Good News Is Here (OS 4.1&SAM440 amigakit.com)

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TiredOLife wrote:
Not that I'm complaining (Far from it) but what's changed in order to allow this?

Good question!

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_ThEcRoW wrote:
Price??

Please check back for additional details to be released.

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Jpan1 wrote:
It's nice to see alternative and 'nice looking' hardware running Amiga now at 4.1 which is good news really.
I wonder if there is Anyway of getting OS4.1 for cheaper modern PC Hardware without going through emulation like Win UAE.. or is that just a pipe dream??
cool stuff!!
 8-)

Nope. Don't even go there. Never going to happen.

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It is being described as an OEM agreement. So compare that to say Vista Retail vs Vista OEM. The OEM is about 40% - 45% of the retail. Fingers crossed a similar deal will be done.

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I wonder what the speed will be like?

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Come on. You realise the mass production nature of Macs and PCs cannot compare to the low production of SAM boards. Plus Macs and PCs are the same technology now and SAM isn't like either. It has taken a lot to produce the SAM board where as Apple can use existing tech and make them into Macs very easily.

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amije wrote:

kreciu wrote:
I'm so happy I didn't by Blizzard PPC for $800 . Patience is virtue...

but this won't mean that you will save the money.

Why wont it?

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I see.

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No costs yet. People making assumptions based on current pricing.

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hooligan wrote:
Holy moly, €546 for an very outdated mobo.

Where have you got that price from???

/Looks at ACube website and sees €332.

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amigakit wrote:
Acube have discontiued the 533Mhz version (at 332 EUROS) - it is sold out and not available any longer

They need to update their web site then.

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Very true Fransexy_. Plus Apple now no longer use PPC so what is made is the lot. No more. We need new hardware. This is a start. If Hyperion can make OS4 for SAM then they can make it for a lot of PPC type hardware. This is just the start IMO.