Martin N
Running MorphOS v2.6 (Nov 2010) on Mac Mini, Moderator of
MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups
@Martin N,
Are you thinking of getting a G5 PowerMac because of the possibility
that it will be able to run MorphOS in the future? I know that was
one of the main reasons for me when looking to purchase my Dual 2.7GHz
G5 PowerMac, but I also wanted it to run Final Cut Pro Studio to do
some video editing. It sits next to my old Amiga A4000 Power Tower w/
CyberStorm 233Mhz PPC & NewTek Video Toaster/Flyer system inside and
my A2000 w/GVP TekMagic 68060 accelerator and V-Lab Motion video
editing system. Amiga's were the first great Video Editing
computers. Too bad the management at Commodore didn't know how to
market them and ran the company into the ground.
It is likely to be a long wait before MorphOS3.x that contains support
for the G5 PowerMacs. I am guessing at least 6 to 12 months and maybe
as long as 18 to 24 months. If you wait until it is released, the
prices of G5 PowerMac's will have continued to drop and you might be
able to find one for only $150 to $250. They should make for great
systems to run MorphOS on, as MorphOS2.7 already flies on my 1.42GHz
G4 PowerMac and 1.5GHz MacMini. All we need now is more native
MorphOS software, so I am teaching myself to program and will begin
writing programs just for MorphOS in the near future.
I also notice from your signature that you are running MorphOS2.6 on
your MacMini. Why haven't you installed the free upgrade to 2.7? It
is really great that all the upgrades from 2.0 to 2.7 and soon to 3.0
have been free to registered users. I have read that they are going
to lower the price for MorphOS registration for all models except the
G4 PowerBooks, but don't know when, or by how much.
Regards,
AmigaDave
Running MorphOS2.7 registered on my 1.42GHz G4 MDD PowerMac, 1.5GHz G4
MacMini, & Efika 5200b, plus MorphOS3.0 beta on both my 15" & 17"
1.67GHz G4 PowerBooks, with a Dual 2.7GHz G5 PowerMac running MacOSX
10.5.8 & Ubuntu PPC 10.10 waiting for support on MorphOS3.x.
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