January 2025

MorphOS 3.19 and other things

Well, that was a long pause! Almost 5 years since I’ve said anything about the Amiga community. Well, in that time, I’ve purchased a PowerMac G5 1.6Ghz machine and have been happily running MorphOS3.18 on it. I just found out that 3.19 was release with a load of changes: –> here <– Which I hope to install soon.

I did find out some information about compiling debian linux kernels that support KVM CPU virtualization for G4 (maybe even G3) and G5, which I hope to dig up again and share soon. It was a year ago.

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Retro Games Arcade console

 In the post xmas sales rush here in Australia, one deal that got my attention was from Jaycar, who was offering the Retro Arcade Game console for $50 on clearance! Since it is normally $250, I thought it worth picking one up and quickly checking it out!

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Overland Train trip to Melbourne

Welcome to my first blog post of 2025. I hope you and your family had a great Xmas and new year period and got some much needed rest and relaxation.

I had planned that also, but it didn't quite turn out the way I had hoped...but it started out well enough, with a planned train trip just after Xmas 2024 to Melbourne on the Overland train to see family.

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