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Amiga is one of the big OSes I never got a chance to play with, though I know it had some innovative features and very loyal users. Other than finding an old A
by stsmytherie 16y ago
Amiga is one of the big OSes I never got a chance to play with, though I know it had some innovative features and very loyal users.
Other than finding an old Amiga, is there a practical way to give it a try today?
- iuguy 16y agoYou'll need an emulator called UAE (http://www.amigaemulator.org/ http://www.amigaemulator.org/) or a port like WinUAE (which comes with a frontend and is much easier), a Kickstart file for the right system (Kickstart is the name for the Rom and varied from Amiga to Amiga) and some floppy disk images for the games themselves. There's a WinUAE guide here: http://www.tweakguides.com/Amiga_1.html http://www.tweakguides.com/Amiga_1.html and a more general beginner's guide here: http://cpc464.back2roots.org/menu.htm http://cpc464.back2roots.org/menu.htm It's very different to modern OSes if you don't tweak around but as a modern alternative the Icarus AROS distribution (http://www.icarosdesktop.org/ http://www.icarosdesktop.org/) provides a modern continuation of the Workbench experience.
- stsmytherie 16y agoOutstanding. I will give this a go ASAP. PS: I'm the author of this article. Had a great time thinking about all the fun systems I've played with over the years and researching their history.
- iuguy 16y agoDon't get me wrong, it's a good article and I enjoyed it. Props for mentioning BeOS, $deity bless her and all who sail in her ;)
- stsmytherie 16y agoNo worries. I love the feedback. Fodder for a second installment? Keep the ideas coming.
- iuguy 16y agoOk, in no particular order: * Built in BASIC on the Commodore PET * Folders in MS DOS (CP/M didn't have them) * The trashcan in Macintosh System 6 * The start bar in OS/2 * I can't think of a single unique thing about Atari TOS * The stability of Windows 2000 (compared to 9x and NT)