MorphOS 2.0 Released

[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:

[takemehomegrandma]

@billt

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.

On April the 1st this year they announced that MorphOS 2.0 would be released within Q2 2008.

AFAIK they managed to keep that "deadline" within minutes (from a CET perspective, where most MorphOS developers lives and operates).

:-)

(EDIT: If you are truly interested in MorphOS, maybe you should visit MorphZone.org once in a while? It's the MorphOS community central hub! Then you wouldn't miss these kind of things! ;-))

BTW, I'm typing this from MorphOS 2.0 right now! I'm using nothing but the Boot CD image on one of my Peg2's (I haven't installed it on the HDD yet) ;-))

I have only begun my exploration, but so far I can say that MorphOS 2.0 rocks compared to previous versions! :-)

Thank you, MorphOS Team! :-D

the movie playback in that video looks really nice and smooth... pretty slick for a 400MHz machine. i had a mac g4 at that speed, and it didn't do _anything_ as quickly as was shown in the demo. I can't wait until my efika gets here and I can put it through its paces!

[TheMagicM]

@spihunter:

My EFIKA will be here tomorrow.   Damn I dont have a vid card.. I'll have to pick one up.

That video on youtube was cool.. answered my question about playing movies.  I can already tell I'm going to buy MOS

[AeroMan]

Put one of these beasts in a Efika-like board and you can just forget about porting to old Macs...

http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=P4080

Doesn't looks nice ??  :-D

Anyway, I think I will spend my money with an Efika rather than the Asus EEE I was thinking about ...

[LoadWB]

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

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

You an me, both, sister.  Maybe I can part with one of my 060 boxes in exchange.  Would *you* cash out on a 4000D, CyberStorm MKIII, 128MB RAM, Picasso IV, 18GB hard drive, and UW CD-ROM for an Efika system??   :cry:  Would mean saying good-bye to a lot of Amiga history on my side of things... well over 15 years.

[Matt_H]

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).

Glad to see that's been fixed - FW97 gave me a full lockup under 1.4.5

[redrumloa]

~$99 for an Efika and ~$160 for MorphOS? That sounds like a no-brainer to me!

[Matt_H]

An observation I've had about MorphOS software over the past few years is that it's not always easy to find. There's no dedicated repository like OS4Depot, and lots of stuff doesn't even make it to Aminet.

Fortunately, there's this fantastic site that keeps track of MorphOS native and compatible software.

[spihunter]

@spihunter:  My EFIKA will be here tomorrow. Damn I dont have a vid card.. I'll have to pick one up.

@TheMagicM,

Yea, Directron is probably wondering what the hell is going on! They've had these boards forever and all of a sudden they all sell out in one day. :lol:

[spihunter]

@Matt_H,

Thanks for the link. Is there a list anywhere of 68k apps that run under MorphOS, or do most non-hardware banging apps just work?

[JKD]

by redrumloa on 2008/7/1 19:17:23

~$99 for an Efika and ~$160 for MorphOS? That sounds like a no-brainer to me!

Where'd the $160 price come from? 110 or 150 EUR is way more than that currently  :-?

[Matt_H]

or do most non-hardware banging apps just work?

Yes.

[Senex]

Glad to see that's been fixed - FW97 gave me a full lockup under 1.4.5

No, nothing has been fixed with regard to FW97 - it's running as well or badly under MorphOS as always: i.e. on 8 bit screens only.

[stefcep2]

ffastback wrote:
@bloodline

bloodline wrote:

People on here talk about small dev teams and small volume sold to justify a high price... but, it's hard to accept when it is essentially just a luxuary item, not something that one actually needs!No one "needs" anything Amiga related anymore.  We could all be spending very little to run Ubuntu machines only at home.  Of course we could all eat tuna out of cans to save money and not go to any nice restaurants every once and a while.  We could all trade in the cars some of us own to get 60 MPG on a vespa scooter.  We could tell our wives that they never "need" a nice handbag from Coach.  Whats your bloody point?

 No one said it was a "need".  Its a luxury item as you say and its not making itself out to be anything but that.  Sure it can be a useful one, but a luxury item nonetheless.  The big difference is, while Coach makes a bundle on the handbag, and the ritzy restaurant makes a bundle on your meal, the MOS team is likely taking a loss on this whole affair.  The way you talk it would seem your advice to them would be not to develop anything at all.  Its a hobby and hobbies cost money, especially ones that have a small amount of hobbyists.

By "need" I think he meant is it of any use.  An operating system is no more than a means for running software.  Therefore what "What runs on it?" is a legitimate question,in the context of what an operating system's purpose for existing is. No-one NEEDS expensive jewellery: it IS a luxury item that serves no purpose other than as an adornment, but nobody expects anything else from it either.

An OS is not the same thing. Amiga's are still useful eg to play old games that only run on AmigaOS, to use productivity software that runs only on AmigaOS.  Sure there maybe better alternatives,but thats not the point.  Whether you can do ANY of this with Morphos is the question. YOU might consider it a worthwhile hobby to just be able to start up an OS so as to open and close a few directories, and gaze at the pretty icons and backdrops, for most other people the novelty will wear off pretty quickly if thats ALL you can do with it.  

This question is even more relevant given the fact that its not easy to find out what you can run on Morphos. (I tried before posting)  Thankfully (eventually) someone posted a link.

[Crumb]

cv643d wrote:

Port it for MacPPC and charge 200 euro!

And why not 2000€?