DaveP wrote:
OK here goes.
The Pegasos is the best solution by far.
Not a fact. Thats a poijnt of view.
A point of view based on facts. Maybe I would insert "In the opinion of most right-minded people" in front of that first sentence.
It's a custom-designed computer made by experts in the Amiga hardware field (ex-Phase5 people) whereas the AmigaOne is a Generic, off-the-shelf POP board.
Subjective as to whether they are experts, they have experience.
Can you think of anyone with more expertise in designing PowerPC Amiga hardware than Phase 5?
It is correct to say that Genesi are experts.
The AmigaONE is
also custom designed, that also ( like the Pegasos ) happens to have something in
common with POP.
Also MorphOS is in a much more advanced state - it's actually here, now - people are using it.
Agreed.
OS4, though, doesn't exist as an OS
Untrue. It does exist as an OS. Just only the betatesters are using it.
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No. It does not.
People are running PARTS of OS4 on their classic Amigas.
(just modules which are being tested on 68k machines) and nobody knows how long it will take to complete.
Untrue.
No. Not untrue. Unless you happen to know someone with a working Beta of OS4 booting into Workbench on Teron boards with no 68k present?
Pegasos also has the benefit of firewire as standard.
Subjective: benefit.
Oh. So Firewire is a disadvantage?
Also, Genesi (the company making Pegasos) is very community-oriented and keep people informed on current developments,
Agreed.
sponsors shows, offers large discounts on Pegasos boards to developers, and are generally very helpful and friendly.
Agreed. For the most part.
Amiga Inc are the exact opposite as they tell lies
Subjective that they are "lies". Wouldn't you say that claiming that
the dev con for Pegasos was going to be far earlier than it actually
was also a "lie"? or that G4 was going to be available on the Pegasos? You
see "lie" is an emotive and subjective statement in this context.
"AmigaOne PPC /1200 On schedule and rockin"
"Others have taken your money in the past, with no products ever delivered to customers. We are not doing that, nor would we EVER do that"
"AmigaOne for the A1200 will be out this summer (2001)"
"AmigaOS 4.0 out this summer (2001) with the first of the AmigaOne Zico specification machines."
Actually I could fill pages and pages with this stuff :-)
and don't communicate
Untrue. They do communicate, its just when they do everyone wishes
they hadn't.
10+ emails unanswered. Do not communicate.
and even stole money from Amiga users
Thats right, Fleecy nipped in through the window and nicked your wallet.
No. He was slightly more subtle than that. Not much, mind you.
through their coupon scheme (If you don't know about this scheme, then back in July last year Amiga Inc ran a promotion whereby you paid $50 to get a $50 coupon for discount on AmigaOne, a T-Shirt, and entitlement to special discounts on future Amiga products.
No. You payed $50 dollars to join a club and to get a $50 coupon discount on AmigaONE. The T-shirt
although no one has one yet apparently never had a committed "when" it would pop
through the letterbox. I happen to be very negative about this scheme
but "steal" is way over the top and NOT a fact. I might not like the facts
as you clearly don't but I at least acknowledge the truth of the matter.
Pedantry. The fact that Amiga Inc didn't specify WHEN the product would delivered is neither here nor there.
They said:-
"All items will be delivered after the completion of the promotion, and initial sign up program".
The promotion ended in August last year.
If I buy a product online, and that company takes my money, and eight months later the product I ordered has still not arrived, that I have had no explanation from that company as to the reasons for the delay, that I have no replies to my demands for re-payment of my money, I think it is fair to say that the company in question has stolen my money. In the real world.
So, there's the facts - it's up to you to decide which one you want :-)
Again. They are not all facts.
Well, you haven't convinced me that anything I wrote is not 100% true I'm afraid.
There you go wiseguy. Last sentence. You claim they are all facts. This is
going to result in a flame war and you know it. Don't play the innocent. You want
to do this , the place for you is : Flame War Network
The only one flaming people in this thread is you. I'm sure ann will welcome you with open arms.