MorphOS 2.0 Released

[JKD]

by motorollin on 2008/7/1 11:22:20

I'm tempted to spend £50 on an EFIKA to have a play around with MOS 2.0, but Directron don't seem to ship outside the US

I could order and ship you one so long as you covered all the costs..but you might be better served someone on the East Coast offering this.

The thing probably weighs <2lbs, it'd probably be about $25/$30 to USPS Priority Int'l it to you.

[amigadave]

pkillo wrote:
I think the price tag on morphos is completely reasonable.

I agree, it is not cheap, but their hard work and persistence to complete version 2.0 deserves to be repaid and the price is not unreasonable.

If those of us who can code put in some time in making free software for morphos, then we might just see that Mac port after all.

Personally, I don't think that they'll ever make enough selling copies to efika and pegasos owners to recoup their investment. However, if the technological hurdles can be overcome to make a Mac version, and the time between now and its release can be used to create a strong software base for morphos, that would improve the chance for the success of the platform.

That is what a lot of us have saying for months now.  A port to PPC Mac hardware will allow many times more sales of MorphOS2.0 and/or AOS4.0.  Which ever completes that port first will likely be the AmigaOS of the next 5 years. (Assuming that they can get it done in the next year or 18 months)

I don't understand the statements from the AOS4 developers that Moana is dead and they have no intentions or desire to finish what they started.  I personally prefer to think that they are working on it in secret and will release it only if/when they win the pending court case with AInc.  In fact, maybe they will release it to spite AInc. if Hyperion loses the case.

I just wish the case was over, one way or the other.  This waiting is getting old (like me). :madashell:

[zyphoid]

@Moto I thought it was just an additional fee for international customers, but it may workout better for you through amigakit.

[motorollin]

@zyphoid
In their FAQ it says online ordering isn't available for international customers. I have emailed them to ask if they will ship an EFIKA to England.

@JKD
Thanks, that's a kind offer! If I don't get any luck getting them to ship it directly to me then I might just get in touch :-)

--
moto

amigadave wrote:
That is what a lot of us have saying for months now.  A port to PPC Mac hardware will allow many times more sales of MorphOS2.0 and/or AOS4.0.  Which ever completes that port first will likely be the AmigaOS of the next 5 years. (Assuming that they can get it done in the next year or 18 months)

The PPC Mac platform could just maybe be the toehold the morphos developers would need to have enough income to make the next logical step: an x86 version. If they could sell 5000 copies of Morphos for the mac, they could have the budget necessary to make that happen. So, assuming they can get the OS out for the Mac, the other requirement is making applications that will attract that many people to it! Any 'killer app' ideas floating around out there?

I would not count on anything happening with AOS4 soon enough to make a difference. Every day that goes by without the developers being paid to work on moana (whether they're working on it secretly or not) is one step closer to the day when the Mac PPC platform is as dead as the dodo. There's a window of opportunity but, sadly, I think hyperion will miss it unless there's some sort of break in the lawsuit. given what I've being reading about moana in the other thread, it needs enough work to be commercially viable that the ongoing delay will likely be fatal to it.

[cv643d]

No doubts a modern Amiga like OS could be a much nicer (and more efficient) work environment than OS-X IMHO.

Port it for MacPPC and charge 200 euro!

[Senex]

So things like Wordsworth should be OK, but I'll need to run UAE for MorphOS to run stuff that needs the full chipset.

Indeed. Since I don't use WW myself, I don't remember any possible limitations regarding it. With regard to FW97, one is limited to open it on 8 bit screens, though, because otherwise the paper is black instead of white. Other than that, it still runs fine on MorphOS (screenshot).

OK, so I take it there is a UAE for MorphOS? How does it compare to WinUAE/Cloanto's package?

E-UAE ist not as advanced as WinUAE - especially the JIT compiler is missing. Furthermore, it has not been updated since more than a year.

E-UAE homepage

Latest MorphOS binary

[billt]

MorphOS 2.0 has been released on time as promised.

When did they ever give an expected release date? I only remember the OS4-alike "when it's done" type answers when people asked abotu that.

[Darrin]

Senex wrote:

Indeed. Since I don't use WW myself, I don't remember any possible limitations regarding it. With regard to FW97, one is limited to open it on 8 bit screens, though, because otherwise the paper is black instead of white. Other than that, it still runs fine on MorphOS (screenshot).

E-UAE ist not as advanced as WinUAE - especially the JIT compiler is missing. Furthermore, it has not been updated since more than a year.

E-UAE homepage

Latest MorphOS binary

Cheers.  So this is the latest MorphOS version:  2005-09-21 MorphOS/PPC binary.

Oh well, perhaps with MorphOS 2.0 and a few more users available then development might pick up again.

[JKD]

When did they ever give an expected release date? I only remember the OS4-alike "when it's done" type answers when people asked abotu that.

The MOS2.0 Q2/2008 release date ha been up on MorphZone.org for around 8 weeks I think...

[Senex]

So this is the latest MorphOS version: 2005-09-21 MorphOS/PPC binary

No - see the 2nd link I provided above. :-)

[Darrin]

Senex wrote:
No - see the 2nd link I provided above. :-)

Doh!  Cheers - bookmarked ready for when I get home.  :-D

[Cammy]

For people who still have doubts about how well MorphOS runs on a 128MB 400Mhz Efika, check out this demo video from AmiTopia TV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izCLp5juGm8

I'd definitely get one and MorphOS if I had an income!

[motorollin]

Cammy wrote:
For people who still have doubts about how well MorphOS runs on a 128MB 400Mhz Efika, check out this demo video from AmiTopia TV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izCLp5juGm8

Eugh, that bloke is talking with his mouth full. He even burped at 3:03! :roll:

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moto

[spihunter]

Damn! Its about time something happened around here! Ordered my Efika this morning. $99 for the hardware $200 for the OS.
(I already have a hardrive/video card/etc....)

I'd say that beats the hell out of a $1500 CyberstormPPC. :crazy:

[cecilia]

motorollin wrote:

Cammy wrote:
For people who still have doubts about how well MorphOS runs on a 128MB 400Mhz Efika, check out this demo video from AmiTopia TV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izCLp5juGm8

Eugh, that bloke is talking with his mouth full. He even burped at 3:03! :roll:

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moto

:lol:

everybodies a critic!!!


but seriously, they got the music up WAY to LOUD. And when you do these sorts of demonstrations you have to be very clear what you are showing. it's no good to show too much and just confuse people


I like the flying pigs   :lol: