Just Registered MorphOS for $140.94 USD!!!

[XDelusion]

At long last, my dream has been realized, I now own PPC hardware (an eMac) to run MorphOS on, and have registered it (now hopefully I get my key by tomorrow).
 I'm not sure if this is still the sales price, but $140.94 USD really ain't that bad at all!

I'm still learning my way around (which is mostly familiar), and the community has been a GREAT help, but I can say from what I've experience, this is TOTALLY worth it and the way to go for any would be "Modern Amiga" owner who can not afford the 4.x route/additional option.

In the end I have invested under $200 and am ready for the future!

Thankx to all those who made this happen!!!

[kickstart]

Now you can leave out the emac motherboard into a nice small tower using the monitor of your choice, this can made even better imho.

Congratulations for your MorphOS key.

[XDelusion]

Thank you!

I had heard that it was possible to re-case an eMac, but wouldn't it require a bit of complex hacking to adapt it to an external VGA port and the like?

[kickstart]

On this page you can fin the internal vga pinouts, seems easy, the hard part can be reseat the motherboard on another case.

http://www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com/eServer/

Remember that crt monitos have high voltage even turned off, be carefull.

[XDelusion]

Hmm, might not be to very hard after all, though I'm not sure I'm up for the risk atm, but maybe someday down the road like when this monitor begins to fail.

I'm already brain storming on case ideas!

[XDelusion]

And in less than an hour, my Key arrives!!!!

[XDelusion]

Check this out!

Looks like the eMac can output to TV's as well!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-VGA

[Amigamia]

Thanks for your post XDelusion. I just got my eMac yesterday in a huge box by UPS. Those suckers are HEAVY!! It was just the unit with the power cord. I connected everything but I realized that I didn't have a USB KB ARRRGGHHHH!!!! There was a time when I would throw them away because I had way to many. At least it powers on with MAC OS X.

As soon as I find a KB I am going to try MorphOS as well but I don't want to lose MAC OS X. Is there an easy to follow guide on how to dual boot? I imagine I would have to shrink the current partition with maybe gparted, unless there is a built-in partition manager in MOS?  Can I still boot in MOS like a live CD before installing it (Like AROS Does)?

[Piru]

Is there an easy to follow guide on how to dual boot?

http://wiki.morphos-user.com/index.php/Dual-boot_MorphOS_and_MacOS_X_on_a_Mac_Mini_G4
or
http://dreamolers.binaryriot.org/dualboot.pdf

It should work the same for eMac.

I imagine I would have to shrink the current partition with maybe gparted, unless there is a built-in partition manager in MOS?

Indeed gparted it is. MorphOS does have a partition manager, but it doesn't know how to resize the HFS(+) partitions without data loss.

Can I still boot in MOS like a live CD before installing it (Like AROS Does)?

Yes, of course.

[Debaser]

Piru beat me to it but this guide/Morphos introduction can be helpfull. Recently updated and has some good tidbits of info including the dual-boot guide.

http://translate.google.fr/translate?u=http://obligement.free.fr/index.php&sl=fr&tl=en&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8

[redrumloa]

Now you can leave out the emac motherboard into a nice small tower using the monitor of your choice, this can made even better imho.

 
Funny you should mention that... I had this thought in passing about my eMac...
 
Has anyone done it yet?

[redrumloa]

On this page you can fin the internal vga pinouts, seems easy, the hard part can be reseat the motherboard on another case.
 
http://www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com/eServer/
 
Remember that crt monitos have high voltage even turned off, be carefull.

Looks too easy...

[halvliter'n]

I would also bought MorphOS if it were a computer to use it on. And no Mac in my house.

[Amigamia]

I would also bought MorphOS if it were a computer to use it on. And no Mac in my house.

I don't know where you live but here in USA eMacs are all over eBay. I got mine for $29 + $39S&H. I was the only one to bid on it. Honestly, I wasn't sure I was going to win it but I did and I got it in 2 days. It was amazing.

[halvliter'n]

@Amigamia
It was not what I meant, they must pay me for a Mac to come into the house.