AmigaOS4 is a complete rewrite of the classic AmigaOS for PPC hardware which includes tons of new features to make it a modern operating system again.
PPC AmigaOS will use re-targetable graphics and sound. Cheap mainstream hardware component are used like modern graphics cards, sound chips, USB devices, etc.
There should become a PCI bridge solution available from Escena allowing direct AGA chipset hardware access (PCI/cable to A1200 board). The processor on the A1200 board will be left unused as AmigaOS4 will have a fast 68k JIT intergrated. Older Amiga software using graphics cards should be able to work without an A1200 board attached.
A special note to the people viewing the screenshots. These early AmigaOS4 screenshots are only meant to demonstrate some features of the OS. These are not meant to demonstrate the final look of AmigaOS4. Things like the new fonts system, new GUI art by Matt Chaput and loads of other stuff aren't being shown in those screenshots yet.
The basic idea behind the GUI screenshots is to demonstrate that almost everything of the GUI can be modified according to the taste of the user. The HD Prep Util is mainly meant to show its new features.
BTW a PPC native version of the Amiga browser IBrowse should come with AmigaOS4. And a new PPC native version of MUI should become available as well.
Yes, but Amiga Inc does not only own the names but also AmigaOS and related Amiga products. The includes licenses for usage of all Amiga patents and costed them (Amiga Inc employees under Gateway) around 5 million USD.
Hyperion is leading the AmigaOS4 project and they have several coders working full-time on the project.
If you would like to see what the PEGASOS is like them here's an interesting demonstration movie showing the hardware running AmigaOS3.x on top of MorphOS.
Most AmigaOne costumers/developers are mainly interested in AmigaOS4, for which a large development group is working full-time to ensure everything is as polished as possible when upon general consumer release.
By having MacOS9 and several other OSes including Linux running on the AmigaOne now it offers people a much more wider choice of applications. It will take time to port applications like Mozilla or OpenOffice to AmigaOS4. By having Linux running on the AmigaOne now, makes the wait alot easier.
You can find some pictures of the actual AmigaOneG3-SE hardware here. An upgrade option to AmigaOne-XE board will be avaiable through AmigaOne dealers.
The first boards come with modem, AC97 sound, modem (via an AMR riser card), 10/100 ethernet, soldered 600 Mhz G3 (XE version will have a socket) and AmigaOS4.
Some pictures of an earlier prototype running TurboLinux can be found here.
Here you can see some screenshots of Debian, Mozilla 1.0 and OpenOffice 1.0 running on the AmigaOne. If you would like to support the AmigaOne/AmigaOS4 then you should read Bill McEwen latest exec update.
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AmigaOS4 is a complete rewrite of the classic AmigaOS for PPC hardware which includes tons of new features to make it a modern operating system again.
PPC AmigaOS will use re-targetable graphics and sound. Cheap mainstream hardware component are used like modern graphics cards, sound chips, USB devices, etc.
There should become a PCI bridge solution available from Escena allowing direct AGA chipset hardware access (PCI/cable to A1200 board). The processor on the A1200 board will be left unused as AmigaOS4 will have a fast 68k JIT intergrated. Older Amiga software using graphics cards should be able to work without an A1200 board attached.
A special note to the people viewing the screenshots. These early AmigaOS4 screenshots are only meant to demonstrate some features of the OS. These are not meant to demonstrate the final look of AmigaOS4. Things like the new fonts system, new GUI art by Matt Chaput and loads of other stuff aren't being shown in those screenshots yet.
The basic idea behind the GUI screenshots is to demonstrate that almost everything of the GUI can be modified according to the taste of the user. The HD Prep Util is mainly meant to show its new features.
BTW a PPC native version of the Amiga browser IBrowse should come with AmigaOS4. And a new PPC native version of MUI should become available as well.
Yes, but Amiga Inc does not only own the names but also AmigaOS and related Amiga products. The includes licenses for usage of all Amiga patents and costed them (Amiga Inc employees under Gateway) around 5 million USD.
Hyperion is leading the AmigaOS4 project and they have several coders working full-time on the project.
If you would like to see what the PEGASOS is like them here's an interesting demonstration movie showing the hardware running AmigaOS3.x on top of MorphOS.
Most AmigaOne costumers/developers are mainly interested in AmigaOS4, for which a large development group is working full-time to ensure everything is as polished as possible when upon general consumer release.
By having MacOS9 and several other OSes including Linux running on the AmigaOne now it offers people a much more wider choice of applications. It will take time to port applications like Mozilla or OpenOffice to AmigaOS4. By having Linux running on the AmigaOne now, makes the wait alot easier.
> but what about pictures of the hardware?
You can find some pictures of the actual AmigaOneG3-SE hardware here. An upgrade option to AmigaOne-XE board will be avaiable through AmigaOne dealers.
The first boards come with modem, AC97 sound, modem (via an AMR riser card), 10/100 ethernet, soldered 600 Mhz G3 (XE version will have a socket) and AmigaOS4.
Some pictures of an earlier prototype running TurboLinux can be found here.
Here you can see some screenshots of Debian, Mozilla 1.0 and OpenOffice 1.0 running on the AmigaOne. If you would like to support the AmigaOne/AmigaOS4 then you should read Bill McEwen latest exec update.