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AmigaOS 4.0 Status Update - 9th September

As shown at the French Amiga show this week-end, here is the status update of the AmigaOS4 project.

  • exec will be finished this week.
  • ramlib is done
  • dos is done
  • intuition is 95% done. The new sys-i class still needs to be added. Work scheduled for completion end of the month. The prefs program is done at 80%
  • graphics is done
  • layers is done
  • utility is done
  • iffparse is done
  • cia.ressource
  • audio.device
  • timer.device done at 99%
  • keyboard.device done at 99% (a few lines of ASM code left)
  • input.device done
  • keymap.library done
  • lowlevel.library done
  • utility.library done
  • clip handler

This is the very first release of the cliphandler, i.e. the CONCLIP: device, that provides clipboard support on the level of the dos stream I/O. It also provides a simple library for applications that cannot call the dos.library directly.

  • queue handler done
  • shell, features added, bugs fixed
  • cdfs is done
  • FFS2 is done. Plugin feature added allowing (plugins can be added to some partitions for encryption, caching, mirroring....) i.e. you can write a plugin that allows you to encrypt automatically all files copied into a partition.
  • AmiDock is done. One of the so many features are the Dockies. These are plugins that allow the user to add active content into the dock like a running clock or a lens that displays the area under the mouse pointer, or ... whatever you want ! Who will write a demo in a Docky ? :-)
  • GhostScript is added. It allows to create/display PostScript or PDF. Also a port of xPDF will be added.
  • USB stack (with Subway/Highway/Thyclacine support)
  • Soundblaster Live drivers!
  • MUI
  • Ibrowse 2.3
  • PPC native datatypes
  • Reaction (95% finished)
  • MediaToolbox
  • PartitionWizard
  • ft2.manager, diskfont.library. You'll now be able to open all sort of font formats...

Items still outstanding for OS 4:

  • SCSI driver
  • Remaining Intuition/Reaction work (5%)
  • Roadshow GUI completion
  • 2D driver completion (5% remaining)
  • 68K emulation integration
  • AmigaInput (nearly done)

Best regards,

Ben Hermans
Managing partner Hyperion Entertainment

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