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From:neil
Date:21 Sep 2001 at 00:47:56
Subject:[amigactive] Re: Will AmigaOS 4.0 ever run on ...

On Thursday September 20 2001, Nuno Berneaud said to Daniel Sutcliffe:

NB> Well,I understand all that,but why can't the OS function in my (and
NB> other similar) PPC setup? What are the reasons,specifically? Was it
NB> impossible or detrimental to make it work?

The CS & Blizzard PPC board are nothing like a 'normal' computer design.
Unless you have a good HAL, it's difficult to run a pure OS on them.

NB> It's like buying the real Focus and then being told that there is no
NB> compatible gas...

Of course, but then the Focus doesn't run on gas.



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