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Re: OS4 moves to x86. What happens next?
« on: October 24, 2010, 07:35:35 PM »
Leander is mostly right I think.

Just use/integrate UAE for classic support and...
As going/staying ppc requires very specific and expensive hardware, I don't see why x86 could not be supported in a similar way ?
I mean... just test/release for 1 to 2 mainboards and perhaps 1-2 cpu's.... write drivers for those, and specifically say other ones are not supported. I admit you would need to repeat this each years... but it seems doable to me.

just a thought
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