Maybe it´s just me but I can´t understand how people can give up their classic amigas?
No, it's not just you, but a lot of people wonder why in the hell people still even bother to use classic Amiga computers. Take me for example. I love the classic Amiga's design, but in the real world have absolutely no use for one.
I don't have a use for either a Pegasos or A1 either. I see both very clearly for exactly what they are. That is to say that both are simply faster versions of the Classic Amiga with a long-overdue smattering of standard components built onto them.
Everyone is different. I basically live on the Internet. It's where I work, where I play, and where I do about everything. The Amiga, classic or otherwise is pitifully lacking in that arena. Always has been. Credit where credit is due however, at least the browsers for the Amiga are still getting better.
I recently received a legal copy of Amiga Forever 6 (Online edition) for evaluation. I've been meaning to write a review of it, because honestly it's a hell of a great piece of work (for what it does). I simply haven't had the opportunity.
Don't get me wrong. The Pegasos is a professional piece of work, and MorphOS is coming along very, very nicely but Amiga Forever is faster at emulating the Amiga on my Athlon XP 2800 than my Pegasos G3 is at being one.
If I ever need to do anything on the Amiga -- which is very, very rare -- I pull up Amiga forever, get it done, and get back to the real world.
So, for what.. $30? I already have the next generation "Amiga" sitting on my hard drive. It installed in about 5 minutes, and I haven't found anything I couldn't make work with it.
Honestly though I've forgotten so much about the Amiga's orientation throughout the years that for me, getting things to work is much harder than it is with Windows XP.
I would say that's just me, but honestly when an HD installer is considered a luxury item, the Amiga is in very very sad shape.
Sorry folks, I know that doesn't sit well with a lot of you, but that's just the way I feel. If you want a faster classic Amiga (which is all the A1 / Pegasos are), buy a good, fast PC and a copy of Amiga Forever. Having both a Pegasos as well as Amiga forever, I can readily state that they're just about the same thing. The difference is, I can actually turn off Amiga forever and get some actual work done.
Wayne