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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Methuselas on May 02, 2007, 05:15:14 AM
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All joking and BS, aside, Peeps.
If Amiga, Inc. were to release a statement, saying that the SAM440 was being released with OS4.0 and Dealers could start selling them, say, a week later, how many of you would buy one?
I need to know. :idea:
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why bother its just an over priced war between the different factions!!
:headwall:
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Yeah. Id get one.
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vk3heg wrote:
why bother its just an over priced war between the different factions!!
:headwall:
I'll take that as a no, then.
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A simple answer? Maybe... :ponder:
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Nope, the government wants all my money.
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I'ld buy one as it's the perfect combination. However, I can't see it happening, not in this space-time continuum.
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Why not :roll:
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(http://www.u.arizona.edu/~wrtate/PicturePage/Web_Ally_Me_Me.JPG)
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I wouldn't even consider buying it if it comes with OS4. Now if it came with the FPGA set up as an Amiga and able to run AmigaOS, then I would buy one.
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ok, I have to change my vote. I will only buy it IF AInc and Hyperion cease all hostilities, and Hyperion announce it will support the OS. I will not buy anything if AInc gets it by force.
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If Amiga, Inc. were to release a statement, saying that the SAM440 was being released with OS4.0 and Dealers could start selling them, say, a week later, how many of you would buy one?
Not enough information. I would be leaning towards NO based on the lack of details. However, if the price was cheap enough (LOL!!) and some developers were jumping on board I might consider it in a moment of weakness.
At the moment I am waiting on a $99 Efika/MOS2.0 bundle, I'd buy a couple :-D
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No.
Why do you want to know?
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Sign me up for one!
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I'd "want" to buy one.
I'd consider support issues first.
I'd also consider price.
Fester
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redrumloa wrote:
If Amiga, Inc. were to release a statement, saying that the SAM440 was being released with OS4.0 and Dealers could start selling them, say, a week later, how many of you would buy one?
Not enough information. I would be leaning towards NO based on the lack of details. However, if the price was cheap enough (LOL!!) and some developers were jumping on board I might consider it in a moment of weakness.
I think I'd prefer the ACube solution, even if only cos of the onboard gfx, but its really not relevant to me until my A1 goes the way of all things, and I need somewhere to run OS4.
At the moment I am waiting on a $99 Efika/MOS2.0 bundle, I'd buy a couple :-D
and thats about as likely as G Dubya B getting into Mensa...
-edit- although it might be fun to get one anyway to try and build an Amiga based PVR... ;-)
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Maybe, depends on price/specs. Reading the specs of the ACK low-end design made me think, if it was quick enough to play a DVD or some other video streams properly it might not be so bad, just in case.
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I'll buy about 50-60 pieces ... For real..!!! And then in a year or 2 sell them for twice the price I bought them *LOL* ... That's how to make business with the Amiga :-p *LOL*
ok ok...
I would buy one...!
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uncharted wrote:
No.
Why do you want to know?
I'm not at liberty to discuss that. ;-) Seriously, I don't want to make any promises, if I can't quarantee I can keep them.
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honestly I would and suffer the consequences if there were any,but to be frank, I'm waiting on the the first compatible product with the OS or without that hit the market!! :idea:
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I would buy one, because I like weird hardware ;)
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If it came bundled with OS4, I would consider it depending on support issues etc.
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I might buy one just to whore it on ebay 5 years from now.
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I'll buy one if it is Mil spec. :lol:
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I don't trust AInc.'s plans for AmigaOS or their competence to develop it (hired developers in India ? Yeah right...). So the answer is...
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Hell no. A 400mhz machine running a barely-capable OS with a decade-old display card that would chug trying to play back DVDs, with no appreciable apps?
Lemme tell you - I'd take it off Amiga, Inc's hands out of pity, for free.
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I'm not considering buying one, simply because I can get way better for the spare money that I have.
I would only buy a new Amiga if it were some sort of a "revolutionary" machine. Now that word can be filled in with lots of things, but I absolutely have no special feeling with this new Amiga motherbaord.
Now if they would make a beautiful case for it, true to the Amiga heritage (did somebody say Walker?), plus some nice things like the old Amiga 1200 Magic Pack, THEN I think it really has something. But not if it's just a dull green board in a dull grey/black/blue case.
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Methuselas wrote:
...saying that the SAM440 was being released with OS4.0 and Dealers could start selling them, say, a week later, how many of you would buy one?
I need to know. :idea:
I need to know more about what it will alow me to do that I cant do on my PC or for that matter My A4000.
If it came with OS4 and the price was good then yes.
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@Methuselas
Not to start anything but, here on A.O you imply a pertnership between A-Inc. and ACube. On AW.net you do not.
First announcements went like this; A-Inc./ACK & Hyperion/ACube. How many different directions can this circle jerk go?
Or, was that a typo? ;-)
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If it came looking like this:
(http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/275/small/1_1698.jpg) (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=672=21)
I would buy it even if it was a 68k cpu :)
(That image just happend to popup in random photo when I browsed this thread)
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Absolutely, granted my finances were in order before they all sold out. Hyperion’s support would be a plus but not crucial. I have old 98/dos boxes and I have no support for them they just work in the places I need them.
Another crazy thought. Couldn’t this Amiga system make a good secure file sharing box? Does os4 network with windows?
I mean secure as in Apple, like low numbers mean low number of attacks. Maybe sell as file servers were money is not an issue. IE Large Business/government/medical/ of course military spec military lol.
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jorkany wrote:
I wouldn't even consider buying it if it comes with OS4. Now if it came with the FPGA set up as an Amiga and able to run AmigaOS, then I would buy one.
I would consider it if it were powerful enough to play back Xvid/Divx videos at a decent resolution. If it could also play old Amiga games via the FPGA then I would almost certainly buy one.
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I'm thinking of buying one of these:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=178
For $169 (£85)... it's the size of a stick of gum, it runs at 600MHz, has 128Megs of RAM and 32meg of Flash... now that is worth it for an embedded device ;-)
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I'd buy from Amiga inc if they finaly honour one of there agreements. As long as they're trying to do the dirty on Hyperion, after all the time they've put into os4 and the support to the community, I wouldn't even consider them.
I will start by purchasing the classic version of os4, then eventually new hardware(but not the lower spec because will already have classic)
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@Bloodline
What do you plan to do with it?
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Karlos wrote:
@Bloodline
What do you plan to do with it?
I have no idea! :-D I just want one... much like my fuel cell!
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Get a lower power rated ARM/XScale SOC type thingy and power it from the fuel cell. How about that?
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Karlos wrote:
Get a lower power rated ARM/XScale SOC type thingy and power it from the fuel cell. How about that?
Hmmm... that would be fun...
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bloodline wrote:
Karlos wrote:
@Bloodline
What do you plan to do with it?
I have no idea! :-D I just want one... much like my fuel cell!
No mention of porting AROS? :-?
Quick! Someone reboot bloodline! He's crashed!
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@uncharted
:roflmao:
Good to see you back, sir!
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uncharted wrote:
bloodline wrote:
Karlos wrote:
@Bloodline
What do you plan to do with it?
I have no idea! :-D I just want one... much like my fuel cell!
No mention of porting AROS? :-?
Quick! Someone reboot bloodline! He's crashed!
...and obviously port AROS to it!!!! ;-)
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bloodline wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of these:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=178
For $169 (£85)... it's the size of a stick of gum, it runs at 600MHz, has 128Megs of RAM and 32meg of Flash... now that is worth it for an embedded device ;-)
Hey bloodline,
I know this is off-topic but thanks for the link on gumstix. Now that's something to read about.
Fester
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Fester wrote:
bloodline wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of these:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=178
For $169 (£85)... it's the size of a stick of gum, it runs at 600MHz, has 128Megs of RAM and 32meg of Flash... now that is worth it for an embedded device ;-)
Hey bloodline,
I know this is off-topic but thanks for the link on gumstix. Now that's something to read about.
Fester
Hey no problem, you never know you might even see AROS booting on it one day!!
Just found my first post on A.org after the great reboot of 2002:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1
Heheheh, I was whinging about the PPC even back then :-)
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There is no reason to buy one. Maybe if it has the option to put a 3GHz PPC cpu and fruity loops is running on it natively.
Anyway i will surely buy os4 but for classic amiga only.
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I would buy 2 !!
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Probably not, I would be leaning toward the Shark from Elbox. I would also like a car that gets 100mpg. But, since none of these are produced and there is no timely scheduled production plan I don't really think about it to much. :-)
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yeah I want stuff for my classic also.. not so interested in this new (non amiga) stuff. I also don't understand why so amny insist on OS4 when they can just get morphOS today, whats the big deal?
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Methuselas wrote:
All joking and BS, aside, Peeps.
If Amiga, Inc. were to release a statement, saying that the SAM440 was being released with OS4.0 and Dealers could start selling them, say, a week later, how many of you would buy one?
Is the SAM440 what's being referred to here:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/amiga-returns-to-the-hardware-game-promises-two-new-ppc-desktop/
?? Thanks.
blakespot
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Is the SAM440 what's being referred to here:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/amiga-returns-to-the-hardware-game-promises-two-new-ppc-desktop/
?? Thanks.
Nope. This is the crappy hardware that Amiga Inc wanted to sell, not Sam440.
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Count me on!
Off course if the price will be reasonable for a hobby machine.
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zombi wrote:
Is the SAM440 what's being referred to here:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/amiga-returns-to-the-hardware-game-promises-two-new-ppc-desktop/
?? Thanks.
Nope. This is the crappy hardware that Amiga Inc wanted to sell, not Sam440.
"wanted to sell"??
So, are the boards spoken of in my link not forthcoming from Amiga, Inc?
blakespot
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How about porting to this http://www.xes-inc.com/Products/XPedite8000/XPedite8000.html and changing the OS name to Amiga Research Operating System Embedded. Wouldn't that smell sweet? :-D
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@Methuselas
I'll buy 1 for me, and 1 or 2 for my company.
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:bump: :-D
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Methuselas wrote:
vk3heg wrote:
why bother its just an over priced war between the different factions!!
:headwall:
I'll take that as a no, then.
that's right on the money or in this case lack of it! :-?
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Yes, would buy one. :-)