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From:Don Cox
Date:5 Jun 2001 at 20:55:17
Subject:Re: cost of amigaone ?

On 05-Jun-01, Gary Peake wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Jun 2001 11:30:12 -0000, emptystate@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>
>> --- In amigactive@y..., Don Cox <doncox@e...> wrote:
>>
>>> Of course people are working on software which will be released in
>>> 4.2. But it is at an earlier stage of development than the stuff we
>>> get in 4.0.
>>
>> Are you a developer ? I'm just trying to work out if you are guessing
>> or if you know that for a fact.
>
> Don is working with us on some projects and does have some inside
> knowledge and knows what he speaks.

However, that comment was based on plain common sense. If you have an
OS module or a large program which you hope to have in the shops early
next year, the project had better be well under way by now.

There's a list of features for OS 4.2 on the Tech Update. Do people
think AmigaInc and their contractors are going to knock them up in Blitz
BASIC over the Christmas holidays?

I quote from the Tech Update:

The feature set for AmigaOS4.2 includes;
AmigaDE integration
AmigaDE hosted directly in the AmigaOS
Full access to all content experience and development
Personal Java
SHEEP scripting language
Audio System - PPC native
Retargetable Audio system (RTA)
AHI/CAMD drivers for EMU10K1 PCI cards
Multiple Audio Contexts
Advanced MIDI support
USB - PPC native
USB2.0 OHCP stack
System device drivers - mouse, keyboard, hub
Amiga Device retargeting - PPC native
Amiga.devices reimplemented as retargetable, removing the requirement for old Amiga hardware to be present

Besides these, it is well known that versions of Photogenics and
Wildfire for DE were started ages ago.

There's a _lot_ of work being done, and remember that OS modules have to
work 100%, which means endless testing.

Regards



Don Cox
doncox@enterprise.net

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