MorphOS 3.0 released - PowerBook G4 support and new pricing

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Is it (MOS) feature complete on all the PB's?  Wifi and etc?

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Ahh, too bad, there goes my idea of giving it a try.  Cheers for the reply!

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Is there an ETA on when support for the built in wifi will be added?  A laptop without support for the built in wifi is a paperweight to me.

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Cheers, thanks for the replies.  Guess I'll save my money on this one, I've got no interest in having to cram a PCMCIA card into a machine that already has wifi.

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I'm honestly staggered that more people aren't annoyed that built in wifi in the PB's simply is non existent in 3.0.  I sourced a cheap PB compatible with 3.0, only to find out it's a paperweight.  A laptop without wireless support at OS level is a brick, a doorstop, a paperweight in this day and age.  You don't buy a laptop with childish glee, dreaming about plugging it into a CAT 5 cable.

Just me on this one, lol?  A PCMCIA card isn't an option on a laptop, it just rapes battery life even if it is supported by the OS.

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Don't you realize you're kicking in open doors here? Is anyone claiming WiFi is a bad idea?

No, no one is saying the addition of support for wifi for the PPC Mac portables within MOS would be anything BUT a tremendously good thing for MOS.  People are merely curious why it isn't there already, and in lieu of an answer to that, when/if it should even be expected.  Despite what many people are claiming, that people don't buy laptops (new or used) with the intent to use them (sometimes solely) on wifi networks, a portable computer should have portable, wireless connectivity.  Anything less is unacceptable - I wouldn't buy a brand new commodity laptop if I knew the wifi chip in it was essentially useless, even if I didn't have issues with using 30 foot CAT 5 cables to get it networked.

I'll shoulder 99% of my own stupidity for not checking that it would 100% supported within 3.0 before I picked up a PB, but at the end of the day I've got a laptop that's essentially non functional to me without wifi support at OS level.  One would have assumed support for PPC Mac portables would include wifi, defeats the purpose of a portable system otherwise, no?

Was looking forward to porting some programs from OS4 to MOS in a comfortable (portable) setting on this PB I bought, and I need network connectivity for that.  CAT 5 or add on cards aren't an option.

Again, I asked before:  is there an ETA on wifi support for the PB's, or do I have myself a shiny boat anchor here?  Feel free to PM me the answer if you like, I get no joy from picking nits over this in a public fashion, as I know the MOS guys busted ass getting 3.0 out the door.  I've got no interest in running Linux or OS X on it, I already have Linux, Windows and OS X portables.

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Thanks for the update, Piru.  All I needed to know about 3.0 was the wireless was coming in due time, so I can hang onto the PB 'til you get that done.

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I'll ask you again TMHG, have you even tried OS4?  Since you're stoking the red vs. blue fire, entertain me and answer the question.

You're the same guy that said 4.1u2 and 4.1u3 "didn't work for anyone", which was complete and utter bull****.  You also claimed that incremental updates on Windows cost money, so you could fluff the MOS pillows with the free 3.0 update, which was BS entirely.  Blatant lie that anyone that can type google.com can prove.  I never paid a thin dime for *ANY* incremental windows update.

Second question:  don't you ever get tired of listening to yourself preach?

Seems like every MOS thread you hijack into some second coming of Christ, complete with BS facts about the "enemy".  It's a hobby platform, man.  There's no "enemy" - we're all riding the exact same short bus in regards to how our platforms impact real, modern computing.

It's a terrific OS.  I appreciate it as much as you do, I really do - but man, I've had multiple people tell me they won't register the damned thing due to zealots like you pounding the pulpit while slandering and lying about the competition.  One compared you to a Jehovah's Witness.  It's queered more deals for the MOS folks than you can imagine, dude.  You have cost them sales, spamming general Amiga sites with nonsense.  It's getting embarrassing.

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Would you please put down your cheerleader's pom pom's, TMHG?

We get it, you're a fan.  It's an OS.  We don't need it crammed up our asses by you nonstop.

It's a general Amiga forums and all you do is spam your view of the divine future while **** talking the alternatives.  Enough, it's worse than the C-USA threads.