the great obstacles

[AGSzabo]

i decided that there are exactly two big hurdles that keep me from using only amiga os:

- browser with stylesheets support
- java support

are there any other obstacles in the way?

well, at least a great new thread

[x56h34]

I'd say that the basic obstacles would be the lack of a modern web-browser and an office suite.

Those are a must.

Then there's tons of other, minor obstacles...such as the lack of useful general software.

[AGSzabo]

in principle the software is all written already. it only needs to be ported.

[CLS2086]

Hi,
don't forget to add :

no support for M$ document with Macro
no DV input support
no WM9 HD, QT7 HD... support
no true USB2 full speed support
...

[AGSzabo]

CLS2086 wrote:

no DV input support
no WM9 HD, QT7 HD... support

whats that at all? i never heard of DV input, WM9 HD and QT7 HD...

[Piru]

in principle the software is all written already. it only needs to be ported.

Just?

Newsflash: It doesn't make it any smaller task. Lots of people have tried to port mozilla for years, and has gotten nowhere (lets be honest here). The port of openoffice has gone as far as getting icons drawn for the app.

In many cases porting requires writing some new code, aswell.

[DamageX]

#1 obstacle is cost of Amiga hardware, which seems to be about 10x the price of comparable PC components

Then if I won the lottery and decided to buy up the best Amiga hardware that could be found, I think I'd still be lacking the XVID codec I need for watching Japanese dramas

[CLS2086]

@AGSzabo : In which planet do you live ?  
DV input and its stack : IEE1394 For Digital Video acquisition use (DV Cam, D8, DVHS, DVD-R/RW, FW equipement...).
WM9 HD : HD DVD Codec with DRM for HDTV with HDMi/DVI-d
QT7 HD : Quicktime 7 HD codec
"Motion Compensation Video"  for smooth vidéo playback
Full speed real USB2 and not a pseudo USB1 full speed.
JAVA support
Real Firewall
....

@Damagex : which anim ? Xvid isn't partially supported by Frogger and DvPlayer ?

[HellCoder]

Those obstacles can be taken if you use a remote-login tool. You can use your amiga for all other tasks. So what if you 'cheat' using a PC ? Just stash it out of sight.

[AGSzabo]

there are news announces concerning new software for os 4 every day. thus the situation cant be that worse. i am not just optimistic, i consider facts.

[AGSzabo]

HellCoder wrote:
... So what if you 'cheat' using a PC ? Just stash it out of sight.

i already have a pc put out of sight and acting as a firewall and router. though my main os is still gentoo linux. if i could see my pc screen-in-screen on amiga i would give it a try.

[AGSzabo]

and here comes the stylesheet capable browser: http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2006-06-00085-DE.html

(soon translated to english, you can try by clicking the flag)

[HellCoder]

I can see my PC screen in a window on my workbench. That's the beauty of it. I used to run PC-Task but now I'm just using my PC for certain tasks. And if you've got a network too all USB devices can be seen too.

[AGSzabo]

HellCoder wrote:
I can see my PC screen in a window on my workbench.

how is that possible? how do you do it? which tool on amiga side is required?

[humppa]

and here comes the stylesheet capable browser: http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2006-06-00085-DE.html

Basically a web-editor, using it for daily web browsing is far too slow and missing JavaScript another limiting factor.