AmigaOS 3.1.4

#1

Post by cedel2k1 » Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 10:04 AM UTC

AmigaOS 3.1.4
hyperion-entertainment.biz

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#2

Post by ekianjo » Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 11:22 PM UTC

Great to see updates! I wonder how Hyperion stays afloat financially though?

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#3

Post by Apocryphon » Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 11:33 PM UTC

ekianjo wrote: post #2

Great to see updates! I wonder how Hyperion stays afloat financially though?

AmigaOS vs. ArcaOS: battle of the legacy projects of classic closed-source OS's propped up by lingering companies

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#4

Post by aaronharder » Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 11:43 PM UTC

Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18109930

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#5

Post by ot8 » Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 12:41 AM UTC

I always wonder "why?". Like Haiku and other old tech projects I just can't see the sense of spending time and effort on dead tech.

Also, wow that is intensely ugly (but maybe that's just me).

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#6

Post by Apocryphon » Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 12:46 AM UTC

ot8 wrote: post #5

I always wonder "why?". Like Haiku and other old tech projects I just can't see the sense of spending time and effort on dead tech. Also, wow that is intensely ugly (but maybe that's just me).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrocomputing

Why do auto enthusiasts work on classic cars?

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

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Post by icedchai » Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 12:46 AM UTC

ot8 wrote: post #5

I always wonder "why?". Like Haiku and other old tech projects I just can't see the sense of spending time and effort on dead tech. Also, wow that is intensely ugly (but maybe that's just me).

Retrocomputing is a hobby for some people. Maybe not you, but some people, myself included, enjoy reliving their youth by messing around with these ancient artifacts...

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#8

Post by analognoise » Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 12:59 AM UTC

How are these people still in business? I mean how can this make enough money to stay afloat?

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#9

Post by Fjolsvith » Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 1:04 AM UTC

analognoise wrote: post #8

How are these people still in business? I mean how can this make enough money to stay afloat?

The code base for the OS is tiny, compared to OS's nowadays. How much time do they have to invest to make improvements?

Re: AmigaOS 3.1.4

#10

Post by Fjolsvith » Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 1:06 AM UTC

ot8 wrote: post #5

I always wonder "why?". Like Haiku and other old tech projects I just can't see the sense of spending time and effort on dead tech. Also, wow that is intensely ugly (but maybe that's just me).

The AmigaOS may look ugly by today's standards, but it was beautiful years before Microsoft got to Windows 3.0.

I played with a C64 in high school, and spent my young adulthood with Amigas.