MorphOS 2.5 Released, Supports More Old Macs

An anonymous reader writes "The MorphOS Team has released version 2.5 of its PPC computer-only operating system. The new version extends its support of the PPC Mac range to include the eMac, which was the 2002-2006 Mac model consisting of a CRT monitor and computer in a single housing. MorphOS previously and continues to support the PPC Mac mini, as well as the Pegasos and Efika niche computers (all discontinued but available second-hand). MorphOS includes a web browser and TCP/IP stack and a few traditional baseline OS-associated apps among its features. Further software is available from a range of online repositories. MorphOS 2.5 comes on a bootable 30-minute demo live CD ISO which may also be installed. The ISO is available for free download by anyone. The 30-minute limit is removed by online purchase of registration/key file which is available for a limited period for the sum of 111 euros to celebrate the launch of this version."

Comments

Is there a market for this?

[Anonymous Coward]

111 Euros means about $2000 in US dollars because of the weak US currency.

Why pay for this OS which is likely worth more than the Mac it is running on as opposed to a BSD or YDL? It isn't like developers are going to write applications for an OS for a market segment of computers with no upgrade path.

Re:Why not just use a Linux distribution?

[aliquis]

... whatever.

It would be soo easy to show him why Amiga is better than Linux anyway.

For instance:
100 reasons why Amiga is better than Linux ;)