Commodore USA's Final Challenge to the Community

[spirantho]

what's a whelk got to do with a supernova? :lol:

It doesn't stand a chance in one....

[amiman99]

I would support CUSA if they created one of those:
Amiga Laptop: http://www.osnews.com/story/25251/AmigaOne_X1000_To_Ship_by_Year_s_End_Amiga_Netbook_Announced
A1000 Recreation with 060 card: http://www.illuwatar.se/project_pages/gba1000/gba1000.htm
http://www.gb97816.homepage.t-online.de/

Click on Projekte tab.

First: The laptop was promised by other vendor, but if CUSA was first to the market with affordable OS4 Laptop, I will support that. The major obstacle would be the drivers.
Second: If CUSA could partner with Georg Braun, the creator of GB A1000 MB, I would support them also. The design is done and working so I don't see any problems with 6mo delivery. Fingers crossed for this one.(Dreaming)
My 2c

[spirantho]

But who's going to do it?
Hyperion aren't going to, they have their hands full. C=USA don't have the technical experience of software engineering. Who else is going to code the drivers, who has the experience to write the drivers and test them in 6 months. And if they're just going to pay for the drivers, because that's all you need - i.e. the design is done and working - then what do we need C=USA for at all? We could just pay for the drivers ourselves, or if we really need an intermediary, use a confirmed, reliable one like ACube.

It just doesn't make sense...

[Rodomoc]

I wonder if this entire thread is a marketing survey of sorts. 6 months development timeline to develop what exactly? I would be interested in the true resources at play here. Obviously there is some capability to farm tasks out like 3D scanning, 3D cad design, injection mold building, contracting out a keyboard construction. I'm good with all of that and do this sort of crap for a living. But hardware design of any complexity? At best I can see using something that already exists out there and adapting software to it. I think we need the original poster to say something more here.

[danwood]

Pretty sad that the online Amiga Community can't get a quick 500 people together on a single project to support.

Had it been a different company sure, but personally I'm not interested in doing business with Barry after his appalling, amateurish behaviour, nor would I trust him to offer any after-sales support.

[dammy]

If it is missing stuff like memory, storage and so forth, it won't work for the average user.

Let me try my question again, what part of C=USA's challenge says it has to be a mobo?

[dammy]

Show me a project with only 500 units that costs less than $150, and will interest Amiga users sufficiently to cough up....

Wireless Amiga keyboard as an example and I don't mean a cheapo keyboard with boingballs glued to the window keys.

[spirantho]

That's an interesting idea, true. But I think the polls are going to be a bit more ambitious. After all, Leo kind of made it sound like C=USA would do anything, and a new keyboard isn't really the hopes and dreams of most people, it'd just be nice.

It is a good idea, though, I grant you.

[ChuckT]

Let me try my question again, what part of C=USA's challenge says it has to be a mobo?

If they want to play games and waste our time then they can do whatever they want.

[BillE]

Wireless Amiga keyboard as an example and I don't mean a cheapo keyboard with boingballs glued to the window keys.

That means it will be an EXPENSIVE keyboard with boing-balls glued to the window keys.

[spirantho]

To be fair,  as long as it's expensive because it's good quality, and if the Amiga logos aren't just glued over the top of Windows buttons but are properly manufactured, I might be interested. But it would have to be a really good keyboard in itself, no way I would pay a big premium for an Amiga sticker.

[dammy]

That means it will be an EXPENSIVE keyboard with boing-balls glued to the window keys.

It's at dead cost, remember?

[spihunter]

Why don't we all do ourselves a favor and just let this fall off the front page and forget about it?. Nothing is ever going to come out of this. We have plenty of way cooler projects going on in the Amiga world to be bothered by these yo yo's.

[ChuckT]

Maybe you should give your coupon back:

States Bill McEwen, CEO/Pres, " We at Amiga are pleased to once again be par t of the great plans and products at Commodore USA. This is just the beginning of something great[Endquote]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/commodore-usa-appoints-korey-kay-102977849.html

I was reading this little part of the news article and it all became clear to me.  Are you ready for Amiga fiasco 2.0?  Maybe you should ask for repairs to your A1 equipment.  Ready for more 2 and a half year lawsuits?  Hahahahahhaha

We're Amiga haters alright.

I ask that the moderators seriously consider banning them.

[dammy]

I ask that the moderators seriously consider banning them.

Who, the C=USA haters who keep spamming threads?

[ChuckT]

Who, the C=USA haters who keep spamming threads?

Dammy,

How are you going to get Hyperion to work with CUSA if they are dealing with Amiga Inc?

I saw your username on http://www.commodore-amiga.org/ as a top poster.  Its okay if you want to deal with them.  The problem is, who is going to pay restitution to the rest of the Amiga users?  A lot of us have been waiting and waiting for things to be straightened out in the courts and they're back.

Its kind of like this.  My brother in law is still friends with a salesman who ripped off his sister cause he isn't a hater.  It doesn't matter if it is grand theft because he loves everybody and doesn't stick up for his family.  Is he a good guy?

Here is a proposal.  Amiga Inc. has six months to make things right with the Amiga community or else.  Is that a good deal?

Chuck