I find the current situation very interesting and my opinions are shifting somewhat as a consequence of recent developments!
We have new accelerators for the classics, current development of OS4.x (IMO the true Amiga successor), backporting of OS4.1, Natami (which I understood would run a modified 3.x?), MiniMig AGA with super-fast memory access and huge chunks of cache ... so many interesting developments.
We then have AROS which I'm becoming increasingly interested in. IMO it's not a 'true successor to AOS' *but* the fact it's becoming usable as an everyday OS *and* being backported to run on classic hardware is fantastic news too. I hear a rumour AROS may also be used for Natami...
OS4.x is driving forward on new PPC hardware (X1000) with multi-core support etc, new XMOS technology ... the recent video of Hyperion talks at AmiWest has renewed my enthusiasm for OS4 and associated hardware.
I've always had an interest in MorphOS but have yet to acquire hardware to run it on. It looks very nice though, with it's own set of applications - and probably the most advanced OS in terms of daily usability.
In the past we've had too few 'dead end' options. We now have too many options all with a promising future. So many options I don't know which path (or paths) to take!
I certainly don't think it's time to jump ship - for once things are looking very positive. The only current downer is the damage Commodore USA are hoping to do to the Amiga name/brand.
Steve
