Its the end of the month and were is my A1 ex g4@800

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poweramiga2002 wrote:

not knowing is worse than having a date even if the date is out by a few weeks, so at least bolster us up a little and give us some positive news ppl

Eyetech simply has no way of knowing any better than anybody else when the Teron PX will be finished (in a state suitable for shipping to end-customers - fully tested, with finished firmware, FCC-approved... Oh yeah, AInc's rigorous QA testing too... Heh), and Hyperion luckily don't want to promise anything beyond "when it's ready" regarding AmigaOS4.

So I have to say that your comment looks an awful lot like "please tell us some more nonsense dates made up on the spot AGAIN, because we're happier to be told lies as usual than you simply saying 'we don't know'".

I don't remember if it was on Moo Bunny or ANN or here that I saw a good post on "spoiling" as a marketing method:

"Product X will be ready on YYYY-MM, honest."

"Wait, it'll be ready on YYYY-MM +x, no need to look at the competition... On schedule and rocking!"

"Just hold on, it'll be ready on YYYY-MM +x+y, and we have decided to add this great feature. It's a bonus, folks!"

"Don't go anywhere! It'll be out on YYYY-MM +x+y+z, cross my heart! And just look at these new features we have written on this list!"

Et cetera.

Personally I prefer the Hyperion way ("when it's ready") over what I think it looks like you're suggesting. I'm sure that no efforts will be spared to announce a slightly more accurate release date prediction once it's actually possible to do such a thing. As far as we have been told they're still "beta testing" separate components and still adding and developing new ones.

OTOH, I hope that Hyperion themselves, internally, at least have set goals and are at least closing in on or at long last have completed a feature freeze, even if they don't dare to disclose those goals to the public (for fear of breaking them, like with most software products, and the inevitable scorn for doing so).

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@redrumloa

They've got a ranking system? Cool! Are you sure you're not confusing this with the recent "top 10 reasons to why we like Amiga Inc" thread?

Anyway, congratulations to the first place! Here, have a prize:

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Helgis75 wrote:

... hand this new revision architecture to Eyetech so that the Amiga community can make sure that the new version will work also.

Heh... Hee hee... *spasms* MmmmmmmMOUAHAAAAHAHHAA! *dyspnea* Can't... breathe... Must... wipe... coffee... from... screen...

LTHTEBATROTF (laughing too hard to even be able to roll on the floor)



Thanks, Helgis!

[edit: they better send a sample board to Al Gore too, to let him make sure that it works with that there Internet I've heard so much about...]

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olegil wrote:

Forget Terrasoft. Eyetech is THE reseller of MAI technology.

Eyetech is *A* reseller.
They're quite possibly the BIGGEST current reseller, however only in terms of committment to order numbers for future deliveries. You brought up Terrasoft for example, who hasn't committed themselves in any way, since the product (Teron PX) simply is not yet finished for end-consumer sales. A sensible attitude. Then again, TSS is in a different position and don't have to risk anything if they don't want to; should they not be happy with the product for whatever reason ("delays" come to mind), they can simply say "big deal, let's wait and/or look for alternatives and keep selling Macs as usual then". In contrast, there's no backup plan for the... ahem... "new Amiga", there would be a whole lot of outraged pre-order customers, and AmigaOS would be fscked and left stranded without hardware.

GGS-Data is bigger on MAI hardware than Terrasoft.

Since TSS have sold exactly 0 boards (see above...), that would hardly be surprising.

MAI are designing the next generation AmigaOne hardware from Eyetechs wishes,

Now, now. I think you've been listening to Alan Redhouse, you're beginning to sound like Helgis75.

Things are bad enough when AmigaOS users "only" have to pretend that there's a need to only be allowed to buy our hardware from an "Amiga dealer". If they went ahead and actually ordered an exclusive bloody custom job, then the expensive stench of the 1980's would really become too strong for me to stay.

 and you can bet your "luffar"

Heh. No I won't. I don't dare to. Not until you've told me what a luffar is?
But yeah, I think Linux will be running on future Articia based POP derivates too. Oooh! Aaaah! Shock & amazement :-O