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Offline Gulliver

Re: New improved intuition.library version from the Kickstart 3.1
« on: September 04, 2014, 12:57:35 AM »
But then, have you actually run aros on real Amiga hardware?

It sucks horribly (unless you are using a 68060 with graphics card and plenty of ram), and that is why most real Amiga users still prefer AmigaOS 3.1, 3.5 and even 3.9.

Aros seems it is the way forward for 68k, but then it also seems that it never reaches that desired state to even replace AmigaOS 3.1 efficiently.
 

Offline Gulliver

Re: New improved intuition.library version from the Kickstart 3.1
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2014, 06:43:02 AM »
Yet, after all these years, aros doesnt manage to implement the functionality AmigaOS had back in 1993. Blame whoever you want, but AmigaOS 3.1 was not even top technology back then, and it is a shame it cant be accomplished in 2014.

So my point is that aros is full of really good objectives, but lacks in its poor execution as a project.
 

Offline Gulliver

Re: New improved intuition.library version from the Kickstart 3.1
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 01:15:25 PM »
Quote from: OlafS3;772320
A simple question to you... What functionality is missing in my distribution?

Your distro is really okay, it does what it says on the tin. The problem is performance, and is something you cant solve (it is an aros based issue).

I have tried it under WinUAE and I liked it and works reasonably well. But it tortures real amiga hardware (performancewise), So you see that is my main gripe with aros: it works reasonably well on x86/x64 and even in 68k emulation, but is as slow as a snail on a real Amiga. And this is not opinion based, it is just reality, that ends up with the fact that users are willing to pay for ancient unsupported AmigaOS versions, than to use the free aros alternative.

I know it is a chicken and egg situation (little money/users/devs = little development). But it is what it is.  

I really wish aros could match in performance 3.1, so everyone could get a better OS, but unluckily this seems so distant...
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