Subj : What's go'n on...
To   : WENDELL WATANABE
From : DENNIS SMITH
Date : Thu Jan 08 2004 22:42:00

Hi Wendel,

 > On the subject of [F:AMIGA] What's go'n on..., DENNIS SMITH had this to
 say...
 >  DS> There's been quite a few people just waiting for OS4. I wouldn't
 >  DS> call
 >  DS> linux exactly user friendly. I may venture into Yellow Dog just
 >  DS> compare it with Debian. I don't know. It depends how good OS4 is!
 > 
 > My experience with Linux has been about like yours from what I gather.
 > That is, I didn't find it very user friendly either. It was a year ago
 > (or so) that I last tried though. Maybe things are a bit better now?

What was the linux distro was it ? YDL is working out for some of the
Amigans who had unhappiness in Debian. Since MAI is the author of Teron
and the A1, it may the better taylored linux for A1s. I'm taking notes
for now! ;-)

 > But, I am waiting to really see OS4 before even making up my mind about
 > the AmigaOne.

I decided to get the A1 based just on fact the A2K was getting too old.
That was a good call becasue the A2K fizzled out around the time the A1
showedup. Lucky me -- and it order about a year in advance! =:o

I recently installed OS3.9 and some programs. My favorite file manager --
ClassAction 4.5 runs nice. Oh, and I intalled Thor 2.6; found my key file
stashed away on a CD; using Thor right now and GoldEd v5.0. IBrowse
2.3 (reg) runs very solid in the current UAE Update (12-23-03). I tried
to get Amirc3.5 to run with no luck. I don't what's the problem. :-/
I've been using KVirc in linux, but it has some issues with play sounds
on CTCP or DDC channel; it crashes.

Two killers of speed on the A1, DMA via ArticiaS and JIT engine for UAE.

 > 
 >  DS> According to Hyperion's announcement, it's matter off weeks now.
 >  DS> =:o
 >  DS> The wait has been so loooong.


 > Well, hopefully it is about over now!

Someone was pleading on AmigaWorld about when, and the best answer was
down to weeks now. It will nice to see Hans-Jorg Frieden's tagline --
OS4: It'll be ready, when it's ready! -- disappear! :)

Dennis

Thor 2.6 AmigaONE is the one; it works too!

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