AmigaOS4 for Classic - 30th November

[Stephen Coates]

I've talked about this before, but don't you all think they are restricting OS4 a lot by not making the code compatible with all PPC based systems. PPC Linux can be compiled to run on pretty much any PPC based system, so why not develop OS4 to be the same? Seems completely mad to me.

I think you already answered this:

As you say, it does seem that many things are not compatible, but I suppose they have to draw the line somewhere or else they could be working on the OS for much longer trying to get all hardware to work.

It would have it's advantages, but the current situation is really no different to Apple and their MacOSX, which only works on Macs. It has been hacked to run on non Apple PCs, just as AmigaOS4 has been hacked to run on Macs. And the 68k versions of AmigaOS were never ported to other systems, so Hyperion are probably just continuing this.

[Harrison]

But Apple just did it to force people who wanted the Mac OS and compatible software into buying their hardware, which has always been their only profitable area. Look how short lived the Mac Clones were.

[Teho]

I've talked about this before, but don't you all think they are restricting OS4 a lot by not making the code compatible with all PPC based systems. PPC Linux can be compiled to run on pretty much any PPC based system, so why not develop OS4 to be the same?

That'd be bloody cool actually, because then you could probably install it on a PS3!

[Harrison]

That is a great point Teho. It would be really cool having OS4 running on the next gen consoles. Sadly I can't see it happening.

[Submeg]

Petition anyone?

[Harrison]

Could you see that helping? Look how long it took for them to write OS4 for the official machine. How long would they take for an unofficial one!

[Stephen Coates]

I think AmigaOS should stay on Amigas.