Ben Hermans Interview - Take 2 - Submit your Questions

[olegil]

@Floid:

I suggest you also read the Roadshow feature list:

http://os.amiga.com/os4/OS4FeatureSet.php?p=11

Quote:
Compatible with software written for AmiTCP V4, Miami, Miami Deluxe and Termite TCP.
Written from scratch, incorporating the 4.4BSD Lite2 TCP/IP kernel.
Compact and efficient design; fastest Amiga TCP/IP stack to date.
Automatic configuration via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) supported through built-in DHCP client; activate a networking interface and your Amiga automatically becomes part of your local network. This enables you to use cable and DSL modems with your Amiga.
Uses a small, but comprehensive set of Amiga specific administration tools and configuration files; easier to learn and use than plain Unix style commands and files.
Just one command required to start up and make your Amiga part of your network; no need to configure routes, IP addresses and domain name system servers separately.
Supports Ethernet (broadcast) and PPP, SLIP, CSLIP (point-to-point) networking.
Completely localized, with error messages and reports printed in your native language.
Built-in Internet Superserver ("inetd") to start server application software in response to client requests (e.g. Apache web server, Samba file server, etc.).
Built-in "TCP:" device handler which makes it possible to use the TCP/IP stack functionality from within shell scripts or Arexx programs.
Integrated IP packet filter (IPF) and network address translation (NAT); build your own firewall or use your Amiga as a network gateway.
Uses the SANA-II standard for networking drivers; supports the release 2, 3 and 4 extensions such as for direct memory access and dial-up networking.
Multicasting supported.
Built-in support for the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF); monitor the local networking using your Amiga.
Greatly enhanced application programming interface which gives developers control over the networking interfaces, routing and kernel behaviour, allows for data to be filtered, monitored and reshaped; create your own firewall, check which requests your Amiga receives from the network, deny incoming or outgoing connections. The enhanced application programming interface is still backwards compatible with AmiTCP V4.
Comes with special networking drivers for dial-up networking (asynchronous PPP; for modems and ISDN adaptors which behave like modems) and DSL access (PPP over Ethernet).
Driver for PPP over Ethernet supports the SANA-II standard for networking drivers including the release 2, 3 and 4 extensions such for as direct memory access. A special "low overhead" mode increases networking performance by cutting the path short which lies between the Ethernet driver and the TCP/IP stack.
Both PPP drivers (asynchronous PPP and PPP over Ethernet) support automatic configuration of local and network addresses, routes and domain name system server addresses. Link quality monitoring and testing, authentication with plain text and encrypted passwords (CHAP and MSCHAP) are supported.
Driver for PPP over Ethernet includes security features to discourage password sniffing on the network.

Now, could we have some questions which were NOT answered on os.amiga.com in January 2003? ;-)

[xeron]

As Picasso96 and ReAction are both part of OS4, does that mean that you will be able to have a PIP layer within a ReAction window?

I want to be able to open a ReAction-managed PIP window, so that the pubscreen it opens on is managed by the ReAction screen manager, it can be iconified like any other ReAction window, etc. etc.

[ShadesOfGrey]

Any idea when an Official Hardware Compatibility List will become available?  If not a specific date, then the number of days, weeks, or months prior to AOS 4 shipping.

[GadgetMaster]

What part will hyperion play in the Marketing of OS4 ?

You mentioned there will be a paper manual which I think is a good idea. Is someone already working on this? Will you also publish the manual online?

Also will there be a section on Hyperions website for OS4 support and updates or will this be hosted elsewhere.

[The_Editor]

Any chance of porting & including the game Bejeweled  ( or is there already something similer available on Amiga?) with os4 ?

My missus, daughters (3 of em) and in laws are all addicted to this game.

[WarPiper]

@ Wain

I feel here that I must point out from my experience that macheads will cheer for ANYTHING Apple does as long as Apple says it's good regardless of the actual underlying technical issues and quality.

and what, like the Amiga community would not if Amiga Inc, Hyperion and eyetech did the same? come on, Amiga users are the biggest bunch of blind faith followers I have ever seen/known and still know.

[downix]

Alright, I have a question for you:

What technical difference is there to differentiate AmigaOS 4 from the other workalike OS's out there such as AROS or MorphOS?

[FALCON1]

Little question :

In the OS4 powerpoint presentation, I can see, that the "Amiga" word
is only shown on the big Amiga OS4 logo, after that, we only see OS4
without any mention to the Amiga name.... even in the about box, it's
written "OS4 Kernel" and never any "amiga" word... WHY

It's told that Hyperion OS is official AmigaOS4 so why no Amiga
Word???

[JoannaK]

Q: What's the situation with Elbox Shark (+?) OS4 support ... Last time I remeber hearing about this Hyperion dind't have card nor specs to make OS4 to run on it.

[Rogue]

it's
written "OS4 Kernel" and never any "amiga" word... WHY

Pardon? It says something like "Copyright 1985-2003 Amiga Inc and Hyperion Entertainment".

Do you say "GNU/Linux" or Linux when you refer to said OS?

I think you are trying to intepret something into the presentation that is simply not there...

[MagicSN]

HI!

Someone brought this up before (on ANN I think).
After I read this, I was trying hard to always say
"Amiga OS 4" when refering to the new version
of AmigaOS in public. But sometimes I still wrote
"OS 4" by mistake. Well, it is shorter to type ... (And, after all we know that we are talking about "Amiga" when
OS 4 - ah, sorry, AmigaOS 4 of course - comes to the discussion, so no urgent need to repeat this).

Okay, here we go:

AmigaOS 4 ! AmigaOS 4 ! AmigaOS 4 !



Steffen

[MichaelMerkel]

FALCON1 wrote:

Little question :
In the OS4 powerpoint presentation, I can see, that the "Amiga" word  is only shown on the big Amiga OS4 logo, after that, we only see OS4  without any mention to the Amiga name.... even in the about box, it's  written "OS4 Kernel" and never any "amiga" word... WHY

have a look at the info requester of amiga os3.5/3.9 and tell us what is written there...
 :-D

byebye...

[MichaelMerkel]

what about a native arexx version for amiga os4?
i heard the rumour that the guy who originally developed it for amiga os (aome years ago) will port it to this wanna-be-os...

byebye...

[olegil]

@Rogue:

Do you say "GNU/Linux" or Linux when you refer to said OS?

Depends on what you're speaking of ;-)

The kernel is Linux, most of the rest is GNU. Debian is Linux + GNU + contribs/non-free, basic recommended install (clicking the default answer to everything) gives you pretty much GNU + Linux.

There's _plenty_ of systems running Linux without GNU. I'm almost rid of GNU on my embedded system here ;-)

[Rogue]

Depends on what you're speaking of

OK, let me rephrase :-)

Most people I talk to say "OS X". They might say "MacOS X". None say "Apple MacOS X". Not even Apple.

I always say "OS 3.9" or "3.9".

The reason: It's just shorter :-)

[Wain]

@Warpiper

and what, like the Amiga community would not if Amiga Inc, Hyperion and eyetech did the same? come on, Amiga users are the biggest bunch of blind faith followers I have ever seen/known and still know.

I think you've missed my point.  Go back to reading what it was I was replying to.

I've never said anything for or against Amiga users in this thread.