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HPC GUY · « **on:** 10 November 2002, 00:39 »

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/07/0533256

i thought amiga was pretty much dead. I guess i was wrong. amiga OS4 basically a port of linux PPC.

psyjax · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 November 2002, 00:48 »

Ya, Amigans, their out there.

Are there any on the board?

If so, I'm curious, what the hell can you do with the things? What software do they run etc.

I'm thinking I may get one as a sort of novelty/toy computer

No offence, but what can you do with an AMIGA of all things???

hm_murdock · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 November 2002, 08:06 »

about as much as you could do with a Quadra 840av. Many Amigas have some badass media abilities.

slave · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 November 2002, 08:21 »

This is the only guy I know who still uses an Amiga. Check out the part of his website where he rants about how he hates Microsoft so much and how great his amiga is. He even has his own comic strip too... don't ask me how amigas can connect to the internet though..

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Fett101 · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 November 2002, 10:37 »

Woo Hoo. Furry comics.

(actally though, I do enjoy that comic monthly.)

HighLamb · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 November 2002, 11:49 »

Funny, people who use computer other than Windoze are more creative.

Kintaro · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 November 2002, 14:03 »

Quote from: slave

This is the only guy I know who still uses an Amiga. Check out the part of his website where he rants about how he hates Microsoft so much and how great his amiga is. He even has his own comic strip too... don't ask me how amigas can connect to the internet though..

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Its this thing called Linux!

ravuya · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 November 2002, 04:32 »

Uh, WXPUser, later models of Amigas came standard with ethernet (some had expansion slots, you could add on) and you can run a good chunk of GNU stuff on them, not to mention the "official" Amiga web browsers.

As for the Amiga's multimedia capabilities, their video cards were fantastic, especially the Video Toaster.

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mobrien_12 · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 November 2002, 15:53 »

All the computer graphics for Seaquest DSV were done on an Amiga. For a 1994 show they were pretty good.

Kintaro · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 November 2002, 12:46 »

Hmmmm i should try and get one. YOu can get Linux for amiga and then i can use PLIP networking.

ravuya · « **Reply #10 on:** 30 November 2002, 05:25 »

if you get an amiga, i would recommend to you that you keep the original Workbench OS on it instead of going to Linux. Workbench is a refined enough OS for everyday use, and it's what Windows definitely should be (it uses a subset of DOS in the background, like w9x... except this one works).

Besides, there are great games for the Amiga that you can only play in the original OS.

alx · « **Reply #11 on:** 1 January 2003, 21:25 »

>Ya, Amigans, their out there.
>
>Are there any on the board?

I've just rediscovered the new Amiga and came across this forum, so i thought i'd give you the info on the new Amiga.

OS4 is NOT based on Linux - its a completely reworked version of the classic OS. OS4 isn't out yet (will be in January/February), but will run on classic Amiga h/w with PowerPC accelerators AND on the AmigaONE.

The AmigaONE is a ppc based computer made by Eyetech under contract from Amiga inc. It can run LinuxPPC and AmigaOS.

There's still a big Amiga community, and its now expanding for the first time in a while. If your interested, try the forums at Amiga.com

choasforages · « **Reply #12 on:** 2 January 2003, 05:34 »

reworked? i thought it was the origianl with a few mods runninig on mach and anoohter part running on mach

alx · « **Reply #13 on:** 2 January 2003, 14:36 »

OS4 is basically similar to OS3.x, but with any low-level references to the outdated "classic" Amiga custom chips and cpus removed and more support written in for modern h/w. The kernel has been changed quite a bit, but it's still bsaed on the original one (isn't mach the bsd-type kernal that mac osx runs on? - i dont know much about macs, though :confused: )

choasforages · « **Reply #14 on:** 2 January 2003, 15:24 »

mach is a microkernel, and for the referance, anything can run on mach, even linux. and yes osx does run on mach. the cool part of osx, is that its mach, netbsd, and a bit of freebsd./*correct me if im wrong*/ however, i though that the next amigaos was going to be based on two "box's" running ontop of mach. one was practally the original amigaos for compatibilty and the other one was something new.

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Logged mac == easy nix == power windoze == nothing Kintaro Member Posts: 6,539 Kudos: 254 Greed is the sole driver of human progress amiga? « Reply #6 on:* 13 November 2002, 14:03 » Quote from: slave This is the only guy I know who still uses an Amiga. Check out the part of his website where he rants about how he hates Microsoft so much and how great his amiga is. He even has his own comic strip too... don't ask me how amigas can connect to the internet though.. [ November 12, 2002: Message edited by: Windows XP User #5225982375 ] Its this thing called Linux! « Last Edit: 7 February 2008, 14:01 by Orethrius » Logged Refalm rules with a broken fist! Your Internet needs You: http://tmrepository.com/ My shitty website: www.johntate.org Ever been geeky enough to be able to talk on finch over ssh? With a www.fawltyservers.com shell account, your e-penis is bigger. My extremist blog: www.extremecapitalists.com ravuya VIP Posts: 517 Kudos: 0 amiga? « Reply #7 on: 15 November 2002, 04:32 » Uh, WXPUser, later models of Amigas came standard with ethernet (some had expansion slots, you could add on) and you can run a good chunk of GNU stuff on them, not to mention the "official" Amiga web browsers. As for the Amiga's multimedia capabilities, their video cards were fantastic, especially the Video Toaster. [ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: Ravuya ] « Last Edit: 7 February 2008, 14:02 by Orethrius » Logged mobrien_12 VIP Posts: 2,138 Kudos: 711 amiga? « Reply #8 on: 19 November 2002, 15:53 » All the computer graphics for Seaquest DSV were done on an Amiga. For a 1994 show they were pretty good. Logged In brightest day, in darkest night, no evil shall escape my sight.... Kintaro Member Posts: 6,539 Kudos: 254 Greed is the sole driver of human progress amiga? « Reply #9 on: 20 November 2002, 12:46 » Hmmmm i should try and get one. YOu can get Linux for amiga and then i can use PLIP networking. Logged Refalm rules with a broken fist! Your Internet needs You: http://tmrepository.com/ My shitty website: www.johntate.org Ever been geeky enough to be able to talk on finch over ssh? With a www.fawltyservers.com shell account, your e-penis is bigger. My extremist blog: www.extremecapitalists.com ravuya VIP Posts: 517 Kudos: 0 amiga? « Reply #10 on: 30 November 2002, 05:25 » if you get an amiga, i would recommend to you that you keep the original Workbench OS on it instead of going to Linux. Workbench is a refined enough OS for everyday use, and it's what Windows definitely should be (it uses a subset of DOS in the background, like w9x... except this one works). Besides, there are great games for the Amiga that you can only play in the original OS. Logged alx Newbie Posts: 4 Kudos: 0 amiga? « Reply #11 on: 1 January 2003, 21:25 » >Ya, Amigans, their out there. > >Are there any on the board? I've just rediscovered the new Amiga and came across this forum, so i thought i'd give you the info on the new Amiga. OS4 is NOT based on Linux - its a completely reworked version of the classic OS. OS4 isn't out yet (will be in January/February), but will run on classic Amiga h/w with PowerPC accelerators AND on the AmigaONE. The AmigaONE is a ppc based computer made by Eyetech under contract from Amiga inc. It can run LinuxPPC and AmigaOS. There's still a big Amiga community, and its now expanding for the first time in a while. If your interested, try the forums at Amiga.com « Last Edit: 7 February 2008, 14:03 by Orethrius » Logged choasforages VIP Posts: 1,729 Kudos: 7 amiga? « Reply #12 on: 2 January 2003, 05:34 » reworked? i thought it was the origianl with a few mods runninig on mach and anoohter part running on mach Logged x86: a hack on a hack of a hackway alpha, hewlett packed it A-way ppc: the fruity way mips: the graphical way sparc: the sunny way 4:20.....forget the DMCA for a while!!! alx Newbie Posts: 4 Kudos: 0 amiga? « Reply #13 on: 2 January 2003, 14:36 » OS4 is basically similar to OS3.x, but with any low-level references to the outdated "classic" Amiga custom chips and cpus removed and more support written in for modern h/w. The kernel has been changed quite a bit, but it's still bsaed on the original one (isn't mach the bsd-type kernal that mac osx runs on? - i dont know much about macs, though :confused: ) Logged choasforages VIP Posts: 1,729 Kudos: 7 amiga? « Reply #14 on: 2 January 2003, 15:24 » mach is a microkernel, and for the referance, anything can run on mach, even linux. and yes osx does run on mach. the cool part of osx, is that its mach, netbsd, and a bit of freebsd./correct me if im wrong/ however, i though that the next amigaos was going to be based on two "box's" running ontop of mach. one was practally the original amigaos for compatibilty and the other one was something new. Logged x86: a hack on a hack of a hackway alpha, hewlett packed it A-way ppc: the fruity way mips: the graphical way sparc: the sunny way 4:20.....forget the DMCA for a while!!! Print Pages: [1] 2 Go Up « previous next » Stop Microsoft » Forum » Operating Systems » Not Quite Mainstream OSes » amiga?
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