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'''AROS Research Operating System''' ('''AROS'''{{snd}} pronounced "AR-OS") is a [[free and open-source software|free and open-source]] multi media centric implementation of the [[AmigaOS|AmigaOS 3.1]] [[Application programming interface|API]]s. Designed to be portable and flexible, [[Porting|port]]s are currently available for [[x86]]-based and [[PowerPC]]-based [[Personal computer|PC]]s in [[native mode|native]] and hosted ''flavors'', with other architectures in development. AROS, in a show of full circle, was also ported to the [[m68k]]-based [[Amiga 1200]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evillabs.net/wiki/index.php/AROS_m68k-amiga|title=AROS m68k-amiga - www.evillabs.net|author=|date=|website=www.evillabs.net}}</ref> and there is also an [[ARM architecture|ARM]] port for the [[Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi series]].

== Name and identity ==

[[File:AROS Dark Kitty.png|thumb|left|AROS Kitty]]AROS originally stood for Amiga Research Operating System, but to avoid any trademark issues with the [[Amiga]] name,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nicolas Mendoza |url=http://amigann.com/?id=3309 |title=AROS drops Amiga from its name! |publisher=AmigaNN |date=May 5, 2007 |accessdateaccess-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://merlancia.us/amiga-hyperion/35-5decmcewenexhibit5show_case_doc.pdf |title=Evert Carton of Hyperion Entertainment claims AROS is "probably illegal" |format=PDF |accessdateaccess-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821193852/http://merlancia.us/amiga-hyperion/35-5decmcewenexhibit5show_case_doc.pdf |archive-date=August 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> it was changed to the [[recursive acronym]] AROS Research Operating System.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aros.org/ |title=AROS.org |publisher=AROS.org |access-date= |accessdate=September 7, 2010}}</ref>

The mascot of AROS is an anthropomorphic cat named Kitty, created by Eric Schwartz and officially adopted by the AROS Team in December 2, 2002.

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It can currently be installed on most [[IBM PC compatible]]s, and features native graphics drivers for video cards such as the [[GeForce]] range made by [[Nvidia]]. As of May 2007 USB keyboards and mice are also supported. AROS has been ported to the [[Sam440ep]] [[PowerPC]] board and a first test version for the [[Efika]] was released in 2009.

While the OS is still lacking in applications, a few have been ported, including [[Unix Amiga Emulator|E-UAE]], an emulation program that allows [[68000|68k]]-native AmigaOS applications to run. Some AROS-specific applications have also been written. AROS has [[TCP/IP]] networking support, and has available an experimental version of [[AMosaic]] web browser, for test purposes, among other Internet-related applications. The [[Poseidon (USB stack)|Poseidon]] [[USB|USB stack]] has been ported to AROS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/21548/Poseidon_USB_Stack_Bounty_Reached_Open_Source_AROS_Port |title=Poseidon USB Stack Bounty Reached: Open Source, AROS Port |publisher=Osnews.com |access-date= |accessdate=September 7, 2010}}</ref>

AROS is designed to be [[source code compatibility|source-compatible]] with [[AmigaOS]]. On [[m68k|68000]] [[Amiga]] Hardware it is also [[Binary code compatibility|binary-compatible]], so binaries already compiled for [[AmigaOS]] 3 can be run on AROS.<ref>[[Wikibooks:Aros/Platforms/68k support]]</ref> On [[IA-32|x86 32-bit]] platforms Janus-UAE,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/janus-uae/|title=Janus-UAE on SourceForge}}</ref> an enhanced [[E-UAE]], integrates Amiga emulation directly into AROS to run [[AmigaOS]] [[m68k|68000]] binaries nearly transparent to the user. Currently (as of August 2011) original [[AmigaOS]] 3 operating system files are required for the emulation.

The aim of AROS is to remain aloof of the legal and political spats that have plagued other AmigaOS implementations by being independent both of hardware and of any central control. The de facto motto of AROS, "No schedule and rocking" both lampoons the infamous words "On Schedule and Rockin" from [[Amiga, Inc.]] CEO Bill McEwen, and declares a lack of the formal deadlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiga.com/corporate/amigadepartypack.shtml|title=AmigaDE Party Pack Announcement|publisher=Amiga Inc.|date=June 11, 2001|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010619055418/http://www.amiga.com/corporate/amigadepartypack.shtml|archivedatearchive-date=June 19, 2001}}</ref>

A workable [[AmigaOS]] [[Kickstart (Amiga)|Kickstart]] clone for the [[Motorola 68000]] processor was released on March 31, 2011 as part of a [[open source bounty|programming bounty]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amiga.org/forums/printthread.php?t=55226 |work=amiga.org |title=Kickstart ROM Replacement (Phase II) Assigned |access-date=April 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206191839/http://www.amiga.org/forums/printthread.php?t=55226 |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.power2people.org/projects/profile/6 |work=power2people.org |title=Kickstart ROM Replacement (Phase II)}}</ref> The memory requirement is 2&nbsp;MB [[Amiga Chip RAM|Chip]] and 1&nbsp;MB Fast RAM. This software is a complete free open-source alternative to AmigaOS.

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=== Icaros Desktop ===

Since April 2009, the name VMWAros has been changed into "Icaros Desktop" to avoid ambiguities with any existing copyrighted [[Virtual Machine]] of any kind. Amiga 68K emulation integration, 3D acceleration for Nvidia cards and latest updates of applications can be found there.<ref name="icaros desktop">{{cite web|title=icaros desktop|url=http://www.icarosdesktop.org/|website=icaros desktop|accessdateaccess-date=14 March 2017}}</ref> The latest version of Icaros Desktop is version 2.2.7 (released 9 April, 2019).<ref name="Icaros Desktop releases">{{cite web|title=Download|url=http://vmwaros.blogspot.se/p/download.html|website=Icaros Desktop|accessdateaccess-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pearce |first=Rohan |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Icaros, the Amiga-like desktop OS for x86, hits 2.0 |url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/558813/icaros-amiga-like-desktop-os-x86-hits-2-0/ |newspaper=Computerworld.com.au |accessdateaccess-date=July 24, 2016 }}</ref>

=== Broadway ===

Broadway is a distribution of AROS started late 2009. The goal has been to provide a simple and complete introduction to what AROS has to offer. On top of that, commercial software like a media center, a cloud storage service and an appstore was added. Last version is 1.0 preview 5, released April 16, 2016.<ref name="AROS BROADWAY">{{cite web|title=AROS BROADWAY|url=http://www.aros-broadway.de/|website=www.aros-broadway.de|accessdateaccess-date=14 March 2017|language=en}}</ref>

=== AspireOS ===

AspireOS is a distribution, started in 2011, by Nikos Tomatsidis, which is focused on DELL latitude D520 and Acer Aspire One 110, 150 computers. Latest version is 2.2, codenamed "Obitus", released November 2018.<ref name="AspireOS">{{cite web|title=AROS ASPIRE|url=https://sites.google.com/site/arosaspireone/|website=sites.google.com|accessdateaccess-date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="Obitus">{{cite web|title=AspireOS v2.2 codename "Obitus" is ready.|url=https://ae.amigalife.org/index.php?topic=71.0|website=ae.amigalife.org|accessdateaccess-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>

=== AROS Vision ===

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== Influence to AmigaOS and MorphOS ==

[[Haage & Partner]] used little pieces of AROS source code for AmigaOS 3.5 and 3.9.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aros.sourceforge.net/documentation/users/faq.php#what-is-the-relation-between-aros-and-haage-partner|title=What is the relation between AROS and Haage & Partner?|accessdateaccess-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref>

Large parts of [[MorphOS]] ([[AmigaDOS|DOS]], [[Intuition (Amiga)|Intuition]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/morphoscritics.html|title=Ralph Schmidt responds to criticism that MorphOS is 'stolen' AmigaOS code|accessdateaccess-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> and more) have been ported from AROS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aros.sourceforge.net/documentation/users/faq.php#what-is-the-relation-between-aros-and-morphos|title=What is the relation between AROS and MorphOS?|accessdateaccess-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref>

== System requirements ==

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* CPU, newer than [[Intel 80486]] (recommended minimum clockspeed of 700&nbsp;MHz for desktops and 1&nbsp;GHz for laptops/notebooks/netbooks)<ref name="wb_x86"/>

* [[Floating Point Unit]] (FPU)<ref name="wb_x86"/>

* 256 MB RAM<ref name="wb_x86">{{cite web|title=Aros/Platforms/x86 support |url=http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Aros/Platforms/x86_support&oldid=2529522 |date=May 27, 2013|accessdateaccess-date=June 8, 2013 <!--|work=Wikibooks, open books for an open world--> |website=en.wikibooks.org}}</ref>

== See also ==