Pointing out the shortcomings of this is not pessimism,its just the facts ma'am!
And I think pretty much everyone here is well aware of the facts. I doubt anyone here's gonna be fooled into thinking this is a quad-core / SLI / DDR3 beater, and shell out for it on that basis, and most likely is well aware of how much cheaper a PC of that standard would be. So why go on and on about it? Do you really feel the need to say it again, just in case someone down the back there didn't hear you?
The issue is not weather they will built it or not, i give them credit for taking on a project like this. what i dislike is the reference to the A1000 they make,trying to pull it off as something new. its not new,i would say other than the dual core processor,this is nothing more special that a PEG II.
It has nothing exciting,new or revolutionary as the A1000 did.its not the amiga savior.Either people have their blinders on or just ignore the facts.I'm all for moving forward but this is the same old regurgitated stuff in a pretty package.
In this day and age it's much more difficult to be as revolutionary as the A1000 was. Complete revolution is even beyond development giants like Apple and IBM, and at this stage it's more evolution. And in those terms it's a huge step in OS 4 terms. What's wrong with using standard connectors like PCI-e? Did everyone not go nuts trying to bodge PCI slots onto their Amigas a few years back, just to be able to use standard cards? Look, it's been developed specifically for OS4 because there was no other way OS4 was going to progress otherwise. It's bloody expensive, but we're well aware of it. I won't be buying one at that price unless I inherit a heap of cash or win the lottery. I know it's overpriced and underpowered. But I don't go on and on about it as if anyone who was interested in it was mental, or as if I couldn't possibly believe how *anyone* would be interested just because I'm not buying one. I think it's a fantastic bit of work from a small team for a small market.
