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Re: Philosophical question related to AROS vs OS4
« on: February 08, 2010, 01:08:31 AM »
UAE integration on AROS is working great, in my opinion it is much better than AOS by far. In short, you would not even know that the app is running on an emulator, its very seamless which was the goal.
 
It runs just about ANY classic app seamlessly, including those that bang the hardware (Games and demos and so on). I have not found any apps that didn't work yet, and beleive me I tried many.
 
In short, it is a giant leap ahead for amiga fans.
 
Still needs more work to be finished (sound and joystick) we are starting a new bounty for this now so I think it will be assigned and completed in
the coming months.
 
As far as performance... There is NO comparison.
733mhz power pc is good enough for most things, but verses 3+ghz intel/amd processors the limitations of powerpc chips become apparent fast.
 
Things also in development on aros : Screen dragging,Gallium 3d engine
Many apps being ported,Wanderer improvements,2 companies offering pre-installed aros computers,including aros netbooks, and much much more.
 
I choose AROS because its open, it can never die or be controlled by any one entity or person. It runs on many different platforms now, and is growing by leaps and bounds.
 
I respect the work hyperion has done to AOS but I think they have their heads in the sand when it comes to choosing what hardware their os will support. Power pc is dead dead dead. Move on or die.
 
Steven