31.Oct.2014
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AROS: Icaros Desktop 2.0
After 18 months of development, version 2.0 of the AROS/x86-distribution Icaros Desktop has been released which includes major changes. In particular, the distribution (just like its previous "work-in-progress"-versions) is based on backports provided by Krzysztof 'Deadwood' Śmiechowicz. His ABIv0-on-trunk includes changes for the application binary interface ABIv0 which is used unter AROS/x86 so far and which were initially implmented for the forthcoming ABI-version 1.
The appereance has also changed because Icaros Desktop now uses DirectoryOpus 5 Magellan as user-interface (screenshot). Additionally the 68k-environment for Amiga games and applications has been polsihed and the faster TLSF memory management has been integrated. ZuneView, PictureAlbum and ScalOS (screenshot) have been added as new applications.
DirectoryOpus was pre-configured to make it a "reliable, usable and enjoyable replacement for Wanderer". ADF and ISO files now can be mounted and unmounted with ease via context menu or DiskImage GUI (screenshot). Regarding the 68k-emulation (screenshot) it is now possible to "run AmigaOS 3.X and AROS M68K concurrently". Applications have been updated e.g. LunaPaint (screenshot).
As usual Icaros Desktop is available in two versions: The executable Live!-package which includes a DVD-ISO-file for a native installation and a virtual machine for QEMU under Windows as well as the Light-version which only includes the most important files but fits on a CD-ROM or a 1-GB-USB-stick.
Paolo Besser was not only supported by Krzysztof Śmiechowicz who backported and updated the browser, bit also by Neil Cafferkey, who fixed several bugs in AROS, Oliver Brunner, who updated Janus-UAE, and Szilárd Biró, who ported DirectoryOpus 5 Magellan to AROS and helped to developed it further, as well as by 'Magorium' and other beta testers.
(snx) (Translation: dr)
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