News on the X1000!

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Note to interested people:
If anyone would like further news and clarifications on this newsitem, you can have some HERE.

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@Jorkany
It was explained at www.amigaworld.net that it was a needed step to give the green light to production of a significantly higher amount of boards (compared to the very limited Rev.1 batch).
AmigaOS might be ready for testing, but not to check out if the motherboard is working 100% and not flawed itself (you don't want to use an OS in need of testing for that).
Hence the need for a finalized OS suite to check things out and give the green light.

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@Jorkany
The presence of a rev.2 motherboard clearly is a sign that the work done last year on Rev.1 led to a revision.
Problems occur.
You seem to care a lot for this, as if you had your money ready and the delay is frustrating you.
If that is not the case, don't waste time and energy for the X1000, I'm sure you have better things to do.

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@Itix
It remains to be seen if what Varisys is building now, it's actually rev 2 or a "rev 2.5".
At AmiWest -October 2010- a rev3 mobo was mentioned but then they went hush hush.
I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the "finalized" rev-"2" board mentioned earlier, wasn't so finalized ending up in another revision.
I'm sure fine details about this will be divulged once there will be no more secrecy about the project.
  Also consider they probably have a clause on the contract against defective boards, it is probably the Varisys guys that want a "proof" that what they will be building in numbers is good (with Linux at least), and therefore will have to be paid by A-Eon regardless if Aos4 runs perfectly or not.

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@eliyahu
Missed that one. we're clear about that issue at least.

@Itix
After 9 months? Well they are announcing it now, they didn't say the Linux thing started yesterday.
Anyway, when money are at stake I wouldn't be so quick in ruling out possibilities ;-)

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@Klx300r
Wow, X1000 related thread with 99% Mos and Classic only people, discussing it.
Ah well, any publicity is good publicity or as Oscar Wilde said "the only worst thing than being talked about, is...not being talked about" :-)

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@Franko
They had some trouble with emails initially, a few addresses might have been lost.
I receive the emails all the time, maybe you could try signing up again (if you use more than one email address, try submitting a new/different one).
Soon a new tech brief should be out, about the upgraded Xmos subsystem (based on a dual core chip) maybe there are updates on the interconnections as well.

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@Franko
Glad to hear

@TMHG
everyone's welcome