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Re: Classic HW, SAM440 or EFIKA ?
« on: December 10, 2008, 06:46:30 AM »
I noticed no option #6, which might be
AROS on x86 with emulator (Amiga Forever)
for backward compatibility.  If this is
a stupid idea, I'm willing to accept that
it is, but please tell me why.  (Still
learning!)  I think so many of us are in the
same "what to do" boat right now.  Thanks, -Dave

P.S.  Option #5 might end up being the most
powerful, but there is something not so
attractive about taking used-up Apple stuff
to run Amiga.  It just seems a little dirty
to have my Amiga not only *look* like an Apple,
but actually to *be* an Apple.  ;-)
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1. SAM440 + Amiga OS4.x
2. EFIKA + MOS
3. PEG2 + MOS
4. ClassicHW with PPC + Amiga OS4.x
5. Mac Mini G4 + MOS
 

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Re: Classic HW, SAM440 or EFIKA ?
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2008, 04:21:49 PM »
>>>>>>unless you run it hosted on Linux it's kind of limited in what hardware it supports>>>>>>

Are you referring to peripherals, such as printers, etc.  Perhaps there's a list somewhere of easily supported hardware assuming a *native* installation of AROS?

>>>>>>UAE emulates a hardware classic Amiga. As such, it runs an OS within the OS. This can in no way be compared to the seamless 68k emulation in MorphOS for instance, which I think is what you may want.>>>>>>

Yes, seamless is always better.  Is the UAE-type emulation not so seamless?  Not simply a matter of opening up a new window and running your classic software in there?  I've never used it.

>>>>>>It becomes what OS you put in there. As for the exterior looks, nobody can claim that a Sam looks like an Amiga either.>>>>>>

When someone comes over my house, I'll have to explain to them that, NO, I don't own a MacMini? ;-)   More importantly, Mac seems like an endpoint versus a bridge to somewhere.  Is that the final form that we wish to see "Amiga" take?  And perhaps by putting our support behind it, we are not putting our support behind current and future hardware production for Amiga, thereby putting the nail in our own coffin, despite the clear short-term gain?  These are open questions, not statements of truth (hence the question marks).