Why is Morphos considered by many as the 'new Amiga OS' ?

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bloodline wrote:
I was simply stating that MOS, AOS4 and AROS are all equally as useful/Valid as NG AmigaOS clones... since they would all require UAE in order to run the software I want to run... thus AROS is the cheapest/easiest solution for me.

A very valid point. *None* of the NG Amiga or Amiga-like OSs (OS4, MorphOS and AROS) can run custom-chip classic software natively, but all of them can do it with UAE. So the argument that any one of them is not really AmigaOS because it doesn't run Amiga software is invalid. Maybe less so for MorphOS since it can run system friendly 68k code, but the point remains that none of them are fully classic compatible.

Since they all have the same solution (UAE) the only reason to use one over the other (apart from technical differences, or available hardware) is IMO one of taste. Some people are die-hard Amiga fans and will only accept something branded "Amiga" (i.e. OS4) as Amiga OS, and I can understand that after all the waiting and hoping for a new Amiga OS. Other people are not so worried about that but want to stick to a more Amiga-like hardware platform (i.e. PPC). For those users MorphOS basically is AmigaOS in every way that matters. And for those who really want to move on and take AmigaOS to the next level, AROS is the answer. I think it's great that we have a diversity of solutions which have all grown out of the classic Amiga OS, and can satisfy a variety of tastes and needs from the users.

But remember that for all of them, there is currently only one solution for full classic compatibility: UAE. And I bet when AROS gets UAE integration, it will gain a LOT more popularity.

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moto

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Krusher wrote:

motorollin wrote:
But remember that for all of them, there is currently only one solution for full classic compatibility: UAE. And I bet when AROS gets UAE integration, it will gain a LOT more popularity.

Wake me up when that's finished, I'd be happy to dual boot that on x86 native. As of yet, Aros is pointless to me. And I've never used MOS so I can't comment on that.

I somewhat agree. For me Amiga is all about classic. So until AROS has full classic support, it is of limited interest to me personally, though I can see that an open-source AmigaOS clone is an important development for the community. I suppose what I'm trying to say is that AROS has not yet come close to its potential. I really look forward to seeing where it goes next, and hopefully one day to using it regularly.

Unfortunately I came to the same conclusions about MorphOS, which I used for a while when I owned a PegII. When I sat down and thought about it I realised that everything I was doing under MorphOS could be done on my A4000 under OS3.9, and eventually the PegII fell in to disuse and was sold.

Again, remember that this is just my opinion of these alternatives from the perspective of a classic enthusiast, not a comment on the general usefulness of the solutions in question.

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moto