Software for AOS4?

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Tickly wrote:

The AmigaONE version will be for retargetable programs, for example; YAM, [snip] (and much more).

(of course I can't say for definate which will work, but theres no reason to suspect any of those above won't work, along with thousands of other programs).

One can get a rough guess checking out which softwares run on the Pegasos/MorphOS. OS4 may be slightly more/less compatible, but roughly the same will run without problems.

An application being RTG is not a guarantee - in order to run on the AmigaONE it's a requirement that it doesn't bang the underlying Amiga hardware at all. (not only gfx, but every tiny bit included) Hovewer, compatibility will slightly increase with time (bugs and issues fixed), as well as more and more native apps will appear.

The less you expect, the more pleasant the surprise will be :-)

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Marky_D_Sahd wrote:
 Now, I'm not so sure.  Is the outlook on that side of the coin really that much better?  (I mean obviously, it's out and it works, but does it have a future?)

Both solutions have a somewhat solid short range, and a blurry long range future. The short range future for the AmigaONE includes OS4.x versions (it requires a functioning AInc though, and plans going as scheduled), the new Warp3D, new AmigaONE mobos - for the Pegasos the MorphOS 1.x versions, Jungle, the Pegasos II.

The long range plans are for the AmigaONE are OS5 with AmigaDE(?) and sandbox OS4 compatibility(?), on the Pegasos Q/Box(?) and A/Box compatibility(?).

I see for both a nice future. (Many many wars and destruction as well tho) To tell which one is the better on the long run one has to be a wizard :-)

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A side note, maybe only for myself. IMHO to have two alternatives is a good thing, if one remembers how the development of WarpOS halted when the rival PowerUP's development stopped - regardless of the damage done, and the divided PPC Amiga community. So, despite that I have already chosen the Pegasos and happy with my decision, I'd like to see many AmigaONE/OS4 people around. :-) So I say go for it!