Dominant future AmigaOS? MOS vs OS4 vs AROS

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*shrughs*

ATM MOS is superior in both usability state, and planned architecture.

Yet, a very important point: MOS has to face negative discrimination, OS4 on the other hand receives positive discrimination, sometimes to a frightening degree. Is it just because the name? Maybe.

I bet OS4 as a winner, but not feature, stability or application wise. It will take 2-6 yers for OS4 to reach the current MOS state. (judging from public and not so public information) Not that it will count.

This community is driven by emotions. So be realistic. AROS will remain with us just as before, MOS will make very happy those who use it, but most of the sales will come from OS4.

(Absolutely IMHO of course :-))

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@DaveP:

Please notify me when ur using your OS4 build on an A1 with a Radeon. (With which Eyetech delivers the AmigaONEs) Or visiting this page from OS4 not using the 68K CPU at all.

Since when usability depends on 3.5/3.9 features? I had 3.1 before and was very happy with that.

I meant an everyday usability state, not incorporating each single feature OS3.5/3.9 has. Wonder if I were really that misunderstandable? Or you just wanted to argue?

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Following your argument MOS 0.4 is superior to MOS 1.4, right?

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I've mentioned the word "usability" in it's most general meaning. Still have no clue why do you want to narrow it down to something specific. Except if you have some intentions with that.

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Sigh. It's getting tiring.

High usability means a system is: easy to learn
and remember; efficient, visually pleasing and fun to use; and
quick to recover from errors.

Then MorphOS has high usability. What do you want to achieve with all this?

Are you missing OS3.5/3.9 features? That makes MOS inferior in your eyes?

MOS offers you to resize/move windows by borders, select screens/windows from lists, even with small pictures, use all existing icons and widely spread RGBA png icons in additions, stunning ways of navigation in window contents, either by holding down the middle button or pressing it twice, when a special navigational image appears, and a whole lot - which OS3.5/3.9 does not have and cannot provide. Despite that I haven't said OS3.5/3.9 is inferior.

The interface is NOT inferior/superior but DIFFERENT, and to say: pretty modern. And new features are added continuously.

Not to mention, we're discussing OS4, MOS and AROS - 3.5/3.9 is pretty off topic.

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I don't see why

Because you render my OPINION into a pointless flamewar of yours. You asked when the 1.4 MOS will be presented so you can try it out - I ask the same from you then. When can I try out OS4, except that you state that it's superior? (which contradicts to what I hear from people involved in OS4 development)

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"Very compatible and stable" doesn't quite jive with OSnew’s reviews regarding Pegasos and MorphOS (i.e. Eugenia Loli-Queru’s review(2003-05-19)?

Eugenia expected  memory protection. Stability for the time being is similar to an Amiga system, not a recent, memory protected Operating System with applications made with memory protection in mind.

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I am biased, as most must know by now.

There is very few unbiased out there (if any :-)). This way or the other, everyone is biased - or just ignorant. :-)

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@DaveP

I have to admit, I love DaveP-s bunny. Being teethy, but his devotion is something I must admire. Hope I cleared up most issues in my PM. And once more - it was just an opinion. (as I stated so in the last line) :-)

I'd love to hear your opinion on the subject however. I bet it will be detailed and interesting.