AmigaOne Help....

[jorkany]

amigazone,

Hi... I have noticed that OS4.0 Is Now Ready...

I have been away from the Amiga Platform for some time but realy wanna get back...

Well, that depends on whether you want to get back the Amiga Platform, or if you want an Amiga-like nextgen OS like OS4.

If you want an Amiga, you can generally find them in a local thrift store or flea market for less than you would pay on Ebay, although they are very common on Ebay. If emulation isn't a problem for you, then WinUAE may be an answer.

If you want a new Amiga-like OS, then OS4 is pretty much out of the question at this time unless you find a used AmigaOne. AROS is probably your best bet because it runs on a regular PC, thus you can circumvent all of the known hardware problems with the AmigaOne, plus it's free.

[jorkany]

amigazone,

Lets face it... A PC is nothing until its been loaded with an OS... why cant that os be AmigaOS

As far as OS4 goes, Hyperion has made it clear that even if they wanted to make an x86 version of OS4 they can't because they only have license to make PPC versions.

Don't even think about the PPC Mac either! For some reason Hyperion can't get the mobo documentation needed to support PPC Macs. Besides, the PPC Mac is no longer in production and Hyperion has stated that they "aren't targeting the 'have a few spare PPC systems lying around' market". New PPC hardware must be custom-built from the ground up for OS4, and it must also be expensive, slow, and hard to get. I know it all sounds crazy, but you'll catch on soon enough!

But like I mentioned before, AROS is free and runs on PCs.