SAM 460 poor performance, high price

[runequester]

The equipment that both MOS and OS4 runs on are pretty outdated by now.
 
Is the bickering really worth it anymore?
 
My crappy 300 dollar off the shelf PC has more horse power than any hardware either OS will ever run on, and I didn't have to shell out money for a proprietary OS on top of it.
Throw AROS on there (free to use, free to share), and while it won't exploit all the hardware at the moment, at least it has a future.
 
Bonus points that if I wanted to run AROS, I can actually go into a store and buy a cheapie PC to run it on.

[runequester]

Yes, but I didn't spend $300 on my system. And AROS has not reached the stability of MorphOS. Isn't it curious that everyone wants to port Fab's MorphOS version of OWB.

You can get old mac's for a 50, but you still have to shell out the cost of the OS (150 euro still?).
So the cost isn't all that much higher for a PC, and it can do a lot the old mac could never even dream of.
 

Face it, we've got thew most reliable NG OS and the best hardware prices.
Anyone who tries it comes away impressed. Why don't you give it a shot?

Im sure its the most reliable. I doubt a comparable to G4 PC would run you much more than 50 bucks nowadays either though.

A choice between proprietary and open software is a non-choice to me, so I'll pass, sorry.

EDIT: Not trying to be a snot here either, if that makes any sense?

[runequester]

The MorphOS key file is 111 € (includes VAT).

ah, the wiki is wrong then, thank you for the correction.
It works out to 150 US dollars, plus whatever the cost of an old mac turns out be (lets figure 50 bucks for the G4 types). More than I am really comfortable with for something that doesn't have nostalgic value for me, particularly compared to the cost of a linux system on comparable kit.

If you guys support the G4 powerbooks within the next half year or so, once my wife retires hers for a new laptop in the summer, I promise I'll give it a shot. Don't want to mess with it at the moment, since she gets pretty particular about her computer. :madashell:

Also you can test MorphOS for free for as long as you like, 30 minutes at a time. After each 30 minute session the system slows down and you can reboot for another 30 minute testing period. There are no other limitations.

Nobody told me the trial had windows emulation :roflmao:

[runequester]

MorphOS will probably support only the 1.67 GHz and the later 1.5 GHz. The earlier models don't use usb for kbd/tp. Hence, if your wife's pb doesn't happen to be a 1.67 GHz or 1.5 GHz (usb) model, it will not fit for MorphOS.

it was one of the last G4 laptops they made but I dunno. I'd have to check.

[runequester]

You've forgot about one small fact. Some second hand Mac hardware runs MorphOS. PC hardware does not. Copmaring $80 I've spent on my Power Mac with PC hardware prices is pointless then.

well, said PC could run AROS, as well as a few other options.
Right now on craigslist there's a 2.66 P4, for 50 bucks, with 1 gig of RAM.

AROS would fly on that, and it could easily run linux side by side.

[runequester]

This thread has become yet another demonstration of this illustrative guide...

Would love to see that expanded to include classic amiga users

[runequester]

None of us want to spend £1500 in CPU/RAM/RTG cards for the pleasure of running them on £400 A4000s anyway though :roflmao:

If it wont run on an 030 and AGA, it can bugger right off