Efika and MorphosOk, I just gota ask this.

[swift240]

Ok I just gota ask this.

The new Efika board and a version of Morphos that will work on the Efika board.

Any one here that will get this when Morphos is made for the Efika?

Not knowing any thing about Morphos, I do know that it is Amiga compatible though.

Would any of you get this? Efika and Morphos?

Mike.

[Andeda]

Efika is a nice product, but i would like to run AROS or OS4 on it  :-D

[Darrin]

I've already got an Efika board.  I'm just waiting for MorphOS to be released for it so that I can give it a whirl.

[Wolfe]

When Morph OS 2.0 releases, depending on price, I may buy one or more copies.  As for the Efika, well that depends on price and use.  I would much rather have MOS on my Mac Mini 1.5 GHz machine, Peg II etc . . .  Maybe if they offer a family pack I could justify "all of the above" . . .  :-D

[billt]

I have an Efika taking up space on a shelf. If MorphOS is cheap enough I may play with that, but I won't pay too much for it. I think the newer Efika would be more useful, but I'm not going to buy another one just to get the new features.

[redrumloa]

MorphOS 1.4 was fantastic, if MorphOS 2.0 ever does come out I might be interested in getting an Efika. I have little interest in Efika for Linux.

[zylesea]

I have an Efika, too. And MorphOS on the Efika is just awesome. The speed is good enough for a lot.
I use MorphOS as my main system every day. MorphOS 2.0 offers brilliant new features, unfortunately not all features scheduled for 2.0 made it on time to join the release. But there's still enough left.
If you liked Amiga, you'll probably love MorphOS. It's worth a try.

[weirdami]

I do know that it is Amiga compatible though.

I always thought that it wasn't. If it was, then people wouldn't be posting "will there be a morphos version?!!!!1111" posts.

[Darrin]

zylesea wrote:
I have an Efika, too. And MorphOS on the Efika is just awesome. The speed is good enough for a lot.
I use MorphOS as my main system every day. MorphOS 2.0 offers brilliant new features, unfortunately not all features scheduled for 2.0 made it on time to join the release. But there's still enough left.
If you liked Amiga, you'll probably love MorphOS. It's worth a try.

Any idea when it will be available to us mortals?  ;-)

[Wolfe]

zylesea wrote:
I have an Efika, too. And MorphOS on the Efika is just awesome. The speed is good enough for a lot.
I use MorphOS as my main system every day. MorphOS 2.0 offers brilliant new features, unfortunately not all features scheduled for 2.0 made it on time to join the release. But there's still enough left.
If you liked Amiga, you'll probably love MorphOS. It's worth a try.

Ok, hand it over . . . you are here-by eMugged . . .  :-D

[Colani1200]

Wolfe wrote:
I would much rather have MOS on my Mac Mini

Same here. In fact, I only bought the Mini for Morphos 2.0 and/or Amiga OS 4 in case any of them will be officially released. ATM, it is collecting dust similar to many Efikas out there.  :-D

[DBAlex]

@Colani1200

Whaat!?

Are you not using OSX on it?

Stick 1GB in there and it will even run Leopard...!

:-)

[Crumb]

weirdami wrote:

I do know that it is Amiga compatible though.

I always thought that it wasn't. If it was, then people wouldn't be posting "will there be a morphos version?!!!!1111" posts.

MorphOS native versions are faster since there's no m68k emulation involved and they could also use special MorphOS features.

MorphOS compatibility with AmigaOS3.x is very good :-)

[Colani1200]

DBAlex wrote:
@Colani1200

Whaat!?

Are you not using OSX on it?

At the moment, I'm actually doing nothing with it.

Stick 1GB in there and it will even run Leopard...!

:-)

I'm not really interested in OS X. There's nothing I couldn't do with my FreeBSD (and recently also Ubuntu) boxes. BTW: The Mini even has 1 GB already. Ahh... that'll be a nice big RAM disk...  :-P

[takemehomegrandma]

@swift240

Any one here that will get this when Morphos is made for the Efika?

Oh, I already have! Just waiting for MorphOS 2.0 now!

:-)

BTW, if you are interested in the Efika, here are a couple of possible sources (with variations in price, terms, and bundled peripheral equipment):

The (in our community) famous AmigaKit.com lists Efika motherboards in stock.

You can also buy complete systems or Efika motherboards from Vesalia who also has them in stock.

Scandinavian GGS Data was the one who shipped me my Efika. They are very flexible and good to deal with, and can build a system (even pre-installed with Xubuntu (or whatever) Linux) according to your wishes. I don't know whether they have boards in stock, or if they will restock if they haven't, but if you are Scandinavian and want to deal with a "local" dealer you could always try to e-mail gunne@ggsdata.se.

Australians can try contacting ausPPC in Brisbane. You can find him at morphzone.org, and he has this line in his sig:
"Want an Efika? I've got a bunch of 'em. Plus Pico PSUs & 9250s prefit into 5.25" cases. ausppc@gmail.com"

Americans could check out Directron.com, who are currently dumping their stock of Efika motherboards at only $99 a piece, they list them to be in stock. They also sell pre-built systems. Overseas customers and people with no credit card should try to e-mail them instead of using the web shop.

Also, Genesi has now reopened their web store, in time for MorphOS 2.0 release: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store.php
This is the Efika motherboard built into a custom metal case with Pico PSU, HDD and GFX card. A complete and pre-assembled system in other word. They don't sell standalone motherboards.

Those were the options I can think of from the top of my mind... :-)