33-year-old AmigaOS for Commodore Computers Gets an Unexpected Update (tomshardware.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/13/1813251/33-year-old-amigaos-for-commodore-computers-gets-an-unexpected-update
- Source link: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/33-year-old-amigaos-for-commodore-computers-gets-an-unexpected-update
AmigaOS 3.1 came in 1993. And now...
> Work continues on AmigaOS 3.2 with the stewards of this classic Motorola 680x0 friendly operating system, Hyperion Entertainment, releasing version 3.2.3 a few days ago.
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> In [2]a news bulletin on the official site , Hyperion highlighted that the third update for AmigaOS 3.2 includes two years of (more than 50) fixes and enhancements... Hyperion began its quest to modernize and improve this classic version of AmigaOS for Motorola 680x0 platforms in 2018 when it released version 3.1.4. The AmigaOS 3.2 lineage began in 2021...
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> This release is provided as a free update to owners of AmigaOS 3.2. If you don't already have this OS, you can get it now at official resellers [3]like RetroPassion UK ... Nowadays, Arm-based accelerators seem to be the path forward for modern Amiga, as opposed to retro Amiga, enthusiasts. AmigaOS 3.2.3 has a feather in its cap as it also supports classic 68K Amigas boosted by Arm accelerators [4]such as the PiStorm .
[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/33-year-old-amigaos-for-commodore-computers-gets-an-unexpected-update
[2] https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/news/1-latest-news/320-new-update-3-for-amigaos-32-available-for-download
[3] https://www.retropassion.co.uk/product/amigaos-32-cd-rom-only/
[4] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pistorm-raspberry-pi-amiga-pcb
The bugs you know vs. the bugs you don't (Score:2)
One of the benefits of staying on 3.0 or 3.1 is the bugs have mostly been figured out and worked around by this point, 15-20 years later.
I'm scared of upgrading to the 3.2.x line because what new bugs are being introduced versus those which are being fixed? How much attention is being paid to legacy software compatibility (those programs which will never be updated ever again)? What if those programs had workarounds which are no longer necessary...?
Some of the well-known bugs in 3.1 would be nice to final
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I'd presume monitoring the appropriate Reddit groups for a while will give you that information, give it a few months and see where the consensus is on the topic.
Where's my stake? (Score:1)
Damnit, where's my stake?
[*pound*][*pound*][*pound*]
now *stay* dead this time!
[*grumble*]
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Amen.
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I'm in the four-digit club, too.
My Commander X16 came together a week ago, and while I haven't had much time with it yet, I do find it fun.
I never did get to experience the Amiga, but an OS fully in ROM is sort of nice to have again.
Question Marks over PiStorm32 support. (Score:2)
There is no mention of it in the release notes.
Good stuff (Score:4, Interesting)
I have the 3.2.2 roms in my 1200 already, While I should be eligible for this upgrade for free it turns out I threw out my serial number, So I will just buy it again a bit later on, Look forward to seeing the improvements. It's so nice to use an OS that is entirely in my control, Nothing forced and everything stays exactly how I left it. I find myself spending more and more time on a 30 year old computer than my modern ones...
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I would be very interested to hear what you use it for, and what the benefits are to you. ('Fun' is acceptable :)
Re:Good stuff (Score:5, Informative)
Fun yes, Coding in C and C++ mostly which is why I have an 060 and plenty of ram, Also games, I have quite a lot of them and they all still work just fine. Sometimes a demo or two. I also have all the usual office software if needed. I like to try and draw on deluxe paint :) Almost any mid 90's computer can do all this and I find them more fun to use.
Re: Good stuff (Score:2)
Third thing that comes up when talking about Amiga starts with Kiki.
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I don't, I can use it all perfectly well on the 3.2 roms, or even the 3.1, Nobody is forcing me to upgrade. I am choosing to do that.