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    rlitt01
    Posts: 43 from 2015/7/25
    From: Washington D.C.
    Hey all. I'm a new user to the Amiga ecosystem and aspiring C/C++ programmer. I was intrigued with the superior memory management of MorphOS. After, seeing some videos on youtube. The ability to run on "cheaper" hardware. Getting a Powerbook to install MorphOS was a no brainier. So, right now I'm waiting on my hardware to arrive to try out my first Amiga-like os. I'm very impressed with MorphOS and look to become an immediate registered user. I have a 11,2 Powermac that I use with gentoo and became a instant fan of the PowerPC architect. I hope to be one of the new users to make a comprehensive review of 3.9.
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.3GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powerbook G4 PowerBook5,8 1.6GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.0GHz Registered MorphOS
    Icaros Desktop 3.0GHz
  • »27.07.15 - 14:29
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    ThePlayer
    Posts: 1069 from 2003/3/24
    From: Hamburg/Germany
    Welcome on board!
    PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 running UWQHD Resolution
  • »27.07.15 - 15:30
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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    > I was intrigued with the superior memory management of MorphOS.

    https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=10316&forum=9&start=2

    ;-)
  • »27.07.15 - 16:54
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  • Cocoon
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    rlitt01
    Posts: 43 from 2015/7/25
    From: Washington D.C.
    Quote:

    Andreas_Wolf wrote:
    > I was intrigued with the superior memory management of MorphOS.

    https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=10316&forum=9&start=2

    ;-)


    Is this still a problem?




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    The RAM disk. This is a fetish of all Amiga users. By using the RAM disk as a temporary hard drive you can use it to test new programs or unpack new files. And if you don’t want to keep it, you simply reboot and it’s gone (Amiga/MorphOS reboots fast remember). This is extremely useful and something you get use to having fast.

    To me this is awesome.
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.3GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powerbook G4 PowerBook5,8 1.6GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.0GHz Registered MorphOS
    Icaros Desktop 3.0GHz
  • »28.07.15 - 04:24
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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    >> https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=10316&forum=9&start=2

    > Is this still a problem?

    Yes, this didn't change with MorphOS 3.8 or 3.9, and it won't change until MorphOS is completely overhauled at the expense of backward compatibility.
  • »28.07.15 - 06:43
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  • Cocoon
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    rlitt01
    Posts: 43 from 2015/7/25
    From: Washington D.C.
    Thanks everyone!
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.3GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powerbook G4 PowerBook5,8 1.6GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.0GHz Registered MorphOS
    Icaros Desktop 3.0GHz
  • »29.07.15 - 17:10
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    MorphDelf
    Posts: 274 from 2004/2/20
    From: Oslo, Norway
    And here is a small guide on where to find files and stuff:

    Get files here:
    www.morphos-files.net
    www.aminet.net

    Welcome :)
  • »30.07.15 - 00:42
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
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    Jupp3
    Posts: 1193 from 2003/2/24
    From: Helsinki, Finland
    Quote:

    rlitt01 wrote:
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    Andreas_Wolf wrote:
    > I was intrigued with the superior memory management of MorphOS.

    >> modern OSes allow you to allocate virtual heap without using actual physical memory until you touch the said block

    Is this still a problem?


    I'd say it's definitely a two-edged sword. See my earlier post about it for details.

    Basically, whenever your memory allocation on linux ("with defaults") succeeds, you have no way to know, if you actually have that much memory (which is, real memory + swap) actually available for use.
  • »30.07.15 - 12:24
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  • Cocoon
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    rlitt01
    Posts: 43 from 2015/7/25
    From: Washington D.C.
    OptiBay So, I got my powerbook and already working on adding a second hardrive to it. Keeping dedicated storage for my MorphOS/Gentoo installation.
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.3GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powerbook G4 PowerBook5,8 1.6GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.0GHz Registered MorphOS
    Icaros Desktop 3.0GHz
  • »31.07.15 - 18:36
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  • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
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    Templario
    Posts: 544 from 2012/4/28
    Welcome to this fantastic OS system!
  • »01.08.15 - 19:17
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  • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
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    boot_wb
    Posts: 874 from 2007/4/9
    From: Kingston upon ...
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    rlitt01 wrote:
    OptiBay So, I got my powerbook and already working on adding a second hardrive to it. Keeping dedicated storage for my MorphOS/Gentoo installation.


    When I did this previously, I found that adding a second drive using the optical bay (which uses idemacio.device rather than ide.device) had some weird side effects, slowing down Ambient a lot using default settings.
    Reducing the task priority for idemacio.device fixed this, but there is (was) no default tool to do this at boot time.

    One of the MorphOS team (jaca iirc) made a tool to do this (settaskpriority), which i can upload to you if needed.

    Not sure if this is still an issue, as I haven't used the drivebay in a while. If it is, you'll know immediately after installing the drive ;)
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  • »02.08.15 - 12:05
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    Raf_MegaByte
    Posts: 430 from 2004/10/10
    From: Nella grande r...
    Welcome Fed Morpher from Federal District... :D
    Bill Gates "Think!", Steve Jobs: "Think different!" So... Let these guy continue blabbering thinking and enjoy computing! We are on Amiga!
  • »04.08.15 - 09:42
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  • Just looking around
    Posts: 15 from 2015/7/31
    Welcome..
  • »10.08.15 - 02:34
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  • Cocoon
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    rlitt01
    Posts: 43 from 2015/7/25
    From: Washington D.C.
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    Papiosaur wrote:
    Welcome rlitt01 to MorphOS community !

    Don't hesitate to register you on MorphOS users map :

    http://lc.cx/ZdmC

    ;-)


    How can I add myself to the usermap?
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.3GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powerbook G4 PowerBook5,8 1.6GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.0GHz Registered MorphOS
    Icaros Desktop 3.0GHz
  • »24.08.15 - 22:47
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  • Cocoon
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    rlitt01
    Posts: 43 from 2015/7/25
    From: Washington D.C.
    Just bought my licence for my powermac. Got that warm fuzzy feeling they were talking about.

    [ Edited by rlitt01 24.08.2015 - 18:12 ]
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.3GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powerbook G4 PowerBook5,8 1.6GHz Registered MorphOS
    Powermac G5(A1047) 2.0GHz Registered MorphOS
    Icaros Desktop 3.0GHz
  • »24.08.15 - 23:10
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