Here is my x5000

[outrun1978]

@iggy

You are forgetting with any Mac you get automatic lifetime membership of the Cupertino Cult which is akin to the Church of Scientology, its practically impossible to leave this cult so I'm told as everything is wonderful and glorious according to its creepy head recruiters  who work at branches of Apple stores worldwide.....

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

What does it give you ,  say over my 27inch 5k iMac ?

Not having to look at the Crapple logo on a box sitting on your desk? :lol:

[cpaek72]

I had the same questions before I dove in. For me it was the OS. If you look at the x5000 as a general computer for everyday use then it's going to lose to every option you put against it, but when I started thinking of it as my main Amiga computer that can play all of my classic software flawlessly that's when the paradigm shifted for me. When you really play with OS4 in the ppc environment and not an emulated one, you get that nostalgia back in a huge way. Maybe that's what it ultimately is. Look at it as having the best Amiga computer today and not the best computer.

[outrun1978]

@cpaek72

Totally agree :-)

[Iggy]

If you look at the x5000 as a general computer for everyday use then it's going to lose to every option you put against it....

Not necessarily when you compare it to a legacy Amiga. An AmigaOne is a much more practical daily use computer.

[soviet]

My dual powermac g5 2.5 ghz running morphos make the x5000 eat dirt and cost me 50 usd

[Iggy]

My dual powermac g5 2.5 ghz running morphos make the x5000 eat dirt and cost me 50 usd

Got you beat on that one.
My Dual 2.7 GHz G5 cost my $20 for shipping and the seller let me have it for $10 because no one bid against me (it happens on eBay some times).

BUT, the X5000 can run better video cards than either of our systems.
AND it will run OS4 (along with MorphOS, when that port is done).

[klx300r]

@ cpaek72

enjoy & congrats on your new X5000 !

Not having to look at the Crapple logo on a box sitting on your desk? :lol:

no joke and + 1,000,000 to the power of infinity:hammer: no crapple products allowed in my house

[Speelgoedmannetje]

I had the same questions before I dove in. For me it was the OS. If you look at the x5000 as a general computer for everyday use then it's going to lose to every option you put against it, but when I started thinking of it as my main Amiga computer that can play all of my classic software flawlessly that's when the paradigm shifted for me. When you really play with OS4 in the ppc environment and not an emulated one, you get that nostalgia back in a huge way. Maybe that's what it ultimately is. Look at it as having the best Amiga computer today and not the best computer.

No need to defend yourself here on Amiga dot bloody org! It's not Apple.org here (it does not even exist, they only think .commercial)

You got a damn well nice equipment

[tekmage]

@cpaek72

Glad to see another happy X5K user on board.  It's not perfect but it sure is fun to use.  Another fun app is Celestia on OS4 Depot.  Besure to check out the "demo" mode by pressing "d' when it is started.  I would also recommend checking out SketchBlock, fantastic native software.

Cheers!
Bill "tekmage" Borsari

[Themamboman]

Ok, so I spent the last few days looking up on the internet how to do basic things in os4.1 FE and this is what I've set up so far.

The non-black keyboard looks like an 500 or  1200 keyboard, but without the A keys. What brand /model is that?

Thanks

[Acill]

Got you beat on that one.
My Dual 2.7 GHz G5 cost my $20 for shipping and the seller let me have it for $10 because no one bid against me (it happens on eBay some times).

BUT, the X5000 can run better video cards than either of our systems.
AND it will run OS4 (along with MorphOS, when that port is done).

My dual 2.5 was also $25, lol... I picked it up from someone in LA on my way to work one day when I say it on craigslist.

[JimmiG]

My dual 2.5 was also $25, lol... I picked it up from someone in LA on my way to work one day when I say it on craigslist.

I tried to purchase a Mac Mini G4 to try out MorphOS but all I got were people wanting to sell their old Intel Macs. Seems PPC Macs are really hard to find in Sweden.

[blakespot]

This thread has me wanting an X5000. I'm typign this on my SAM440ep-Flex, and I intend to go for a Tabor when it lands, but an X5000 would be something else.

It is a shame that the Xena co-processor is not utilized by software (at all?) so far. Are there programming APIs for accessing the device, or is it a matter of going directly to the hardware. (Wondering if that's why there's not any, say, Mandelbrot generators for the thing.)

As re: MorhpOS on Macs, many disagree I am aware, but there seems to be something said for supporting the core "Amiga" OS vs. derivatives. More support, more potential for future developments, less fracturing. But, of course, just my opinion.


bp

[Iggy]

... re: MorhpOS on Macs, many disagree I am aware, but there seems to be something said for supporting the core "Amiga" OS vs. derivatives. More support, more potential for future developments, less fracturing. But, of course, just my opinion.


bp

Yep, its just your opinion.
I have no problem supporting any OS I use, and might at one point adopt OS4, but I'm really glad there are alternatives.

And if an alternative OS like MorphOS or Linux sells some X5000 systems, is that somehow bad for the community?

[outrun1978]

I think the fact that it can boot into Linux and hopefully MorphOS later down the line is a good selling point for the X5000.  Which reminds me I might have a go at installing Linux on to a spare hard disk at some point this weekend, had a quick go last weekend but ran into a few issues. It boots great from the boot menu via a usb 64gb flash drive btw