But, I will say this - the VirtualBox install made it easier to test, than my experiences with Amiga's in the past. It was not the carefree install I expect when running a VirtualBox OS (indeed I've never had an issue with other os's) - but nevertheless it shows great promise.
Yeah, I have mixed feelings about Icaros VirtualBox distribution. Your experience mirrors mine.
Every system I have tested VirtualBox on, when running Icaros (or AROS) is DOG slow. OWB, like you tested, is a great example. It seems no matter how good the system it can take 30 seconds to a full minute for OWB just to open in VirtualBox.
Of course a quick install to a USB thumbdrive and then booting native it's a different world. Even on a netbook, OWB for example, loads in seconds. Everything is lightning fast.
One of the appeals of showing off AROS/Icaros running native to non-Amiga users is the lighting speed of it. Workbench is so fast it sort of feels almost unreal. All this is lost when using VirtualBox and makes it seem like molasses.
So, while on the one hand VirtualBox lets more users try AROS out, it also makes it look very unappealing and give the impressions of "Why would anyone use that?"
