It has many advantages compared to 3.1 and still low hardware requirements, like AHI, USB-Support (Poseidon), Theming, Network stack and much more For a long time Aros 68k was used by a few people then Vampire/Apollo became reality and Aros offers many advantages here.

When Aros was ported to 68k Toni Wilen did a great job to develop kickstart replacements that are now part of Aros. You can use your amiga USB hardware with the device driver delivered by your vendor. same for libraries, mui classes, device drivers, things like that. So from software point of view you simply run your amiga 68k software on aros. The compatibility may not be perfect or complete in just every area, but this is the goal. Aros m68k OS build is mostly compatible with the apps from the range of 68k amiga operating systems, kickstarts or workbenches, from 1.x to 3.x. Native AROS 68k software does not work on any classic amiga(TM) OS, but Classic Amiga(TM) apps will work with AROS m68k OS. A working, binary compatible version of AROS on real Amiga's is pretty much the holy grail for determining how compatible AROS is with AmigaOS (TM).

It is actually designed for 68k from the beginning. You use as much of AROS as you require.ĪROS sources have always been more or less M68K binary compatible (even all library sources have complete 68k register parameters defined and most public structures are 1:1 identical). AROS rom can be used together with the rest of AROS to replace any commercial rom + workbench combination like high end Amigas. The AROS kernel rom can be used with the existing OS1.3, OS2.0, OS2.05, OS3.0 or OS3.1 to varying degrees of success - certain hardware will be supported but others will still be a work in progress. potential for CD-Rom boot, USB boot, potential replacements for all outdated OS parts, standards for drivers, standards for RTG, standards for PCI access.

AROS could be the life line for Amiga68K as future kickstart/wb upgrades, i.e. System friendly 68K AmigaOS (AOS) binaries will run out of the box on Aros 68k on 68k amiga based hardware. Google translation German, French, Italian, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Russian, Polish, Japanese, Korean,ĪROS is a choice/option of an open source, portable AmigaOS(TM) OS3.1. 4.2.2.1 Subway USB Controller for the Amiga 1200 Clockport.

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