompetence bundled with Alan's incompetence.

Add to that Amiga Incs addiction to lawsuits and court action.

[humppa]

What Hyperion could do, is start on OS 4.1 and arrange a new license agreement (...)

No, they can't do that _if_ the buy-back clause has been activated (see McEwen interview). All rights in AmigaOS would be transferred back to Amiga Inc.
Wether that clause has been activated or not and the question "Who owns OS4?" is probably one of the topics Amiga Inc. and Hyperion are fighting about.

[humppa]

Agreed, I can't see any reason why they cannot change the license agreement for new OS as there is no hardware to run OS4 or any future OS to run it on.

Simply because a change to the original licensing agreement is only possible with a consent of both Amiga Inc. and (the now defunct) Eyetech. Hyperion was contracted for OS4. They are not entitled to further updates when the buyback has been activated.

It would be commercial suicide or stupidity to lock it to one platform which the company and the hardware no longer exist.

Indeed and I don't think Hyperion are entirely happy with that situation. However, their hands are tied.

Let's wait another few years and see what the outcome of the ongoing legal wranglings are. Exciting, isn't it?  :lol: