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Hyperion Entertainment is very pleased to announce the immediate availability (for registered AmigaOne customers) of Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update.
 

 

 Originally released in May of 2004, Amiga OS 4.0 (www.amigaos4.com) is the most stable, modern and feature-rich incarnation to date of the multi-media centric operating system launched by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1985 with which it still retains a high degree of compatibility.

 Amiga OS 4.0, The Final Update is the culmination of 5 years of development and takes the form of a stand-alone ISO image which contains a full installation of all Amiga OS 4.0 components.

 A list of new features can be found here (baseline: Update #4).

 Availability of PowerPC hardware suitable for operation with Amiga OS 4.0 will be announced by third parties early 2007.

 The Hyperion Entertainment management would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and supporters a pleasant holiday season!

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2006, 04:56:15 PM »
Ho ho ho, this will be a merry Christmas for AmigaOne owners.

Congrats for the long awaited AmigaOne final release.
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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2006, 04:58:34 PM »
Thanks to all involved!

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2006, 05:00:25 PM »
This is great news indeed. It's done! :-o

Now i only need a OS4 compatible mobo  :-D
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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2006, 05:04:36 PM »
Wow!  Another xmas miracle!  They must have had a 2 for the price of 1 special! :-)
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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2006, 05:50:09 PM »
Very nice, I don't own an A1, nor can I buy one so I don't really care at the moment.

Now if only they'll let it run on Efika, or ANY hardware that is actually purchaseable, then I'd be jumping for joy.

Still this will certainly make a very nice Christmas present for those who actually have A1s.
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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2006, 06:24:38 PM »
Yeah, now about 950 people can enjoy the "greatness" of OS4.

See - As it boots up quickly!

Watch - as...er...uh, it um...boots up quickly!

Behold - The OS with a web-browser from the ancient past! WooooOoooooo!

Feel - the suspense as the users wait for ports of ancient PC games!

Only Amiga Makes It Possible!

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2006, 06:36:26 PM »
Oh, but the fun only begun. Now we can finally watch the DE SDK folks get their $100 back, the $50 coupons be redeemed and of course, all those third party developers will now get paid. Right?

 :popcorn:

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2006, 06:38:00 PM »
Well, once mine has booted up quickly, I use it to write software, check my email, browse websites, write and listen to music, create graphics, talk to people on MSN or IRC, and thoroughly enjoy it.

But still, if all you want to do is boot it up and wait for people to port games, thats an option too.
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Offline Matt_H

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« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2006, 06:40:38 PM »
Hooray! Another item for my upgrade festival!
 

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2006, 07:10:54 PM »
Congratulations Hyperion, I'm looking forward to purchasing when the hardware guys catch up :-)

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2006, 07:11:59 PM »
Not got an A1 but for those cynics out there.

I browse the web, read my e-mails, write programs and write music.  As long as I can do this with OS4 then I will be buying it. (Assuming the right hardware is out there also)

Now when it finally can be run on other hardware - Efika to name just one.  Then I think people will be buying the hardware and OS in increasing numbers.

We are always complaining about the lack of new products - this is a new product, shouldn't we be praising it....

I think my only criticism is that the A1 is no longer an obvious piece of kit for me to buy.  I would like a time frame for a port to "available" hardware - if this is at all likely and I would like to hear it from Hyperion.

However - well done Hyperion.  You have delivered OS4 to us.  What next? and when?

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2006, 07:22:26 PM »
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Dont be such a "bar humbug Scrooge" Concerning voucher's, questions on a postcard to Ainc not to Hyperion!


And the question about third party devs finally getting paid for all their hard work?  Amiga Inc or Hyperion?

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« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2006, 07:24:01 PM »
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Yeah, now about 950 people can enjoy the "greatness" of OS4.

See - As it boots up quickly!

Watch - as...er...uh, it um...boots up quickly!

Behold - The OS with a web-browser from the ancient past! WooooOoooooo!

Feel - the suspense as the users wait for ports of ancient PC games!

Only Amiga Makes It Possible!

:roll:


If people get bored waiting for "ancient PC games" they could always use DvPlayer or MPlayer to watch a movie. Or, play games that are already available andrun existing 68k games or apps. Feeling really creative, why not try coding, or use Hollywood to create something cool and interesting.

@all

I've installed it on my machine and it's even faster and more responsive than update 4. And that speed goes beyond just the bootup. The 32-bit icons are nice too. Overlay support in DvPlayer works well. I haven't had time to try too much else. I'd like to try the HAM/HAM8->RTG mode promotion. Apparently software that requires HAM modes should work without a problem now. I'll have to go digging through old disks to find one though.

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Re: Amiga OS4 final release now available (for existing Amig
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2006, 07:34:28 PM »
Wow! Finally!

Hardware please? Efika? any motherboard that doesnt cost $800 :-P