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Exec Second Generation (Exec SG)
Exec is the kernel of the AmigaOS and is currently written in 68K assembly.
Exec is being re-written in C and new functionality will be introduced to allow the deployment of OS 4.x on any suitable PPC hardware.
The following features are planned:
- Hardware abstraction layer
- Virtual memory
- New library interface
- Resource tracking and management
- Optional memory protection
- WarpOS backwards compatibility
68K Just in Time emulation
PPC native TCP/IP stack
- - implemented as a single shared library
- - compatible with the Amiga standard "bsdsocket" API, as defined by the AmiTCP product
- - enhanced API for more control over the inner workings and configuration
- - built-in DHCP client (e.g. for cable modems)
- - Internet Superserver (inetd)
- - IP filtering and networking address translation
- - drivers for asynchronous PPP (dial-up networking) and PPP over Ethernet (for ADSL and cable modems)
- - AmiSSL V2.0
PPC native filesystem (FFS2)
FFS2 is a fully backwards compatible re-implementation in C of the Fast File System. It supports media > 4 GByte, and a new variant of the file/directory name storage format which allows for long file names (up to 108 characters).
Recovery and Salvage tools
Comprehensive suite of salvage and recovery tools including Salvage, Undelete, Unformat, Repair, RDBSalv, ReOrg/Defrag, Check Integrity etc.
PPC native RTG system
The PPC native RTG system (based on Picasso 96 V3) allows for the use of modern graphics cards on the Amiga.
Drivers for all current Zorro II/III cards as well as drivers for the Permedia 2/3, Voodoo 3, Matrox G450/G550 and ATI Radeon are planned.
An arithmetically optimised PPC native version of layers.library is also planned.
Warp3D
New version of Warp3D, the powerful yet low-level 3D API which is both available on the classic Amiga and intent/Amiga DE and which allows developers to rapidly migrate 3D content between both platforms.
Drivers for Permedia 2/3, Voodoo 3, Matrox G450/G550 and ATI Radeon are planned.
OpenGL 1.3 support (Mesa 4.0)
OpenGL is a cross-platform (Mac, Linux, Windows, AmigaDE etc.) high-level 3D API originally developed by Silicon Graphics.
Support for OpenGL 1.3 will be provided by porting the open source project Mesa (which now passes all SGI compliance tests) which will sit on top of Warp3D so that graphics-card functionality not currently offered by the OpenGL API may be supported nonetheless.
PPC native RTA system (AHI)
A Retargetable Audio System allows the use of plug-in soundcards (PCI or Zorro II).
AHI by Martin Blom is currently the de facto standard on the Amiga and a PPC native version will be offered with support for a wide variety of soundcards including but not limited to all current Amiga soundcards and the Soundblaster 128 and Live (EMU10K1) cards.
PPC native Intuition and Reaction
Reaction is the BOOPSI based GUI system for the Amiga, introduced in OS 3.5 and extended in OS 3.9.
Existing ROM classes will be enhanced or even rewritten for a betterand more consistent look. The requester handling will be improvedas well as the Intuition menus.
Moreover a new preferences system will allow the user to change more aspects of the GUI.
Other features:
- Drag and Drop support
- New ghosted look
Intuition will sport the following new features (more planned):
- New DrawInfo pens
- Enhanced window borders
- Resolution-adaptive system gadgets
- User-selectable styles for system glyphs and 3D frames with support for external plug-ins
- Configurable look for proportional gadgets
- New-style (3D recessed) disabled look for gadgets where applicable
- Gad-Tools enhancements (pop-up capability for cycle gadgets etc.)
- Full-user control of Workbench palette
SCSI drivers for SCRIPTS based SCSI controllers
WarpInput API (working title)
WarpInput is an API for multimedia controller devices (akin to DirectInput on Windows) which allows a programmer to provide support through one API for a wide variety of input-devices such as keyboard, mouse, joysticks (analog and digital), track-ball, Playstation controller etc.
Minimal USB stack
PPC native datatypes
New HDToolbox replacement
Support for TrueType/OpenType fonts