Zero Footprint PC

I know it would be a major project to port AOS4 from it's PPC/68K roots over to x86. I also know that a lot of Amiga fans are still RISC lovers. But wow, it would be so cool if I could just buy new standard PC hardware and run AOS. Then start writing applications for it.

It would be even cooler if someone then added an emulation layer for the AGA/ECS/OCS chipsets so that the new OS could still run older applications that required them. Perhaps, using winUAE code.  :-D

Sorry just dreaming a little bit about being able to natively boot AmigaOS on readily available hardware from multiple vendors.

Oh god, not that piece of cr@p again... I've seen that machine on this forum about 4 times already.

If you want a small formfactor, just buy a laptop. This thing is useless...

McVenco wrote:
Oh god, not that piece of cr@p again... I've seen that machine on this forum about 4 times already.

If you want a small formfactor, just buy a laptop. This thing is useless...

Boy McVenco, who pee'd in your corn flakes today? :-D  Sorry, I hadn't seen this model on the forum yet but I've only been here a few months. It's not just that model that I'm talking about in my post though. Just the idea that if AOS was ported to run on x86 then we could pick and choose our hardware. :-P

Perhaps, something like this Shuttle XPC is more to your aesthetic liking.



    I personally like the small zero footprint form factor full keyboard as opposed to a laptop layout. It even has a mini PCI and PCIe slot, takes a 3.5" drive which makes it a lot more expandable than a laptop. It'd look real nice next to my Shuttle running AmigaOS or I guess I could just dual boot AmigaOS and Windoze.

-Nyle      

This is my first time that i've seen this.
Alhough i would think i may have some cooling issues if it's running a quad. But the idea is nice (although i'm a full tower kind of person.. :-D )

As for AOS i'm just waiting for AROS to be more matured and then i'm building a x86 pc for it (although the wife will scream as i have 3 pc's already at home.....  :lol:... Dam i think it's time i kick the kids out of their room and take that over that as well  :roflmao: )

But AROS and that keyboard Computer would look cool (new age version of the A1200... duckes  :-) )

McVenco wrote:

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Boy McVenco, who pee'd in your corn flakes today?

Nobody. Besides, I had Smacks™ this morning :-)

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Just the idea that if AOS was ported to run on x86 then we could pick and choose our hardware.

I think AROS is pretty much on it's way to do just that. Shame that the userbase is still small, it's a hell of an OS if you ask me (which reminds me I still need to donate something for one or more bounties...)

HEHEHEHE!!!!  :lol:  Smacks eh? Oh ,well - as long as you're not mad at me, I'll forget about breakfast cereals.  :-P

I'd be interested in a mature AROS. Especially, if it starts to advance beyond AOS 4.0. I'd be happy with a AmigaOS like operating system running on x86 hardware and not in an emulation system. I'd want it to boot native.

-Nyle

Whip out all the PC Gubbins and bung in a NatAmi.

Amiga 1200++  :-D

ok, I'm going to tell you what..


Lets see if we can write some sort of Amiga OS for this machine, but we will need some sort of name that implies its for the Amiga and took alot of Research and is an Operating System.  Maybe if we can come up with a abbreviation for this Amiga Research Operating System it will be easier to type and remember.  If not research we'll call it Replacement.


..dunno.. need some help people..

whabang wrote:
Now that VIA and nVidia are teaming up, there is going to be a lot more action in the small form factor-market, so it's probably better to wait instead of rushing away to buy anything that remotely resembles an Amiga 500. ;-)

Good, the more the merrier. Now I just want to run an AmigaOS compatible OS on them.   :lol:

I can't even imagine how fast OS 3.9 would be if it was ported native to an AMD 64 X2 processor.