Aros Vision 2.0 online based in Magellan

[OlafS3]

On my download-page you can download version 2.0 of AROS Vision.



Highlights:
Based on Magellen (SAS Version)
AREXX integrated (Regina)
Snapshoter
OWB (AROS Version), Netsurf and AWeb integrated
Updated System files
Hotkeys added (description on download-page)
Filetypes for the most important picture and sound formats including AVI
Packer-support
and mucb more

download:
http://www.aros-platform.de/html/distribution_download.html

[OlafS3]

On my download-page you can download version 2.0 of AROS Vision.



Highlights:
Based on Magellen (SAS Version)
AREXX integrated (Regina)
Snapshoter
OWB (AROS Version), Netsurf and AWeb integrated
Updated System files
Hotkeys added (description on download-page)
Filetypes for the most important picture and sound formats including AVI
Packer-support
and mucb more

download:
http://www.aros-platform.de/html/distribution_download.html

one small comment, the snapshoter uses fast mem without being in use. So I would recommend to quit it after start or remove from startup-sequence and only start it when needed.

[OlafS3]

That button bank on bottom should also use prettier custom icons/images and maybe some nice background graphics etc

Already on my todo list :-)

regarding background graphics I am always open for new ideas. Up to now functionality had higher priority.

[OlafS3]

Looking good

Have you spoken to Toni about getting this included with the WinUAE distro?

What kind of speed are you seeing on a real RTG 060 now, is it usable?

No the idea is new. I spoke with Cloanto to integrate it as addon but I have to reduce size (considerably) and right now have other priorities. I want to make it to the best (feature-rich) 68k distribution first before I think about it :-).

Toni Wilen distributes more than WinUAE with his roms? Was not aware of that.

[OlafS3]

Looking good

Have you spoken to Toni about getting this included with the WinUAE distro?

What kind of speed are you seeing on a real RTG 060 now, is it usable?

I hope Wawa can test it. I have no capable hardware (only emulation) so I cannot test it. But it "feels" much faster compared to "Wanderer" (beside no bugs and much more functionality)

[OlafS3]

Give me a week and I'll let you know how it runs on my A3000/060 with Picasso IV as I've just received an ATX PSU adapter for it this morning, just need to fit it when I get some free time.

that would be fine :-)

[OlafS3]

Doh!  My bad.  I didn't realize this was a 68K version of AROS.  Please ignore my earlier post Olaf!

To the general comment regarding "Why not Wanderer". Where should I start? I could tell you about the desktop features, Hotkey, file tpyes, file snooper and so on. To say it short... Wanderer would have to be very very heavily updated to be in any way competitive. When was the last substantial Wanderer update? And I do not talk about known bugs. So I will predict that all AROS distributions will use Magellan as desktop as soon as it is available for the different platforms. I heavily used and use Magellan and do not understand what people prefer at Wanderer. The only "advantage" Wanderer has, it is based on Zune (what a problem is because by this Wanderer inherits every Zune bug). If people want that they can still downgrade Magellan to a kind of Wanderer but it makes no sense. Magellan gives you every freedom and that is what I enjoy at it.

[OlafS3]

Time for a dumb question* regarding Magellan. How do you run executable files under Magellan? Every time I try switching over from workbench, about half of the programs that just work under workbench throw up a requester asking me what program to run them with.  


*I just started using Amigas around 2005 or 2006,  so I didn't get to use this stuff in its heyday. Now it's kind of hard to find relevant info online because most tutorials/faqs/guides just seem to assume that the reader already knows the basics.

I do not have the problem (most 68k software works). Do you use it as Workbench replacement?

[OlafS3]

It's like fighting with windmills with some people I've been doing that since 90's, but some just insists WB instead of Magellan It's awful.

lol

@thread

I have just uploaded 2.01

It is slightly improved (compared to last version). Thanks to Peter and all who have offered tips/components to integrated.

RAM Disk and directory is now working correctly
VOB files are shown with mplayer
Doc files are shown with antiword
new file types, existing ones improved
minor visual changes/improvements

Download:
http://www.aros-platform.de/html/distribution_download.html