Registering MorphOS is not very cheap though, but still a much cheaper option than running OS4.
MorphOS looks the better choice if you want a PowerPC-based Amiga-like system, preferably on a compatible old Mac. The MorphOS version of UAE lacks JIT, so won't be the fastest emulated Amiga, although is fine for many old games.Īt the moment, OS4 only runs on extremely overpriced and underpowered hardware. MorphOS uses transparent 68k emulation using JIT compilation (more efficiently than UAE), but this doesn't work for software which uses the original Amiga chipset. There is currently a bounty proposed to bring JIT-compilation to PowerPC UAE, for both OS4 and MorphOS (and Linux on PPC), however this doesn't seem to have gotten very far yet. WHDLoad works on real Amiga hardware as well as UAE (including MorphOS UAE).Īlso, UAE only has JIT-compilation on x86 processors (regular PCs), so it's a lot slower on PowerPC. For the free UAE, you'll either need to obtain Amiga ROM files (which are still under copyright, hence illegal to download), or try out the free ROM replacement based on AROS (a version of this is included with WinUAE and some other UAE variants).įor old games, WHDLoad can also speed up loading times by removing the need for floppy disks (real or emulated), though this also costs money for unrestricted use. Cloanto provide a commercial package called Amiga Forever which includes WinUAE, licensed ROM files and most models of Amiga ready to emulate out-of-the-box. WinUAE for Microsoft Windows is, unfortunately, far superior to other versions. If you just want to try classic 68k Amiga software and games on modern hardware, check out the variants of UAE. There are also plenty of native MorphOS ports of Amiga software. It also runs other PowerPC Amiga software (WarpOS and PowerUP were already mentioned). MorphOS has OS4Emu which can run some (but not all) PowerPC AmigaOS4 software.
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