16.Jul.2023
Eldee Stephens (E-Mail)
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AmigaOS 4: Guide for new A1222 users
In the course of the press release about the start of production of the A1222+ motherboards (amiga-news.de reported), A-EON also gave Eldee Stephens permission to make his guide for potential A1222 users public.
As he tells us, a lot of work went into the creation of this guide. Stephens has been a tester of the A1222 since the beginning and has regularly tested it with dozens of apps and games since 2015 to find out what works and what doesn't, what needs to be adjusted, etc. The compatibility lists for applications or games in this guide are the result of extensive testing.
In addition, he has done extensive benchmarking tests with file systems and various HW components over time. The guide is a simple HTML-based collection of pages that guides new and potential users through the A1222 experience - from setting up the system to finding tools and games that work well. He further explains, "Hopefully it will help people avoid pitfalls and determine if the A1222 is a good machine for them or not. I wanted to level-set expectations so people know the reality of the system."
Asked if he had come across anything remarkable in his numerous tests, Stephens said: "The only surprising thing to me was just how fast SPE-native software was. Games built to support the P1022 absolutely blow away the SAM460, although there are very few of them at the moment."
Due to software changes, the guide is constantly being updated, but is mostly complete. (dr)
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