Mac OSX

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@motorollin

No it's not. It's in breach of the EULA, but that agreement is not legally binding. As long as you have a license for the software and don't install more copies than you have licenses, then you are not breaking any law by installing it on non-Apple equipment.

Right! I thought it was illegal to run OSX on non Apple hardware!

I agree with you there. MacOS X is the new AmigaOS

Yes indeed, I use a G5 iMac and it is fantastic to use, the OS is very good, easy to use, polished and professional. It's everything I had hoped Amiga OS would evolve into, we are so far behind in many respects!

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@dwaldrop

The Mac is as close to what Amiga SHOULD be today

Couldn't agree more, it's a shame we have been left so far behind!

Having said that Amiga OS4 fills in some of the gaps but we need more developers producing slick applications, even basics like a good modern WP or office suite, a browser with all modern day requirements for starters.

Then of course other eye candy and "would like to have" applications could follow later, but they are not going to come about being written by lone bedroom coders are they?

And there is a very friendly user community

Yes, I have been running an Amiga usergroup SEAL since 1998 and many of us had Macs too, so with the decline of Amigans left on the scene we decided to go dual format and we now have Amigans and Apple Mac users and a dedicated Mac version of our website.

I have met and spoken to quite a few Mac users who are EX Amigans (some people can't wait around forever for Amiga OS to get back to being something that has been promised to us faithfuls) or people who used PC's running Windows and got fed up with all it's problems (viiruses, spyware, locking up etc.) and they are all pretty savvy and friendly.

There are many freeware and shareware programs available these days for Mac users, just look here and it gives you an idea!