Directory of MorphOS Resources

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MorphOS is a microkernel-based operating system (OS) for the Pegasos hardware platform. It runs on PowerPC processors by Freescale and IBM. It supports original AmigaOS MC680x0 programs by proprietary task-based emulation, and most newer, PPC/AmigaOS programs by API wrappers. It is API-compatible with AmigaOS 3.1, but has many enhancements to make it more modern, such as a GUI based on the Magic User Interface. Source code licensing is mixed, proprietary and open source: the OS kernel is proprietary, but several other parts are open source: libraries, desktop interfaces (including the default GUI, Ambient). Development is by a core team, and contributors.

Subcategories

• Processors

Resources in This Category

• Ambient Open Source Team

  http://morphosambient.sourceforge.net/
  Home for MorphOS native desktop; handles program icons, directory navigation, program launching, file handling, and other system management.

• MorphOS

  http://www.morphos-team.net/
  Information on 3D graphics cards and programming APIs, free version of MorphOS for Commodore A1200, A3000, A4000 with PowerPC accelerator cards, MorphOS support registration, news. MorphOS Development Team.

• MorphOS Files

  http://www.morphos-files.net/
  A moderated repository of software for this operating system. All files are hosted locally to avoid broken links.

• MorphOS Software

  http://morphos.lukysoft.cz/
  A collaborative software archive for this operating system. Registered users can add new applications to the list and an RSS feed is provided.

• MorphOS: The Lightning OS

  http://www.osnews.com/story/15209/
  Includes introduction, with forum comments. Enlarged version is on author website. OSNews.

• MorphZone

  http://www.morphzone.org/modules/news/
  MorphOS portal: community and support, with news, fora, tutorials, quick help, downloads, bounties, links.

• Pegasos and MorphOS Area

  http://www.webalice.it/fulvio.peruggi/public/Pegasos&MorphOS/
  Articles, documents, and programs on Pegasos computers and MorphOS; includes enlarged version of 'MorphOS, The Lightning OS', an introduction. Fulvio Peruggi.

• Wikipedia: MorphOS

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MorphOS
  Encyclopedia article, with links to many related topics.

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• Home > Computers > Software > Operating Systems > Open Source
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