Pegasos running native OS4 apps?

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Well Genesi employees always hint at the possibility that you could run OS4 on the Peg2 (just like they did to boost sales of the Peg1).

Truth is that there has been done nothing to accomplish that this will be possible in a legal way.

What we will eventually see is either Hyperion and Genesi agreeing on a port (that demands a little more than 600 sold pegs..) or some group of Pegasos owners hacking OS4 to work on the Peg(2).

I can allready see where the last option would eventually leave Hyperion, when OS4 would be spread for download all over the net.

So for Genesi I can only say put up or shut up... Sign the deal (same deal as Eyetech) or forget about AmigaOS4.x

Same goes for users that wants OS4. If you want the original you buy an AmigaOne and if you want an Amiga clone you buy a Pegasos2. Just don't expect OS4 to show up on that platform in a legal way.

[Troels_E]

Ok, I may have expressed that in a wrong way...

There was a lot of talks that  OS4 would appear on the Peg1 still Genesi never signed the needed contracts, it was just talks to get people that wanted OS4 to buy a Pegasos.

Now there's talks about OS4 coming to the Peg2 but still no papers signed.

I am certain that Genesi and Hyperion would do a pressrelease the moment such a contract existed, therefore I conclude that it doesn't exist.

We have also seen comments from Ben Hermans that says it won't happen unless the Peg2 sells more than the initial 600(IIRC) there's produced, and then there's still the contracts that neds to be signed.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to see OS4 on a Peg2, 3, 4 and whatever they are called

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@ that_punk_guy

""I don't see how distributing a crack for OS4 would automatically mean it got pirated into the ground...?""

It wouldn't, but in combination with a full distribution of OS4 it would.

Remember how sales of 3.5 & 3.9 was hurt by pirates, if that happens again it will effectively kill the Amiga.

A crack in itself is not "that" harmfull but it wouldnt take very long before it was modified to work on both pegasos1/2 and A1 and I must admit that I don't believe in peoples honesty.

When people can get somthing for free (even by stealing) without getting caught they usually go for it.

BTW: Hi Hondo, remember we met in Værløse

[Troels_E]

There's only sold around 600 pegasos computers, thats probably not enough to make an OS4 port viable, especially as maybe only 1/4 of the pegasos owners would buy it.

As for the Pegasos2, who knows, maybe someday if Genesi wants it...

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@Meerschaum

Why should it change anything if Amiga Inc went under?
He didn't say Amiga Inc was the reason OS4 isn't targeted at Pegasos(2) atm.