Subj : AmigaOS 3.2 - AROS - Emulation - BBS
To   : All
From : Oli
Date : Sun Feb 19 2023 20:53:39


I don't have much Amiga experience besides playing games with friends on their Amiga. We already had a C64 and an XT clone when the A500 was released.

As I'm pretty bored by the state of the three big desktop OS and their UI, I would like to go back to the Amiga. I'm interested in m68k applications and not so much in the PowerPC generation.

What is the best approach for emulation on Linux x86 or Raspberry Pi 2? It seems there are endless options and if you don't already are a Amiga geek, it's a bit overwhelming. Should I start with fs-uae or with an AROS distro like Icaros?

On FS-UAE, which options should I use?
- What is the recommended model / cpu?
- with or without MMU?
- The RAM options are crazy: Chip / Slow / Fast / Motherboard / Zorro III Fast / Accelerator / Graphics Card RAM.
- Is a folder based HD fine or should I use a HDF?
- Would you recommend AmigaOS 3.2 or AROS?

I managed to install AmigaOS 3.2 on FS-UAE, but I haven't figured out how to configure the graphics for higher resolutions. FS-UAE only offers resolutions a bit higher or lower than the default 692x540. In ScreenMode Preferences I can set PAL Super-High Res Laced 1280x512, but that looks horribly scaled down. PAL High Res Laced 640x512 looks pixel accurate, but with a gray border than cannot be used.

I cannot Quit the Workbench:
"Cannot quit yet, there are 4 WB launched program(s)"
Is it okay to just power off? Or how do I solve that problem?


Or should I try AROS first?
- hosted or non-hosted?
- x86, Raspi or m68k?
- ABI-v0, -v1, -v11 (deadwood)?
- plain AROS or some distro?

How does Janus-UAE work? Is it like qemu-user or does it run a full AmigaOS 3.x (or AROS m68k)?

Maybe not all questions needs answer, but a push in the right direction would help me a lot.


P.S.: Is there a hosted AROS m68k? (AROS running on Linux m68k)


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