AROS Vision - a complex distribution

AROS Vision combines components and software from AROS platform with components and software from AmigaOS 68k platform. In many cases changes or recompile is not needed and it works by default. This makes it very flexible.

From AROS 68k it inherits a solid foundation with advanced components like datatypes (24bit), network stack, RTG, AHI, MUI (Zune), Themeing and windows can be moved out of the screen.

This is extended with replacing or adding libraries, patches, commodities, shell commands and lots of software. To make it as useable as possible the main desktops scalos and magellan are heavily configured with priority on magellan desktop. On this page I will show some of the features based on magellan, scalos can be different.

Some highlights...

AmiTube

With it you can convert and view youtube viideos

Accessing web pages

In Aros Vision you have two options to access web pages. Using AmiFox you can access modern web pages, Aweb is easier to use but also only useable for simpler webpages. But it is ok to access most amiga webpages and aminet.

CD-ROM support

You can both play Music-CDs or access CD-ROMS when you have a CD-Drive

ADF and ISO mounten

Both ADF and ISO can be mounted, either using a GUI from docking bar or by right-click on files

Playing MODs

There are many trackers and players included. One nice tool is ModExplorer, that makes it easy to play many MODs

Accessing Help Files

Using commodity "handbook" you can easily access many documentations of the included documents

Themeing

Themes can be changed or turned off

Radio Streaming

Using TuneFinder and AmigaAMP

Archive support

many archive types are included, f.e. lha and zip. In many cases these can be browsed by double-click and unpacked.

Network Stack

configurable network stack

Window moving out of visible screen

No additional patches ot commodities needed

Advanced menu

Sticky and transparent (depends on theme)

Advanced Datatypes

Datatypes with 24bit support and improved Multiview

RTG-Support

Full support of RTG integrated

Change between three desktops

You can easily change between the three desktops by opening shell and type in "magellan", "wanderer" or "scalos" and "reboot"

Shell extended

The System (C:) extended with many additional commands. Also added are additional handlers

WHDLoad

WHDLoad is preinstalled using AROS ROMS as replacement. Working for about 60%-70% of all slaves. It is still possible to use the own roms in it.

Predefined Filetypes

In both Magellan and Scalos are filetypes predefined, who define what happens after double-click on a file and which menu appear if you right-click on it. I used that exentsively, expecially in magellan desktop, to make use of the environment much more easy. This f.e. is context mentu for IFF picutres. You can convert the iff picture in lots of different formats by using mouse. Other options make no sense but are defined for files without ending like .iff so you cannot say what format is behind.

PDF-Viewer

Now you can also open and read Acrobat PDF-Files

IMP3

Play amiga mods and chat with other users

Change size of windows

Keep CTRL pressed and change it in any direction by pulling corner with mouse pointer

Update of time with time server

During boot time is automatically fetched from time server and depending on preferences in llocal