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Offline gaula92Topic starter

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OS9 virtualization on MorphOS
« on: January 09, 2012, 05:12:20 PM »
Hi all

Among other things, I have three Mac Mini G4 computers I got from a local seller five years ago for a good price (Apple had jumped into the X86 bandwagon by then).
I got them with MorphOS/OS4 in mind.
When MOS finally included Mac Mini G4 support, I went and tried it as soon as I could. A new Amiga OS compatible with system-friendly software at binary level! But then I realized the problem: no chipset = no demos / games / funniest software :(
Of course there's UAE / E-UAE, but it's impossible to get perfect refresh rate from that emulator thing: I I mean PERFECT. Even with a matching custom 50HZ video mode and a CRT monitor, no version of UAE is able to delived smooth scroll without dropping / missing a frame once in a while. This is emulation: and compared to the wonders of a real Amiga 1200 or the Minimig, it ultimately sucks (add input lags not present in the real and FPGA thing, etc).

So I haven't still got a powerful enough argument to register MOS.. until I though about iFusion and ShapeShifter. What if I could run OS9 on the Mac Mini G4 without lame emulation by the likes of the horrible Basilisk II? (Yes, I have tried it several times in several systems: it's a slow, sub-optimal solution to run OS9/8/7 software in a damn G4 that should run it natively).
What I really hate about this machine is that it's technically capable of running OS9, but Apple screw it so we couln't do so. What if I could virtualize it under MOS for awesome speedy OS9 apps running at native speed?? There's so much interesing software in OS9 to try...(something MOS lacks).

Sorry for the long rant. The simple question is: Is it somehow possible to run iFusion or Shapeshifter on MOS? I KNOW it's been said several times in MorphZone that was impossible (years ago), but mayme someone's found the way to do it. Both "virtualizators" run in RTG mode. As far as I know, they shouldn't hit the chipset.

Alternatively, I'd like to know if there's a way to boot OS9 natively on the Mac Mini G4. I don't want "possible ideas", but actually tested ones.

Thanks!
 

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Re: OS9 virtualization on MorphOS
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 02:32:31 PM »
When I say OS9, I really mean OS-pre-X. Anything 680x0 based, running native or virtualized in the Mac Mini G4 (PPC). That's where interesting software is ;)

That's why I was thinking about Shapeshifter... It runs on RTG amigas. It doesn't hit the custom chips, it's supposedly an OS-friendly app if run in RTG mode. Or am I totally wrong here and Shapeshifter is hitting the chipset ?