Public Release of MorphOS 2.5 & Introduction of eMac Support

[recidivist]

FREE MacMini?
Some people have all the luck.
The price reduction is a GOOD THING.

Which computer is better , the MacMini or the eMac ?

Right now it is $135 US according to MSN.Plus bank or paypal  charges I suppose.
Do non-Europeans have to pay the VAT?

[recidivist]

I  agree the price even at 111.11 euros seems a bit high for  a hobby OS ; but the developers need at least beer, bread  and sausages.MorphOS is a bit smaller group of coders than Linux.I will probably be squeezing that sum out of my meager finances,as it is much better than 150 (and the exchange rate change helps ,too.)That way I can have an Amiga-like experience on G4 hardware.

The MorphOS license locking the OS to  a particular MAC address(motherboard) is  really not much different legally than Microsoft's OEM licensing which states the OEM  Windows is for that machine(motherboard)  only and if that machine breaks you must either repair(replace) the motherboard with another of the same OEM model ,  or BUY a new copy of Windows for different model motherboard.

Now I think the old  OEM Windows CD were each set up to check for a particular BIOS rather than the MAC address.

 Here is an idea for the MorphOS team : make a deal with Efika/Directron to bundle MorphOS at a special rate.There evidently are still a number of efika 5200 in the warehouse and 400MHz is faster than any classic Amiga ,by far.

 I would like to see the AOS4/MorphOS/AROS/Classic/Amithlon/Natami/AF(UAE)/MiniMig(FPGA) groups share ideas and everyone just enjoy heading in the general direction of a better Amiga experience.

[recidivist]

OOOOH!
Nice prize.

Got to either  get the MacMini set up with MorphOS (thinking of replacing the MacOS hard-drive with a 8gb flashcard, OR  register one of my efikas;can't afford two keyfiles.