OS4 is out!!!!!! Really?

[MaDDuck]

I just read on slashdot.org that OS4 is out.

Is that a misprint???



here:
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/12/26/1854229.shtml

[Dr_Righteous]

Not a misprint.

But as it says, it's only currently offered for AmigaOne boards, and is indeed the LAST release for those boards. Future releases will be for to be announced hardware.

[MaDDuck]

Oh, okay.

[Dr_Righteous]

...it's the to be announced hardware that has MY attention... More importantly the "early 2007" part. To my knowlege there are only two contenders for that kind of announcement. The Efika and the SharkPPC.

[MaDDuck]

Good point!
I, too am waiting for the SHARK PPC.

In a perfect world, I'd be running OS4 on my SHARK PPC equiped A4000.

But in reality, I'll stick with my duel core iMac!!

So, what hardware (that exists!) can run OS4??

[redrumloa]

Dr_Righteous wrote:
...it's the to be announced hardware that has MY attention... More importantly the "early 2007" part. To my knowlege there are only two contenders for that kind of announcement. The Efika and the SharkPPC.

I dunno, it's the AckControls guy dropping hints. I've become too cynical though, I will believe it when I see it.

[Dr_Righteous]

@redrumloa

S'why I haven't forked over the cash for the Efika just yet. Not real interested in a 603 based linux box when I've got 4 SGI Indy's sitting next to me.

However, differences or not, at a little over $200 there's really no excuse not to release OS4 for it. I mean c'mon, it's time to give us our toy. We've waited long enough.

[MaDDuck]

some great points!
Let's wait and see (like all good Amiga owners have been doing for years) and see what or how this developes.

[neon32]

Don't forget the Sam board.. Thats another possibility.

[tomazkid]

But as it says, it's only currently offered for AmigaOne boards, and is indeed the LAST release for those boards.

Shouldn't that be: "The last release for AmigaOne only" ? ;-)

[koaftder]

Thats great OS4 "is released" but I feel sorry for all the people out there who can run it who have a board they paid a lot of money for thats essentially unsupported now.

I'm guessing that when support comes in for other boards, the A1 will still get some updates.

[Tahoe]

Dr_Righteous wrote:
...it's the to be announced hardware that has MY attention... More importantly the "early 2007" part. To my knowlege there are only two contenders for that kind of announcement. The Efika and the SharkPPC.

Actually, I just noticed on the elbox website; at the shark pages:
Availability: Q1 2007*
I thought that never said a fixed date....

[ravnen]

But note the *:
(*) Production of SharkPPC cards will start as soon as the final version of AmigaOS4.0 for A1 is released.

[derringer3]

Any chanches or date for relasing OS4 to classic A1200 with Bppc?

[TallAmigan]

Hurrah.  And it works well.

Software anyone?