MorphOS is a reimplementation of Commodore's OS 3.1 operating system, built by reverse engineering the original components and reimplementing them, using a new kernel (Quark) built by the MorphOS team (mainly Ralph Schmidt in the early days afaik) sometime after 1998. There is a 'classic' version that runs on Commodore Amigas equipped with a PPC expansion. It runs on AmigaOne, Sam, and Genesi PowerPC systems (SE, XE, micro, Sam440-ep/flex, Sam460ex/cr, X1000, Pegasos II).
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Amiga hardware is not locally available and Philippine customs overtaxes (up to 3x) on imports.ĭifficult one to answer, depends on your personal preferences to some degree, however, in an effort to give some overview:ĪmigaOS is a reimplementation of Commodore's OS 3.1 operating system, built with access to the original source code which in many areas remains unchanged, however using a new kernel (ExecSG) built by Hyperion sometime after 2001. Note: I am a disabled person in the Philippines. Will I see any benefits in AmigaOS 4.1FE compared to MorphOS 3.9? AmiPUP has the idea, but still runs AmiKit under GNU/Linux.Īs for that AmigaOne 500 system I am wishing for, I have noticed that MorphOS will also work on it. I do like the idea of MorphOS, that it is usable 30 seconds after I press the power button. I'm actually tired of tweaking configuration scripts to get an AmigaOS system running. I want to run an AmigaOS or AmigaOS-like system without emulation. Maybe I am confused about what MorphOS really is, compared to Amiga Forever and AmiKit. Since I am already working MorphOS on my broken iBook G4, I am wondering what advantages/disadvantages I will have, in the event I get a system that runs AmigaOS 4.1FE with the perspectives of End User and Development. I'm wishing to retire my massive Unix & GNU/Linux system administration skills for AmigaOS development. Hello World! I'm Back! For the past several months, I've been heavily burdened with massive personal problems that hindered my advances with MorphOS, and now I'm back! My 18th year of GNU/Linux experiences is coming up on July 21st and I'm planning on focusing on AmigaOS or AmigaOS-like systems as my retirement hobby.įor the past several days, I have been wanting to run AmigaOS 4.1FE and started wishing for the AmigaOne 500.