MorphOS
MorphOS is an AmigaOS-like operating system designed for Power and PowerPC based computers. The core, based on the Quark microkernel, is proprietary; however, several libraries and other parts are open source, such as the Ambient desktop.
Key facts
- OS.name
- MorphOS
- OS.logo
- Spbu479.png
- OS.logo size
- 120px
- OS.screenshot
- MorphOS 3.18 screenshot.jpg
- OS.caption
- MorphOS 3.18 showing the Ambient desktop
- OS.developer
- The MorphOS Development Team
- OS.family
- AmigaOS-like
- OS.source model
- Closed source (with open source components)
- OS.released
- 0.1 /
- OS.latest release version
- 3.19
- OS.language
- 19 languages
- OS.kernel type
- Micro/pico
- OS.programmed in
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Characteristics and versions
- Software
- Components
- ABox
- Other
- Ambient
- Features
- Desktop icons
- Development status
- Supported hardware
- Amiga
- Apple
- Genesi/bPlan GmbH
- ACube
- A-Eon Technology
- Version history
- Release history of 0.x/1.x series
- Release history of 2.x/3.x series
- See also
- References
- External links
MorphOS is an AmigaOS-like operating system designed for Power and PowerPC based computers. The core, based on the Quark microkernel, is proprietary; however, several libraries and other parts are open source, such as the Ambient desktop.
The project began in 1999. It was produced for the Pegasos computer, as well as PowerUP accelerator equipped Amiga computers, and a series of Freescale development boards that use the Genesi firmware, including the Efika and mobileGT. Since then, MorphOS has been ported to Apple's Mac mini, eMac, Power Mac G4 and limited support for Power Mac G5. It is binary compatible with software written for Motorola 68k-based Amiga computers.