I could understand only one:to create binary compatibility between aros and old amiga applications without the need for uae.But we would not need an 68040/60 to run for applications designed to run on 1,5 gigaherz!.It would crawl.There is no sense to run applications that a 68040/68060 cannot execute at normal speed through the port of aros.
Now porting it to 68k what are the advantages?We are talking about a replacement operating system that has compatibility at api level.
There is already the afa os that replaces various things.No sense emulating a replaceable operating system that is the same as the host os api!
It's a waste of resources i think.
The best step for me would be to port applications at aros.
Create a good development package that could help coders bring anything we want to aros.
Os 3.1 is indeed outdated.Besides what speed are we expecting doing a full aros 68k build?Since aros is x86 based,isnt it like reenventing the wheel again here?Thing of it that is aros!A new operating system that has os 3.x as father.
Now it has to evolve.It won't evolve if we port it back to 68k.Like windows xp would not evolve if there was a version that could run at a 386dx 40mhz.
Like windows evolved from dos and windows 3.1 to windows 7.At some point you sacrifice the old for the new benefits,but keeping the benefits of the past if you want.That's the treasure of the 3.x api that allows us to bring applications at aros.
I think there is no sense other than nostalgia to port aros to 68k.Aros makes you remember what amiga was like,it has the feel of amiga but we have to move on.
What would happen if i had aros for my 68040 ?Owb really crawls on my machine.If i run an emulated aros version of owb would that make it faster?
No don't get me wrong.I love aros and i think it has potential.It just seems to me that a 68k port is not really something that would help aros spread.
