MorphOS is out for MacMini G4! No cheaper Amiga available today!

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I mostly agree, it is lowest cost for entry for a NG Amiga clone. That is unless you include Efika, which is underwhelming for a desktop. I very much dislike the licensing scheme though. If the MorphOS team "pulls a Holger Kruse", registered users may be screwed if they require a re-install.
 
It doesn't appear that registration costs of MorphOS are displayed any longer. How much does it cost to register in USD at today's rates? If only shown in EUR I can convert. Money is exceedingly tight atm. I've been tempted for a while

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The cost is still EUR 150, click here for the price in USD, someone said it's slightly lower at the moment, think I've seen 220 USD mentioned earlier.

Thanks for the info. The USD has improved against the EUR lately so that is helping.

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SHHHHH!!!!! Don't tell anyone how well a MacMini runs MorphOS, it will drive up the price of PPC Mac minis...

Sales to Amiga users will be a pimple on the butt of all 2nd hand G4 Mac Mini sales. Scan your local Craigslist, I've seen some much better deals than eBay and no shipping costs or eBay/PayPal markup.

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Last time i checked it was much cheaper to buy an X86 and run the real Aos under emulation

Depends what you want to do. If you want to play 68K games, yup. If you want to use the latest PPC apps, nope. With UAE on a PC you are limited to OS3.9. MorphOS 2.X has progressed far beyond that.

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Only if
a) you lose your backup of the key (i have copies of my keys in my regular general back up files, an usb pen and a webdrive).
AND
b) The MorphOS team leaves the scene w/o a general MorphOS key (which I doubt they would).
 
That said the reg scheme could be better indeed.

What if you still have your key, but your Mac Mini gives up the blue smoke? My wife's new Mac Mini (x86) gave up the smoke after 1.25 years, so the reliability of 2nd hand machines can be of concern. Will your key work on another Mac mini? My understanding is no. In that case if the MOS team pulled a Kruse, the user would be screwed. I'm not saying they would, just they could and there is precedence for it in the kommunity.

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And while MorphOS for the Mac mini is available since October 2009 the next update will introduce support for even cheaper hardware: PowerMac G4!
3rd party accelerators reach clocks up to 2 GHz.
Bog standard ~1 GHz PowerMac g4s are ridiculously cheap.
Also on the list: eMac (not confirmed when support is thought to be included)
and probably some Powerbooks (no final decision if and when).

Do you have a link?? I asked about PowerMac G4 (on AO, not MOS team) support a week or so ago and was told this was not planned nor likely. That would rock.

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 But I doubt the team will give up within the next 24 months - and after 24 month I think the cost is written off anyway.

This is the Amiga kommunity, we are used to trying to squeeze 20+++ years out of a computer/OS ;-)

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http://www.morphzone.org/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=6684&forum=11

Fantastic, thank you! When my financial situation gets worked out this will be a slam dunk, crappy license scheme or not.

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I bought a morphos machine, and got one with nothing wrong with it. Big mistake.

Huh

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I think a better response would have been "meh"

Whoops! Wrong smiley, edited. I simply don't get the point, but I could be thick:)