Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: Is there any use for a PPC with just classic AmigaOS?  (Read 2940 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline McVencoTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2006
  • Posts: 1428
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.amigascene.nl
Is there any use for a PPC with just classic AmigaOS?
« on: October 31, 2006, 07:37:14 AM »
My question is as the topic title says: I've got a BPPC/040 card, and OS 3.9. Until now I'm not quite sure in what point a PPC processor can be of any help to the classic AmigaOS.

What I want to do with my A1200 is just play around with a lot of classic OS programs, connect to the internet, maybe play some mp3s and DVD's and figuring out a bit of programming for OS 3.9.

Am I right when I think that for this use I'd be better off with a 68060 and no PPC, rather than a PPC+68040?

I want to upgrade to a tower in the future, and add a PCI graphics card, so I wouldn't need the BPPC for a BVision either I presume.

What are your thoughts on this?
| A4000 | CS-MK3 060@50 | Picasso IV |
| Member of Team Amiga (tm) | FidoNet 2:286/414.18 (long ago) |
| SysOp The Missing Channel BBS | Member of AGA BBS Intl. |
 

Offline McVencoTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2006
  • Posts: 1428
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.amigascene.nl
Re: Is there any use for a PPC with just classic AmigaOS?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2006, 09:25:04 AM »
Alright, this certainly clears up a lot. If a 68060 had been better I would be looking for a trade, but let's forget that then :-D

Another question then: is worthwhile to look for a BVision, or will a decent PCI card work just as good?
I've got a GeForce Ti4200 in my current pc, would that work correctly with a Mediator or G-Rex busboard?
| A4000 | CS-MK3 060@50 | Picasso IV |
| Member of Team Amiga (tm) | FidoNet 2:286/414.18 (long ago) |
| SysOp The Missing Channel BBS | Member of AGA BBS Intl. |
 

Offline McVencoTopic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Feb 2006
  • Posts: 1428
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.amigascene.nl
Re: Is there any use for a PPC with just classic AmigaOS?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2006, 09:46:41 AM »
I don't want to switch to MorphOS (at least not yet), I first want to see what I can achieve with the classic OS.

Maybe in the near or far future I will check out other OSes like MorphOS/AROS/OS4, but as for now I really want to stick with the classic AmigaOS, that's why I wanted to know the value of a PPC processor combined with it.
| A4000 | CS-MK3 060@50 | Picasso IV |
| Member of Team Amiga (tm) | FidoNet 2:286/414.18 (long ago) |
| SysOp The Missing Channel BBS | Member of AGA BBS Intl. |