OS4 rollout schedule

[Darth_X]

HyperionMP wrote:
I'm sure you have heard of the Draco?

Frankly, to get OS 4 to run on a chipsetless system is really not that much of a problem.

Otherwise things like Amithlon and the Draco could never have existed.

So what's preventing Hyperion from porting OS4 to the pegasos? Hyperion was offered a FREE Pegasos board, correct?

Is there  a contract with AmigaInc to limit OS4 to MAI manufactured AmigaOne's?

[Darth_X]

Rogue wrote:

DarthX wrote:
So what's preventing Hyperion from porting OS4 to the pegasos? Hyperion was offered a FREE Pegasos board, correct?

Is there a contract with AmigaInc to limit OS4 to MAI manufactured AmigaOne's?

Oh, boy.

There is no contract to limit to a certain hardware, otherwise there wouldn't be a CyberStormPPC version now would it?

It wouldn't have been a problem to actually buy a Pegasos if we want to port OS 4 to it.

All that is required to get OS 4 on the Pegasos is a proper licence. Why do people think that licencing schemes are so much of a problem? They're in place everywhere. If you want a port of, say, Heretic II, you don't send a free Amiga to Activision. You obtain a licence. What's so strange about this concept?

Hi Rogue!  Cool Avatar! :-D

Sometimes giving away free boards helps. In the early days of the Amiga, giving away FREE Amigas helped seed software development and launch several companies, look here: Peter Molyneux & wired article


Did a company or individual come forward representing the CyberstormPPC and acquire a license, or was the decision to develop AmigaOS4 for CyberstormPPC come from Hyperion 'in-house' because of the installed base of users? :-D

If developing OS4 for CyberstormPPC was 'for the users' why not do a version of AmigaOS4 on Pegasos 'for the users' as well?


So consider this...

AmigaOS4 for Pegasos2...
=Genesi has more hardware sales
=Hyperion have more copies of OS4 sold.
=Amiga fans get new OS and cool new hardware solution, Pegasos2
= Pegasos users get a lot more choice of operating systems.

= EVERYONE IS INCLUDED!!! :-D

Isn't that a much brighter future for the Amiga market than what we have now? :-D

[Darth_X]

HyperionMP wrote:
I'm sure you have heard of the Draco?

Frankly, to get OS 4 to run on a chipsetless system is really not that much of a problem.

Otherwise things like Amithlon and the Draco could never have existed.

Which reminds me, will Hyperion be at AmiWest demoing AmigaOS4 on AmigaOne?

[Darth_X]

SlimJim wrote:

Judging from your 'nick I would have thought you to be
dressed in a robe and having a weird bone
ornament on your head. .
SlimJim

That would be me, right? :pint:

[Darth_X]

HyperionMP wrote:
Stormtoopers were clad in white armor.

Besides, if the analogy holds, you know is going to prevail.

I am curious what you'd choose for an avatar! :pint:

[Darth_X]

Rogue wrote:

Work was simply started on the Cyberstorm because the AmigaOne wasn't available at that time, and because it is easier to do it on a hardware that is already supported by the 68k components. The installed user base is also a factor, which is still higher than for AmigaOne and/or Pegasos.

Isn't that a much brighter future for the Amiga market than what we have now?

There is no reason why this shouldn't work out, however, see Ben's explanation for the licencing scheme. I say again, I don't think it is in any way unreasonable, and from the replies I've seen I can only conclude that most people didn't know the details, or had a wrong perception about it.

Licensing SCHEME?  :-?

Anyway, most people don't know the details or have a very good perception of it.