Has CommodoreUSA shipped anything?

[Gulliver]

Well they have already shipped something:

They shipped an apology letter to Thom Holwerda of OSnews.com

[Orkin]

I don't really understand their business philosophy. Even if one were to suspend doubt long enough to assume they were telling the truth, could the name Commodore really net them enough sales to justify the overhead of such a diverse hardware range? It seems to me that their "milk the name" strategy would be better realized if they focused on just a couple of computers.

[djrikki]

Well, the site claims the Phoenix is available now, and this video suggests that it's not a hoax:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzsmiuEYUQY (Warning: music is loud; don't play at work.)

I suspect this guy "AussieAmigan" is BigBentheAussie on AmigaWorld.net who is the CTO for Commodore USA.

Only time will tell what it all means.

Interesting video.. now lets see if BigBenAussie can post another video showing it running the official Amiga operating system and not some amiga-like operating system they cannot legally distribute.
:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

[divined]

I don`t see any legal issues, shipping ubuntu with the Phoenix or even Windows 7, if it has been contracted!!

Bottom issue is that these are just pc`s with a taint of Commodore nostalgia. So what good could they be? Run a C64 emulator and think that they are a real C64. I mean they certainly aren`t fast enough to be used as a regular pc.

[tone007]

Off Topic: Hey tone007, that is a nice new avatar and member title you have there!

The subject of my new avatar has severely cut into my Amiga-time and budget.

[djrikki]

I don`t see any legal issues, shipping ubuntu with the Phoenix or even Windows 7, if it has been contracted!!

Bottom issue is that these are just pc`s with a taint of Commodore nostalgia. So what good could they be? Run a C64 emulator and think that they are a real C64. I mean they certainly aren`t fast enough to be used as a regular pc.

I wasn't refering to Ubuntu or Windows 7... I was referring to AROS. :rtfm:

[divined]

wasn't refering to Ubuntu or Windows 7... I was referring to AROS.

  That could be interesting if they could strike a deal with the AROS team and get it to work properly on their machines.

[jj]

>What deal would they need to strike with AROS.  If I am not mistaken, no deal would be the answer.  Aros is a free OS isn't it ?

[spirantho]

AROS is a free OS, but the development on it is limited by the amount of people. Unless the AROS people happen to write the drivers for their hardware, they won't be able to package it with AROS.

They had a really good chance for something special until they blew it so spectacularly with the AROS camp.

[runequester]

No interest in paying a premium for an "amiga" sticker, but the machine itself looks kind of keen. Does anyone have experience with the Cybernet one?

[tone007]

I haven't used that model, but I have an older P4 Cybernet all in one machine, I'd say the hardware quality is quite good.

[EDanaII]

Curiouser and curiouser:
http://www.commodoreusa.net/Amiga.html

I must say, I'm especially amused by the phrase: "the Dream is over." If they don't support AROS in some way (or provide their own x86 version of AmigaOS) it definitely is. (Yes, I know, Hyperion contract, blah, blah, blah...)

On the flip side, this is incentive for AROS fans to fund drivers to make the machine work. If they ever deliver, of course.

I also have to admire their ambition (while I simultaneously question their ability). Where will this all end up? I can only speculate.

[tone007]

It's like someone took a chewed up A1200 and an A3000 and painted them black!  A fat keyboard, big enough to be an all in one, but requiring a desktop box.

How lame.

..or are those two separate products...

[EDanaII]

OK, now this has moved from Curious to Comical:
http://www.commodoreusa.net/Corporate.html

Scroll to the bottom, and note the "employee" named "Moochie."

A name that bares a striking resemblance to a certain "Mitchy."

It would appear they're either nuts, or they truly want to capture Amiga fans. Given their recent "attitude" towards AROS, I can't help but wonder if it's the first.

[EDanaII]

@ Tone007

My best guess is that we're looking at several products: A NeoAmiga 1000, 2000 and 3000 and a NeoAmiga 1200.

But that's only my guess.

[mongo]

Curiouser and curiouser:
http://www.commodoreusa.net/Amiga.html

I must say, I'm especially amused by the phrase: "the Dream is over." If they don't support AROS in some way (or provide their own x86 version of AmigaOS) it definitely is. (Yes, I know, Hyperion contract, blah, blah, blah...)

http://www.3dvf.com/modules/galeriev2/artiste.php?idartist=4161&p=&t=&c=

Just another Lightwave render. Wonder if they got permission to use it this time.