Public Release of MorphOS 2.5 & Introduction of eMac Support

[Karlos]

So how well does 680x0 code run on a 1.25Mhz G4?

Very. MOS uses JIT emulation, executing 680x0 code in a manner similar to UAE. Unlike UAE, however system calls are inevitably routed through native code, which can only help.

I've found that my 800MHz G4 with Petunia (OS4's JIT) is far faster than any of my real 680x0 machines for all my code/apps. From what I gather, trance (MOS's JIT) is even more aggressive.

[Karlos]

@takemehomegrandma
Seems like you have a hard time understanding what I'm typing, since you keep using my own arguments against me. And as always you're pulling in OS4 - what is it with you and OS4?

It's also quite a nonsensical point to raise in a thread specifically regarding the availability MOS on Mac hardware.

I guess there are still people in the community (and this goes four ways - classic, OS4, MOS and AROS) that see their OS only in terms how it's better than a competing one, rather than actually appreciating what is truly good about it.

[Karlos]

It's not a reaction from slashdot that surprises me.

Let's be realistic here. Other than appeal to our particular peculiarities and run our ageing software catalogue, is there anything practical that AmigaOS and it's various offshoots do  that linux can't ?