What do you use OS4 for?

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In my attempt to decide whether or not to look for a CSPPC, I'd be interested to hear some of the things people are using OS4 for (or plan to). Classic or A1, doesn't really matter since this is about OS4 not classic stuff.

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moto

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Thanks all for the responses. Looks like all of the common tasks for OS4 are things I do with my Mac (and wouldn't want to do on my Amiga which is upstairs). So as much as I want to be able to say I can run OS4, I really can't justify the expense of the CSPPC upgrade just so I can boot OS4 once in a while and say "yes, it is quite fast isn't it", then boot immediately back in to 3.9 to do something else.

Bloodline, if you're reading, you know what this means don't you? ;-)

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moto

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BinoX wrote:
Why would you need to boot into OS3.9 again? I'm pretty much sure that OS4 will do everything that u usually in 3.9...

Except play WHDLoad games.

BinoX wrote:
Out of interest, what DO you do in 3.9?

Mostly classic gaming, but also light web surfing, email, and playing with emulators (Shapeshifter, PC-Task etc). Since WHDLoad games and (probably) those emulators are out the window for OS4, all that's really left (for me) is web and email - which I would rather do on my Mac anyway.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to criticise OS4 here. I'm just saying it doesn't do anything I need which I can't already do on my Mac or OS3.9.

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moto

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Faerytale wrote:
Just the fun of having an os4 machine and be able to poke around and discover new things that the amiga can do will be a great feeling.
Isnt that what having a computer hobby is all about?

Yes, exactly. But for the huge cost of a CSPPC I really need it to do more than just provide a new playground for a while.

A4000_Mad wrote:
You are deciding *now* whether to get a PPC and run OS4. Some of us have been waiting with our PPC's for years.

Well they weren't exactly affordable years ago! When they first came out (and nobody had even heard of OS4) I was in school and could never have afforded one. And now that they are more desirable than ever, I still can't afford one!

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moto

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A4000_Mad wrote:
I wasn't suggesting that you should have decided earlier to get a CSPPC and OS4. The "*now*" in my post was merely intended to point out the time that you had chosen to consider doing it.

Oh ok. When I read the words my brainbox applied a slightly derisive tone. I really must try to teach it to stop doing that :-)

A4000_Mad wrote:
Unfortunately this is the most expensive time you could have chosen mate  :-(

I know. But I suppose that's to be expected. Before OS4 Classic was released it was a gamble - buy the CSPPC and risk not having an (Amiga) OS to run on it. But now OS4 is released, it's to be expected that the price of the hardware required to run it will increase.

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moto