Any REAL news from the OS4-tour ?

[CodeSmith]

@Friedens:
Thanks for answering the questions, even if they were asked in a less-than-friendly manner.  Unlike the usual suspects, I like the fact that some OS modules are still 68K code, it goes pretty far to show that our huge 68K code base (in aminet etc) will probably work well.  About the P96 being a patch rather than integrated, I think the reason for the question was, how well integrated is it?  I think you answered that by saying that even the early startup menu (before the disk-loaded stuff kicks in) you have access to the new screenmodes.

Is Hyperion going to be actively involved (ie someone standing next to one of the machines) in any of the demos?

@Hooligan_DCS:
Interesting word, "manbeings".  It sounds like something Zorg from Primus5 would say, "cower, primitive manbeings" :-D

[CodeSmith]

I think they're a bit touchy right now.  They've probably been working very hard (read: late nights, weekends) to get OS4 to a demoable state.  It's not them controlling the demo,  so they can't skirt around buggy areas; they need to make sure *nothing* will bomb (this is the "first impression" BenH was talking about).  After all that hard work, a few people who have no intention of buying OS4 start slagging it off, just for fun.  I would definitely be pissed off if I was Hans or H-J, I'm surprised they even replied.

[CodeSmith]

I believe he's saying that it's the pot calling the kettle black.  If MOS people think it's OK to use code/icons/whatever from AROS (why reinvent the wheel, after all?), then they should also think it's OK for AmigaOS4 to use code/icons/whatever from AmigaOS3.

[CodeSmith]

That really is the problem. How can you tell if someone will buy OS4 or not? Many of these people probably will consider it when it ships. We are talking about long-time Amiga users, after all.

True, but you forget what's been happening in the meantime.  For Chronos to go out and buy OS4 and the hardware needed to run it (CSPPC, A-One, whatever), would mean he's admitting that he's also a "Blind Follower of The Name Cult".  I think he'd sooner run Windows XP  :-D

[CodeSmith]

@porneL:
Well, that's good for AROS - but it's MOS that was borrowing from AROS, not the other way around.

Incidentally, there is no way you can write an operating system that is 100% hardware independent - you will always have something that depends on the hardware.  A very important part of an OS's job is to make sure that *applications* are hardware-independent.

Even if you're not counting device drivers as part of the OS, the part of the OS that manages access to interrupts has to know how the interrupt controller works.

[CodeSmith]

@Rogue:

Great to hear that! I really hope someone records and mp3's that Q&A session, cos I won't be able to make it!

BTW, love the new avatar  :-D