@Alkaron
Yawn.

Sorry but the usual crap will follow this announcement. Best say nothing and wait and see, as per usual in world Amiga.

ace

@klesterjr

Very sad. Wonder how many current Amigans know of Fred's contribution to the Amiga scene.

ace

@GregS

The Linux solution to upgrading is also a cumbersome mess that assumes that all Linux users are on broadband or at least on the Internet with their Linux machine and introduces so many hoops for non-connected users to squeeze through that upgrading at all becomes an impractical nightmare. I beg the Amiga community to not follow that path.

@Atheist

I wish I knew.

The easiest long term fashion would be to compile applications for something like Tao's VP, and port the AOS to each new CPU and configuration.

From a VP position AOS would be a neat, small host environment.

It would give much more freedom to CPU developers in the long run, for the industry is moving much faster than we are.

If I invest in software, I should expect it to run in the future, not go into limbo every time there is a significant upgrade in HW.

I really think this is the tidy solution.

AOS is uniquely placed, because of its size, and design, to make minimal ports for CPUs, providing of course that parts of it and apps could be put into some VP environment and changed at translation.

The Linux solution of Porting and recompiling everything has been progressively refined, but the bulkiness and uneveness of this is purely old-world.

Tucked away somewhere I'm sure I still have some Fred Fish disks. Iconic good guys (and girls) are growing rarer in Amiga circles. Sadly missed.

Just read on Amiga-News.de that Fred Fish passed away last Friday.

Another sad day in Amiga history.

Condolences.

@Rigo

Quote:

Spot-on.

If there is a problem we'll find out in the fullness of time. If there isn't we'll have three boards.

All the boards will need customers outside the community - it widens the PPC base, which is good, for us and all the HW companies, and good in the end for OS4.

I think people underestimate, especially cut-down versions, of OS4 in a variety of uses in a variety of boxes. Hollywood is a very good front end, easily updated and improved user interface for embedded HW/OS.

Hence also porting to PS3 will enormously widen that appeal and potential.

We either grow, or slip into the grave. The more boards the better, I just hope all the players are thinking the same thing.

@Chris


A1-XE 7455 G4 @ 800mhz
512mb Ram

## Vendor Device Vendor name Description
01 0x10CC 0x0660 Mai Logic Incorporated Articia S Host Bridge
02 0x10CC 0x0661 Mai Logic Incorporated Articia S PCI Bridge
03 0x10B7 0x9200 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
04 0x1106 0x0686 VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
05 0x1106 0x0571 VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
06 0x1106 0x3038 VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
07 0x1106 0x3038 VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
08 0x1106 0x3057 VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI]
09 0x1106 0x3058 VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller
10 0x1106 0x3068 VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller
11 0x1106 0x3044 VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller
12 0x1102 0x0002 Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1
13 0x1102 0x7002 Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port
14 0x1095 0x0680 Silicon Image, Inc. PCI0680 Ultra ATA-133 Host Controller
15 0x1002 0x5960 ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]
16 0x1002 0x5940 ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (Secondary)

The graphics card is actually a Sapphire 9250

Tooltypes...

BOARDTYPE=Radeon
CMPLENGTH=6
(BORDERBLANK=Yes)
(BIGSPRITE=Yes)
(SOFTSPRITE=Yes)
IGNOREMASK=Yes
(DISPLAYCHAIN=Yes)
FAKENATIVEMODES=No
VSYNCMIN=60
VSYNCMAX=85
HSYNCMIN=31500
HSYNCMAX=64000
MODE=640x480@85
MODE=800x600@75
MODE=1024x768@72
MODE=1280x1024@60
INTERRUPT=Yes

@Helge

I don't understand why you are splitting these companies up into "sides".

Just because ACube have a distribution deal for OS4 doesn't meant that they are fighting for their cause on their own.

Adam will need OS4 on his hardware, and Amiga have granted him that licence (by the look of it, although there is no mention).

All that remains now is for Adam to get hardware to Hyperion, and someone to pay for the port.

There is no "us and them" situation here.

Simon

@All,

Since I upgraded my A1XE to AOS4_Final around Christmas, my Samba installation didn't work anymore as expected...

The Amiga could see the 2 Wintel machines, but the Wintel Machines got an "Access is denied" or similar error message while trying to browse the Amiga !

Then yesterday, after reinstalling the whole system due to a corrupted HDD (see previous Threads), I decided to reinstall completly Samba... But this time using a different guide !

So a BIG Thanks to Reaps for his very well explained guide, now everything works great, and the Wintel Machines can browse the Amiga without any problem !

Reaps, You're a star !

Jerry

@A1200

Any news Mike?

@Alkaron

Quote:

Amiga Inc made a deal with ACK, Hyperion made a deal with ACube. Hmmm...

In Amiga Inc press release, I do not see anything about OS4 or Hyperion. Hmmm...

@Alkaron

I don't know if it is going to be a battle, that would be silly. The HW companies have sort things out in the market, there is no reason why AOS4 should not be on ACK, SAM and Trioka for that matter.

None of these companies swill make it unless they sell far wider than the Amiga Community market as it stands.

But it does look like we have gone from famine to feast.

@Ferry

Oh.. never thought of posting it as a news item, though is this gonna be a battle?

A.inc + Ack vs. Hyperion + Acube?

@Alkaron

I just posted it as news item.

BIG question is: what about SAM now?

Another BIG question: what about Hyperion vs. Amiga dispute now?

Saluditos,

Ferr?n.

So.. Ack Software Control Inc seems to have closed a deal with Amiga.inc and new hardware will be released.. Your thought on this? (read amiga.com for more info)

@Valiant

Just noticed that v2.2 doesn't record the time right. 1034 in 3:00 min, 1034 in 3:42 min recorded with os4 final.

@Chris

1: 14 0x1002 0x5960 ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO]
15 0x1002 0x5940 ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (Secondary)
2: INTERRUPT=Yes
3: ATI Radeon 9250 128mb
4: AmigaOne XE G4@800mhz 512mb ram

@Valiant

1092 3m7s (2007-04-18) buts i don't play since loooooong time. It's my mom hiscore

best: 1111 3m08s (2006-02-16) mom again


BYE

@Chris

1: 14 0x1002 0x5159 ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]
2: INTERRUPT=NO
3: -
4: AOne/AOS4.0/PPC7455-800/Radeon7000/256MB/HD40GB/DVD/DVD?RW

BYE