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tekmage Hello Dr Havemose!
tekmage Welcome back to IRC
havemose hi. I'm allan havemose. I'm in charge of development of the new Amigas GA
havemose If there are any technicla questions I can answer, please post GA
TB Ummm, should be wait for the other 40 people?
tekmage the internet is having problems today, we are going to wait a few moments for the people to return
tekmage and they are back
TB have: I'll start the questions. What advantage will QNX give us?
TB GA
tekmage if you have a question for Dr havemose, please "/msg tekmage ?"
tekmage Comunion is up first TB
havemose Several. most importantly it is a fully protected OS with processes and threads
TB tek: 10 4
havemose Also the networking capabilities are very impressive. For instance, qnx supports transparent
havemose networking. where you can move an applications from one computer to another one without any speicial programming
havemose Fully support for TCP/IP, with java enabled browser.
havemose Microkenel architecture,where all device drivers run in user space
havemose scalable from 100k rom with no disk to 100s for SMP systems networked. Powerful ...
havemose GA
Comunion Dr, when are you going to be Finshed Amiga OS 3.5 and When will Amiga NG be Available to The General Public? When are you going to Announce The Cost for Amiga NG ? Will it also have Networking as Stanard like Window's NT ? Will Netscape be Included in the SOftware that goes with it ?
Comunion GA
tekmage Que is fraggel, General_L, TB
havemose Comunion: the classic OS upgrade is scheduled for release in the first half if 99.
havemose We have not given a real schedule for the new Amigas. We will first create a "development ;system"
havemose this will be followed systems. My focus right now is on the development ;syste.
havemose Networking is standard. Browser is standard. java is standard. GA
Fraggel have: how many people will you/amiga inc hire for development ? GA
tekmage German keyboard
havemose Fraggel: outside the QNX development group I will probably initially hire under 20. More later. GA
tekmage Que is fraggel, General_L, TB, MAY_, d9090
General_L Will amiga os 5 have the same structur as older amiga os version! I mean C: libs: startup-sequnce and so on? and the same device names and so :) GA
Comunion I will after this is over
havemose general_l: we haven't made those decisions yet. QNX's layout is different but very logical, so it will likely
havemose be somewhere in between GA
MAY_ Dr, what kind ofDr, what are QNX thinking of this partnership, did they use Amigas before?
MAY_ GA
havemose may: we did a quick survey at qnx. More tna 60% of all engineers have or had amigas!
havemose They fully understand what Amiga is, was and what I want to do ! Very importnat to me. GA
tekmage Que is TB, d9090, dave
TB d9090: hello?
tekmage move on
d9090 It sounds like you'll be using a lot more of QNX than the kernal. And someone mentioned two teams as if they're already formed. Can you be a little forthcoming about what they've been doing if that's the case?
d9090 GA
babsimov its in moderated mode
havemose d9090: Some confusion here. People often use the words kernel and OS as synomyms. That is not the case.
babsimov yes
havemose We will use must of the qnx as our FOUNDATION. Amiga will add OpenGL, multimedia, user interfaces
havemose configuration and lots of the user experience stuff. GA
Dave will 5.0 be case sensitive? over
havemose Dave. Depends on file system. GA
tekmage que is dave, TB, snoopy, ktf^f451, ^moridin, General_l, fraggle, salup
TB have: With recent chip anouncments and developments, is the MMC still a good option?
TB GA
havemose TB: assuming the MMC means the "mystery" chip. Yes, but we have multiple choice of of chips.
havemose QNX works on both intel, PPC, mips, and several risk processors. So we do not have to make a choice yet
havemose and we havent.
havemose GA
sN00Py ok are you sure being in partenership with AI is a good idea ? like are you prepared for the countless number of emails and spams on a technical level from the amiga user base? your website is ok but we need more information about QNX!
sN00Py have you seen the MMC chip yet
sN00Py do you know who it is. GA
tekmage Que is ktf^f451, ^moridin, General_l, Fraggle, salup
TB sno: Your speaking to Amiga heaf tech, you know that dont you? :)
TB head even :)
havemose snoopy: we have just announced our relation ship yesterday. Hence little informatiton yet. We will
havemose obviously provide all details through our developers program. GA
ktf^f451 sometime ago you said OpenGL will be used as graphics API. Will we have a lower level 3d API too??Will hardware bashing still be possible?GA
tekmage Que is ^moridin, General_l, Fraggle, salup, babsimov
havemose ktf: good question. OpenGL is our choice for higher level graphics programming. I haven't finished my
havemose analysis of the required functionality at a primitive-level graphics API. GA
^Moridin When will the new processor be revealed? How much will the dev program cost? GA
havemose Moridin: the "new procesoir" is not important right now, so we will not announce. Secondly it may change over time.
tekmage Que is General_l, Fraggle, salup, babsimov, riley
havemose We announced in london that we target sub $1300 for a development system. That could change slightly, since
havemose I have certain performance requirements for the graphics and audio subsystem that may prove a few huyndred
havemose dollars more expenseive . GA
fraggel oops, it's fixed
General_L Is there any ppl working on the G.U.I or any user interface? If so can u tell us something about it ? Will it be like most usualy G.U.I`s or something realy special? Will it be VERY configurabel? GA
tekmage Que is Fraggel, salup, babsimov, Riley
havemose general: we have showed some of our concept UI's previously (london and magazines) so we have
havemose people working. Currently our focus is more on the techn0ology than the exact look. GA
Fraggel have: when did QNX get in the picture ? weeks ago or month.... And about the "mystery" chip, is transmeta a good chip ? GA
tekmage Que is salup, babsimov, Riley, May_
havemose Fraggel: I don't want to answer business related issues. I've known QNX for years ... GA
tekmage Que is salup, babsimov, Riley, May_
babsimov do you know the price of Amiga NG ?
havemose babsimov: no, were are currently focused on architecture an technology. Products come later. GA
Riley Can you give a rough estimate on how many people are workimg and will work on the OS5? Some people seem to live under the impression that only the people mentioned on AInc's homepage are...Could you say something to convince these people that OS5 is really happening?
Riley ga
tekmage Que is salup, May_, fujiko, ktf^f451
babsimov no problem
havemose Riley: As mentioned previously on this session, I expect the amiga Inc developement group to grow to about
havemose 20 people over the next year. QNX is extra. GA
MAY_ One more question about user interface:Fleecy already annunced that Amiga will change the whole manifesto of computing and all the computers (incl. Amiga classic) today are ancient machines. In these conditions, we expect that Amiga changes the manifesto user interfaces too. With OS5, will we still be using windows, drawers, icons and... A MOUSE?
MAY_ GA
havemose may: the UI model that is our foundation has all the necessary architectural interfaces for supporting
havemose speach recognition, handwriting etc. Initially, I think that we will focus on windows/mouse/ke;yboard
havemose type interface, since that the environment our devlopment tools run in. GA
tekmage Que is fujiko, ktf^f451, General_L
fujiko Is sure that NG Amiga will be based on MMC? Or you're thinking about an OS that runs on more than one cpu? If so, will we have os5 on classic ppc amiga? if not, h&p will port os3.5 to ppc?ga
havemose fujiko: our foundation os runs on intel, ppc, mips and several other risk processors. MMC is just another.
havemose currently we're working on architecture and ijplementaiton of the development system. What products eventually
havemose will be released is to early to answer. GA
tekmage Que is ktf^f451, General_L, TB, tekmage, d9090
ktf^f451 will the UI be built upon Photon library???GA
havemose ktf: we will use elements of photon. GA
tekmage que is General_L, TB, tekmage, d9090, nutmutt
havemose ktf: followup. wE will NOT use the look and feel of photon ! GA
General_L Will Amiga Os include some kind of emulator so other bins then just AmigaOS bins can be runned with out a special emulator? IF so wich os`s will be emulated? GA
havemose genrral: we are working on an "amiga on a PCI card". We plan to use that for the development system.
havemose We are investigating an emulatin option as well, even though I personally think that the AmigaPCI should
havemose be sufficient. GA
TB Does OS5Dev/OS5/AmigaNG in general have code names? If so, what are they :)
TB GA
havemose TB; we haven't done that yet :) I guess we need to sample names of wives, dogs and kids :) GA
TB :)
tekmage Since the QNX OS will run on PPC hardware, would Amiga Inc have a problem with someone porting OS5 to powerup
tekmage GA
havemose tekmage: I don't know the answer to that. Since there is source code involved, there are lawyers involved. GA
tekmage Que is d9090, nutmutt, zed, May_, toshka, trekkie
d9090 Is 4Q(Nov)99 still anything like a possible NG release date? Given QNX's wide HW/CPU support, is it possible that OS5 will be initially released on multiple platforms? GA
havemose d9090: release one is strictly a developers system on Intel. Since we haven't spec'ed every detail
havemose a real schedule does not exist right now. Suffice to say, tha QNX saved me man-years of work. GA
NutMutt Dr Havemouse: Will some, if not all, of the Amiga-native functions be imbeded into the new OS? ie.,Draging of entire screens and the like... And... Do you have anything new to accounce regarding OS3.5? GA
tekmage Que zed, May_, toshka, trekkie, petah
havemose nutmutt: as much as possible. some of that will be restricted by the capabilities of the chipsets.
tekmage Que is CLOSED
havemose Most people don't understand that screens etc. are effects enabled by the custem chips. GA
stelm2 lucky you
zEd Do you intend to use the X Window System, as QNX seems to support it now? GA
havemose zed: no. GA
MAY_ Have you spoken to Sassenrath about including rebol in OS5 (and OS3.5)? Will he give active support to these Osses? GA
tekmage Final Que is toshka, trekkie, petah, stelm2
havemose may: as a matter of fact i have ! Carl and I know each other for many years now. At the amiga show
wiz if havemose want to stay will you give him more time?
TB BTW: Carl has stated he will support anything Amiga Inc Releases.
havemose in Sacramento a few months ago, he committed to AmigaOS 5. GA
toshka what 3d api will be used,what about price for os-pc version is very expensive afaik...? what about migration program for
toshka developer,what compiler wiill be official? GA
wiz great, thanks
havemose toshka: maybe we could get everyone to read previous answers before posting. OpenGL for 3D graphics.
havemose Development system cost estimated to be $1300. Compiler I cannot annouce yet. GA
trekkie Have: What is Photon ?
tekmage Final que is petah, stelm2
havemose trekkie: Photon is QNX's UI engine. As previously posted, we will use the engine, but not it's Look and feel. GA
Petah This "QNX" company is your new "OS partner", but what exactly is an "OS partner"? What parts of the QNX OS do you find interesting? What parts of Classic AmigaOS can we expect to show up in AOS 5? Eh, ARexx? :) GA
havemose Petah: qnx will provide kernel, file system, device drivers etc. Amiga will provide ui, graphics, 3d, multimedia,
havemose video etc. GA
Stelm2 does Qnx provide support for writing device drivers that can run on various platforms and CPUs (source compatible)?
Stelm2 GA.
havemose stelm2: qnx device drivers are simple to write. They are like any other user-space process. Can stopped and started while the system is running.
havemose The qnx architecute already supports multiple architecures and platforms. GA
tekmage Havemose, can you say for a few more questions or do you need to get back to the show?
TB Lost: ask
havemose tekimage: i have a bit more time. This is more fun than meetings. GA
tekmage hehehe
tekmage ok go lostman
lostman Have: How aboutt language support for non-roman characters (like chinese)?
tekmage Que is open, Wiz thank you
havemose lostman: full unicode support. Last night we showed the same application running in german, english and japanese. In excess of 30 languages. GA
jOule basic question: What will be the business concept/'slogan' of the new Amiga? (no precise answer required)
TB have: good to hear :)
tekmage Que is trekkie, fujiko, ktf^f451, snoopy, riley, dave
havemose joule: I don't really know of "slogan". We'll let the marketroids loose later. GA
TB have: Is it true Jeff is a slave driver? :)
havemose tb: :) no. GA
trekkie do you know what does microsoft think about the amiga now?
havemose trekkie: I have no idea. And I really don't care. GA
trekkie =)
tekmage que is fujiko, ktf^f451, snoopy, riley, dave, toshka
fujiko Realtime OS means that now my multitrack audio/midi project will not loose sync?!?
havemose fujiko: Exactly. We can do a context switch will full context save/restore in less than 1 micro second.
havemose This allows us and you to use the OS to synchronize video and audio. GA
ktf^f451 since the writer of glowicons works for SGI too, does this imply any further implication between SGI and Amiga?GA
havemose ktf: no. GA
tekmage que is snoopy, riley, dave, toshka, d9090
sN00Py what functionality did you show in your demo last night of QNX-OS?
sN00Py ga
havemose snoopy: we moved an application from one computer to another live. It was running on PC1 and at the press of a button,
havemose i began running on a second system.
havemose We played doom running with 1/2 of doom on one PC and the other half on the other PC> This was
havemose doom on QNX, not Windows. Showed the multiple languages. Booted the entire OS with internet support,
havemose browser, word processor and an animation off a 1.4 MB floppy. GA
Riley will the unicode support be realized in the same way as the Classic Amiga, ie. no need for separate versions of the OS, but just different localization files? ga
tekmage que is dave, toshka, d9090, snoopy
havemose Riley: yes. The unicode uses utf8 encodeing, so that strcpy etc work just fine. The rest currently uses
havemose "resources" embedded in the executable. A little bit differnt from Amiga, but we havenb't decided on all
havemose the details.. gA
Dave will the filesystem be case sensitive?
Dave how would a task allocate some memory?
Dave over
tekmage que is toshka, d9090, snoopy, babsimov
havemose Dave: If i remember correctly,tthe standard qnx file system is case sensitive. We can alway make a case insentive one
havemose if we feel like it. GA
toshka what about gnu c++ support ?what do you think about current amiga h/w developers role in a future market?will you implement
toshka virual memory (swapping) GA
tekmage que is snoopy, babsimov
havemose toshka: we have full VM. Gnu tools already work on QNX, so little work should be needed. GA
sN00Py did your qnx demo bring up the formidable BLUE screen like when gates previewed '98 ;) haha
sN00Py do you know how many watches petro has sold?
sN00Py ga
tekmage que is babsimov, TB
havemose snoopy: no blue screen. We did have networking card die on us. GA
babsimov QNX is a mutliplatform os, but how many compagnies support it (for graphics board, sounds board, printer etc...) ? Can we expect more support from other compagnie ? GA
havemose sh\noopy: re networking. the os recoved and just continued to run without the networking capability fully functional !!! GA
TB Will OS5 have some new technology, or just use existing? When I mean new technology, I refer to the mind blowing stuff Amiga 1st had.
havemose babsimov: qnx is mostly in embedde applications. They are in cisco routers, IBM's pervasive computing initiative,
TB oops. Didnt see the GA, Sorry.
havemose nucelear powerplants, the space shuttle, etc. Stuff that cannot crash ! Very impressive customer based.
havemose TB: We will introduce new UI technologies which combined with the new OS and networking will put the
havemose Amiga back in the lead again. GA
tekmage que is T-tam, Petah, fujiko, toshka, Dracvl
T-tam 1) Are we going to use the amiga dir structure or the one on the QNX demo (unix style). 2) Are we going to use Photon GUI, or a new amiga GUI? GA
havemose t-tam: 1) as previously explained, we haven't decided that yet. We will use the Photon technology but not the look and feel of photon. GA
Petah This demo you've mentioned several times, was this running on a QNX system or some "alpha OS5 platform"? Have you begun OS5 development yet? And what about OS5 ARexx? (One more question)
havemose petah: the demo was run on a stock PII 233 and PII 250. It booted directly into QNX on both systems. As a matter
Petah The Amiga 1000 only requires 256K of RAM to boot; later Amiga models are equipped with 2M of RAM. What minimum requirements will OS5 display? Still considered a "tight, small and efficient OS"? GA
havemose of fact, the scecond system booted over the network from the first system. GA
tekmage que is fujiko, toshka, Dracvl, Nianfur, francis
fujiko just asked, sorry ga
TB Have: Did you see the 2nd set of the question?
havemose tb: I did but forgot to answer. Here it comes ...
havemose The sysem can boot from a 100k rom without disks. It can boot using a bootrom plus a HD, every config is posisble.
havemose Graphics memory has no limitations,other than to do 1208x1024 in 24bits with double buffering you will need 4 to 8 MB. GA
toshka what about audio standart? will your gl implementation work over net?when will we see os docs on site(like ones for current
toshka qnx ) GA
tekmage Que is Dracvl, Nianfur, francis, t-tam
havemose toshka: we still have work to do on Audio. The OS already transparently can use the sound resource in any system on the
Cefalalgi do not give me your question just a "?" I'll put you in the que
havemose network (we showed this with the doom demo last night). I cannot be more specific at this point. GA
Dracvl Just a comment - please don't make the new filesystem case sensitive. It's not very user friendly. Also, will you outsource other parts of the OS, or try to keep most of the development in "in-house"? (I know Amigas original FS was outsourced) And what about X-like server functionality?
Dracvl GA
tekmage Que is Nianfur, francis, t-tam, cefalalgi, toshka
havemose Dracvl: I know about the sensitivity of "case insensitive" file systems. We're considering. I'm not sure I
havemose understand what you mean x-server functionanlity. GA
Nianfur Q/ With the given name of The Next Genetaion Amiga, What exactly is left of the Classic Amigas in this system, Or is the use of the Amiga Trade Mark a marketing ploy to gain an instant user base. GA
tekmage que is francis, t-tam, cefalalgi, toshka
havemose Nianfur: Personally I truly believe that we have to revisit every design decision that went into
havemose the amiga in the 80s and 90s in order to build a truly revolutionary system again. T
havemose That is what I have done. That will mean that much of what was elegant and high performance in the 80s
havemose isnt capable of doing what we need to do today. Lots will have to go. But I believe that we
havemose can keep the spirit of elegance and power very much alive. Rememer, I did run the Amiga OS group from
havemose OS 2.1 all the way to the end. I understand what makes an amiga and amiga !. GA
tekmage Que is t-tam, cefalalgi, toshka, lostman
francis The IPC of QNX is only synchronous? If so, since AmigaOS is asynchronous also, isn't this a step behind? GA
havemose francis: I don't know the answer to your question. Dracvl followup:
havemose You can control any system over the network. This even includes "taking over" their mouse and screen. GA
T-tam How much have the estimated timelines (4Q99) slipped because of the change in OS partner? And is fleecy in Koln and going to speak? GA
tekmage Que is cefalalgi, toshka, lostman, Dracvl, toffel, stelm2
havemose t-tam: you are persistent! I don't want to give more details on time frame. Fleecy is back in the US,
havemose we had a last minute problems with his visa, and we didn't want to risk him getting stuck in germany. GA
Cefalalgi What stuff are you planing to add to QNX from the amiga? for example locale support, arexx...
havemose Cefal: Amiga inc will focus on UI, look and feel, 3D grahics, multimedia, MPEG, Cable interfaces, etc. GA
tekmage que is toshka, lostman, Dracvl, toffel, stelm2, TB
toshka gl has many restrictions - will you add your extentions?+it basically doesn't support gui/windows(you need a lib for that) how
toshka will yo handle that? what standart will you use to work with video processing h/w?
toshka will all resources be shared over _tcp/ip_ network? GA
havemose toshka: good point. That is exactly why Amiga needs to do the UI and OpenGL. The interfacing with
havemose the window manager is important, and needs to be done by us. GA
lostman Have: its been said in the past that the new system will address the issues of HDTV. Can anything more be said on this at this time? Do you see the new machine being strong in future video applications?
lostman GA
tekmage Que is Dracvl, toffel, stelm2, TB
Dracvl Havemose already answered my question about X-server functionality. Thanks for choosing QNX, I think this is the best news to reach the Amiga community in a long, long time. (and tekmage, it's called a queue ;)
havemose lostman: Several of the chips we're considering fully support HDTV resolutions. In addition, we have the
Dracvl GA
havemose rendering bandwith to "feed it" at resonable refresh rates. I fully expect the Amiga architecture
havemose be a strong player over the next few years. gA
tekmage queue is toffel, stelm2, TB, t-tam
TB Sorry for the mix up, my display is corrupting.
Toffel Hi! Perhaps this has already been asked (in that case: sorry)... will we see developer *books* when the Developer Amiga or Amiga-II will be released (like the RKMs)? GA
havemose Let's take questions for another 5 minutes. I'll be back later during the show .. GA
tekmage The queue is closed
tekmage queue is stelm2, TB, t-tam, jalovick, toshka
havemose Toffel: We will release developers manuals when we have all the info ready. GA
Stelm2 Is the OS partner is QNX, but is the kernal to be used QNX or QNX-Neutrino? GA
havemose Stelms2: Neutrino. GA
TB Will OS5 support clustering, and has any of the old C= team contacted Amiga Inc to wish the best?
x-Fede if there is time
havemose tb: the os supports transparent networking with full 128 bit addresses. Clustering means differnt
havemose things in different OS's, but we can build both flat and hirical networks. I've staed in touch with
havemose many of my former collegues; a few may join the new team. Fundamentally, I don't mind building
havemose an entirely new staff since we need "new thoughs" from the team. But time will tell who joins. GA
TB Good to hear.
T-tam (sorry to keep pestering) What did QNX think about the ICOA Programming Model?
T-tam GA
tekmage queue is jalovick, toshka
havemose t-tam. I don't understad. What ICOA programming model ? GA
TB ttam: Explain quick :)
T-tam The one I spent 2 months working on :) Fleecy said you were showing QNX a few weeks ago
T-tam GA
havemose t-tam: qnx has a message based programming paradigm very much inspired by Amiga. That will stay that way.
havemose The amiga modules will naturally match the QNX programming models, even though we have different view on C vs C++. GA
jalovick From what I remember of QNX, its based around a Minix kernel, and is posix compliant. Keeping this in mind, will the new OS support open standards (apart from X, which I think was mentioned). Are there going to be package standards like rpm.
jalovick How Open will the system be ? GA
havemose jalovick. qnx will get very offended if you told them that they were minix based !
havemose Neutrino is entirely QNX. We will be standards based as much as possible. GA
TB Last Question
toshka will there be development enviroment hosted on current amiga machines and targeted to new os/machines?will you support MPI? GA
havemose toshka: no. We will do all developement for OS5 on our new development system. GA
TB Have: Thanks alot for speaking, really cleared some things up. :)
havemose Everyone: Thank you very much for your interest. I'll be back later in the day and tomorrow to answer more questions.
tekmage Thank you VERY much for your time, and good luck on the new system! :)
TB Have: Get thinking about those code names ;)
havemose I truly believe that the Amiga will be back in the lead in the veyr near future. Hang in there and help
havemose us make the move to the next generation, Thanks ... Allan
TB Ok people. We're going unmoderated to give us a rest for a while :)
tekmage need rest
Toffel interesting stuff :))
^Moridin Next Speaker?


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