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Software News : AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Posted by Rogue on 2009/1/31 18:42:37 (7203 reads) News by the same author
Software News

Antwerp, Belgium - January 31, 2009.

Hyperion Entertainment is pleased to announce the immediate availability of AmigaOS 4.1 for the Pegasos II PowerPC platform.

AmigaOS 4.1 for the Pegasos II is functionally identical to the AmigaOne version.

Worldwide distribution to dealers and production are handled by ACube Systems S.r.l. .

Interested customers are invited to contact their local Amiga dealer to place their order.


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Kicko
Published: 2009/1/31 18:50  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:50
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
its not 1st april ? Is this really true ? Then its very great news :D
TheDaddy
Published: 2009/1/31 18:52  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:52
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Where do you buy a Pegasos II from?
Rogue
Published: 2009/1/31 18:53  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:53
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Is this really true ?


Yes it is.
LiveForIt
Published: 2009/1/31 18:53  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:53
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I most be dreaming, HJF you should post this news on MorphZone.org
nubechecorre
Published: 2009/1/31 18:54  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:54
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Great news
Wol
Published: 2009/1/31 18:55  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:55
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Can we have CyberGfx for OS4.X to make a decent
system. ?


please please.....


Wol.
Rogue
Published: 2009/1/31 18:57  Updated: 2009/1/31 18:57
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Can we have CyberGfx for OS4.X to make a decent system. ?


What's wrong with 4.1 graphics system?
LiveForIt
Published: 2009/1/31 19:00  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:00
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CyberGfx progs works on OS4
virgola
Published: 2009/1/31 19:05  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:05
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That's something that will make both worlds chatting a lot!
(and hopefully will brings them closer)
AmigaBlitter
Published: 2009/1/31 19:08  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:08
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Great!
spotUP
Published: 2009/1/31 19:08  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:08
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*BRACKA*

That's the sound of that big stone dropping from my chest. No more lies. People, I confess, I don't have a SAM.
I have a PegasosII and OS4 has never been better!
nubechecorre
Published: 2009/1/31 19:09  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:09
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So the pegasos II has the same features of the sam version like the 3D of sam where everything is green ?...
Wol
Published: 2009/1/31 19:17  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:33
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Errm, lots actually..


Picasso96 renders my machine totally useless..

I tried OS4 on my A4000 classic Quad monitor
system, totally unusable, Picasso is SLOW on
1 cfx card and completly useless with 2 or 3.

When using OS3.9 and CGX4.2 the system really
flies, menu's, scrolling, screen switching are
instant, with Picasso it's so slow it's laughable.

Anyway there in another thread posted by me
about this problem, I think it was called
( Picasso96 bug ? ) or something...


Enjoy.


Wol.
TheDaddy
Published: 2009/1/31 19:18  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:18
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Yes, it would be nice to have some of the OS4.1 issues sorted out.
LiveForIt
Published: 2009/1/31 19:23  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:23
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@Wol

well that depends on your graphic drivers, ELBOX drivers or Hyperion drivers.
Rogue
Published: 2009/1/31 19:42  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:42
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Quote:
Picasso is SLOW on
1 cfx card and completly useless with 2 or 3.


Neither is true. I had been using two graphics cards in the past, and Picasso96 is about the same speed (sometimes faster, sometimes slower) than Cybergraphics.

Quote:
When using OS3.9 and CGX4.2 the system really
flies, menu's, scrolling, screen switching are
instant, with Picasso it's so slow it's laughable.


I wonder why no one else complained so far.
Jurassicc
Published: 2009/1/31 19:45  Updated: 2009/1/31 19:46
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Excellent to see OS4.1 available to more people.

Hope the PS3 is next on the list.
hotrod
Published: 2009/1/31 20:09  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:10
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@nubechecorre

Yes, and you'll even be the same amount of dumb...
nubechecorre
Published: 2009/1/31 20:14  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:14
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@hotrod

What do you mean ?
Sveta
Published: 2009/1/31 20:17  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:17
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Hi,

Perfect!!!

Regards, Sveta
warpdesign
Published: 2009/1/31 20:20  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:20
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
What about the firmware ?
Does this mean there is an openfirmware loader for OS4/Pegasos ? Or the firmware must be flashed with UBoot ?
Hans
Published: 2009/1/31 20:20  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:20
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Congratulations on expanding the list of supported hardware.

For the next trick, how about a laptop?

Hans
TiredOfLife
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@Nubechecorre

What proggies in particular are you talking about?

Usually switching to 16 bit screenmode sorts that.
hotrod
Published: 2009/1/31 20:28  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:28
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@nubechecorre

I mean that you'll have the feature that you provide no matter what computer you use. You won't change even though hardware does.
nubechecorre
Published: 2009/1/31 20:30  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:30
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
No, the trick to switch to other resolution or depth doesn't work always and if it works it works partially... Like quake II try it and you' ll see with your eyes.. there are a lot of problems with the sam and amiga os 4.1.. so i seriously hope that the work for the sam version will not be stopped now that there is also the peg version..
TiredOfLife
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@nubechecorre

Not got that one.

Is this a bug with 4.1 or something to do with the way certain proggies were coded to work on slower hardware?
nubechecorre
Published: 2009/1/31 20:44  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:44
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It is a video related problem... a driver video problem..
Mason
Published: 2009/1/31 20:55  Updated: 2009/1/31 20:55
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@Hans

Quote:
For the next trick, how about a laptop?


LimeBook - time to start dreaming
TiredOfLife
Published: 2009/1/31 21:16  Updated: 2009/1/31 21:16
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@nubechecorre

Well that's good news.
This will most likely be sorted soon which would be unlikely for old proggies.
wizzard_o
Published: 2009/1/31 21:53  Updated: 2009/1/31 21:53
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Good news, this will let MOS users try out 4.1, the rest is up to them

Wizz.
Hans
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@Mason

Quote:
LimeBook - time to start dreaming


Looks nice, but what on earth is "1700 MIPs Tri-Core MoC?" Is it a PowerPC chip? What are the graphics specifications?

The ultimate for me would be a laptop with a Radeon R5xx or higher series graphics chip. Still, the LimePC would be nice too.

Hans
Chris
Published: 2009/1/31 22:18  Updated: 2009/1/31 22:18
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Blimey.
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Quote:
Does this mean there is an openfirmware loader for OS4/Pegasos ? Or the firmware must be flashed with UBoot ?


No, no U-Boot is required. AmigaOS 4.1 boots on OpenFirmware.
Mason
Published: 2009/1/31 22:31  Updated: 2009/1/31 22:32
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@Hans

Yes, that decription is unusual, but acording to screenshot (top left) on liliputing.com it is a MPC5121e. They currently seem to use a operating system called LimeOS (Linux), but i looks rather limited...

Link to artice on liliputing.com with video.

Resized Image
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For the next trick, how about a laptop?


I second that!
Hans
Published: 2009/2/1 2:13  Updated: 2009/2/1 2:13
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@Mason

Thanks for the link. So it's an MPC5121e, which includes (amongst other things) an e300 PowerPC core and a PowerVR MBX graphics engine (OpenGL ES 1.1 compatible). That graphics engine is the same one that is used in some cell phones.

Hans
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Published: 2009/2/1 2:35  Updated: 2009/2/1 2:35
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Great news. Thanks to all involved.

---
redfox
Antique
Published: 2009/2/1 2:43  Updated: 2009/2/1 2:43
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Nice work people
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Published: 2009/2/1 7:57  Updated: 2009/2/1 7:57
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OMG, please Hyperion see this laptop :) it's a PPC netbook for 199$ :) An Amiga dream ;)
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I purchased a Sam board (I'm still waiting for a good news about arrival after 2 months), but I've a great iMacG5...........
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Really, stop this. I don't want to read any more "port for X please" comments, as I pointed out elsewhere multiple times, it's fruitless. We have a clear plan on what we are doing.
Hans
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@Rogue
Quote:
Really, stop this. I don't want to read any more "port for X please" comments, as I pointed out elsewhere multiple times, it's fruitless. We have a clear plan on what we are doing.


Whilst it is completely pointless, dreaming a little is fun. I realize that it might come across as the Peg-II port not being good enough, but I think that it's more a case of the Peg-II port making people more enthusiastic about what's coming next.

Just ignore it all and continue with the big plan.

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Quote:

Poster: Rogue Posted: 2009/2/2 12:14:41

Really, stop this. I don't want to read any more "port for X please" comments, as I pointed out elsewhere multiple times, it's fruitless. We have a clear plan on what we are doing.


Yes, I'm more of the other mind of things, I don't want to see too many other ports especially if it means we didn't need to by new SAMs. I'm not sure if new machines are tied into AOS4 survival but it would be a little annoying to have brought perhaps another SAM variant within a year and then all of a sudden BANG AOS4.x will suddenly run on faster exisiting PPC hardware.

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@ slayer

I second that.

Even without having a SAM so far, I think it would really piss of the most of the SAM buyers. And nothing good would come out of that.

@ Rogue

stick to the plan, it seems to run very good.

@ all

enjoy the times. Within the last 3 years, I have an eye on the Amiga again, and there has never been so much going on. Amiga OS 4 supports 4 different kind of systems. Now many, many developers are able to write and port Software for this OS. Even it will be hard to convince some of the Morphos people .

Let's hope that now is the time the Amiga rises again, and will destroy the forces of evil.
ExiE
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 Re: AmigaOS 4.1 for Pegasos II
Quote:
We have a clear plan on what we are doing.


Good to know, I am just hoping, you are not few years behind the schedule
Paul
Published: 2009/2/2 22:04  Updated: 2009/2/2 22:04
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Good to know, I am just hoping, you are not few years behind the schedule


And at the same time, let's hope they're not "on schedule and rockin'!!" like another company we've had the misfortune of knowing.

Paul
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Then present that plan to costumers, with time shedule or with out it!
Its easy and simple!
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