Ilwrath wrote:
It's just so natural.
If by "natural" you mean "possible, yet completely absurd and unlikely to ever be implemented," I'd agree.....
I mean, there are TONS of machines out there that are powerful enough and of a similiar processor family... But the fact remains that KMOS & Hyperion are apparently uninterested in them. AmigaOS 4 is only licensed for AmigaOne and classic PPCs. And he who controls the proprietary boot code and low-level device drivers controls what systems a chunk of code runs on. (At least until some people do a TON of reverse engineering.... [More work than available people would be interested in, most likely])
Why does it sound absurd? You can get a quick, overclockable G3+ PPC computer and excellent 3-d graphics chip and internet access for $99 + a bit more for the Action Replay and Powerboard keyboard and Broadband adapter which I'm the lead bidder ($26) on those 3 items on ebay in the link I posted. There are high-speed serial ports on it, analog controllers, digital-capable output, super fast internal memory. 64 channel Dolby II Surround stereo sound chip. Nintendo now sells a microphone with Mario Party 6 so you could add voice to your chat clients...
Personally it's a steal over the A1 and has an installed base of 18.8 MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEllion users. Since it has support for an ethernet connection (certain Nintendo games support LAN play) running Amiga OS (if it supports net-printers), you could run a network printer for printing. Mouse support could be simulated with the analog stick...
You tell me what a GC couldn't do running OS4 that the A1 can/should/will?