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.
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- Wikipedia: MorphOS Encyclopedia article, with links to many related topics.
- MorphZone MorphOS portal: community and support, with news, fora, tutorials, quick help, downloads, bounties, links.
- MorphOS 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.
- Pegasos and MorphOS Area Articles, documents, and programs on Pegasos computers and MorphOS; includes enlarged version of 'MorphOS, The Lightning OS', an introduction. Fulvio Peruggi.
- MorphOS: The Lightning OS Includes introduction, with forum comments. Enlarged version is on author website. OSNews.
- Ambient Open Source Team Home for MorphOS native desktop; handles program icons, directory navigation, program launching, file handling, and other system management.
- MorphOS Files A moderated repository of software for this operating system. All files are hosted locally to avoid broken links.
- MorphOS Software A collaborative software archive for this operating system. Registered users can add new applications to the list and an RSS feed is provided.