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Title: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Kees on October 07, 2003, 01:55:07 PM
On the 11th October the  Amiga Downunder User Group (http://www.amigaos4downunder.org/) will be showing the AmigaOne Lite to the public in Australia for the first time.

"In a world exclusive, courtesy of Eyetech Group UK and AnythingAmiga Australia, we bring to the OS 4 Roadshow the new AmigaOne Lite ITX motherboard, this will be the first time this board has been seen at any venue outside of the UK, and we have it FIRST !!!!"

Check it out here (http://www.amigaos4downunder.org/) ...

Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie on October 07, 2003, 01:56:44 PM
Gimme gimme gimme  
:pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :-D  :-D  :-D
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 07, 2003, 02:12:51 PM
No way brother, I want it first! :-D

Here's a couple o' pints for AInc, Hyperion and Eyetech, as well as to our fave dealer Doug from AnythingAMiga! :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:  :pint:
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: dammy on October 07, 2003, 02:57:48 PM
So what is the price going to be on these?

Dammy
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: tonyw on October 07, 2003, 03:08:19 PM
Quite possibly Doug doesn't know yet, either.

tony

edit: Hey, youse blokes, quit splashing that Foster's on me ;-)
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 07, 2003, 03:16:03 PM
LOL tonyw... sorry about that!
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Miffo on October 07, 2003, 03:19:10 PM
That was sooner than expected, wasn´t it? Many said it would take long time to redesing the board for firewire and stuff like that and testing it, but now it´s here! :pint:

Where can I place my order? :-D
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Kronos on October 07, 2003, 03:27:39 PM
@Miffo

Where does it state thet the board will be shown in working/final stage ?
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Crumb on October 07, 2003, 03:58:58 PM
I think that Eyetech will sell lots of AmigaOne Lites... maybe they are changing their plans and want to release it sooner?
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Miffo on October 07, 2003, 04:22:55 PM
@ Kronos

Why would they show something that is not ready? What would the point be in showing a board that is going to be redesigned into a "another board" before the release? Who would want to se a board that is not going to be released, I would want to see the board that IS going to be relased.

So no, I think it is ready now! :-)

It would be interesting to know the price!
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Kronos on October 07, 2003, 04:27:00 PM
@Miffo

Because even Eyetech didn't expect it to be finished before Q1/04 just a few weeks ago?

Because Eyetech does have a long standing tradition of a appearing with non-working
and unfinished boards (if not to say mockups) ?
 :flame:  :flame:  :flame:  :flame:  :flame:
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 07, 2003, 04:30:49 PM
Hey guys relax... the show hasn't even been convened yet and you're already killing each other! The show is in a few days... let's see what happens then.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: JoannaK on October 07, 2003, 04:37:22 PM
Agree.. Besides people were so nicely on same room at the Benlux show too.  And no-one got hurt (at least I have not heard) :-D
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 07, 2003, 04:39:37 PM
LOL JoannaK! Let's all try to keep it that way :-D
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Crumb on October 07, 2003, 05:16:42 PM
@kronos:
Like the CyberstormsG4, ABox, PreBox and early ZIF-Pegasos?
:-D
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Argo on October 07, 2003, 05:24:52 PM
Bingo!
I knew there was a reason we keep you around.
Don't expect a working final version unless you heard it offically. Chances are it's the prototype we've seen in pictures or a new prototype. Just have to wait an see. Remember: Talk Lots of Pictures and for God' sake hold that camera still. I hate blurry pictures.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Kronos on October 07, 2003, 05:27:30 PM
@Crumb

Can't remember ever seing a proto of the P5-G4, A/Box or PreBox.....

The ZIF-Peg on the other side was working, and it was allways made clear
that it was NOT the final-version.......
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Argo on October 07, 2003, 05:28:42 PM
Yeah. Like that old Teron board Alan Redhouse showed around when he was first talking of the A1. Basically, It was a prototype, a working one, that evetnually was modified to be the A1.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: lempkee on October 07, 2003, 06:21:02 PM
i am so tired of theese damn arguements , can't people just keep quiet until we know something more?  , if i wanted to see attack vs attack then i would be on ann.lu..

anyway lets see if its the final board or not..

i know i will get one...

cheers
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: MarkTime on October 07, 2003, 07:15:45 PM
I'm tired of it too lempkee.

I've stated many times before, that you all should not post until I've posted, and then not post any reply to my post, since basically I'll say all that needs to be said.

Now everyone go home and stop disagreeing with me.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: amigamad on October 07, 2003, 08:25:04 PM
Quote
I've stated many times before, that you all should not post until I've posted, and then not post any reply to my post, since basically I'll say all that needs to be said.


yeah most of the time its doom and gloom from you, :-o
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: MarkTime on October 07, 2003, 09:01:58 PM
ack! help I'm being personally attacked!!!

seriously, amigamad, and I was kidding....
sorry if it seems like doom and gloom, I just call them like I see them.

On the other hand, sometime next year I fully expect we will have Amiga OS 4 to purchase, and that this market in general has already past its lowest point, and we will see an uptick in activity, interest, sales, and user community over the next coming year.

Hows that for positive!
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Floid on October 07, 2003, 09:41:49 PM
Argo said,
Quote
Remember: Talk Lots [...]
Your slip is showing...  :-P
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: SidMan on October 07, 2003, 09:44:32 PM
@MarkTime

Quote
Hows that for positive!


I'm impressed! I hope you're right and we have really passed our lowest point.

SidMan.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: csirac_ on October 07, 2003, 11:35:28 PM
Whee... I was *planning* on going this weekend, now I *have* to go :-D

- Paul
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: redfox on October 08, 2003, 03:55:03 AM
(http://amiga.org/images/subject/icon14.gif) :-D

---------------
redfox
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Rodney on October 08, 2003, 06:46:51 AM
Quote

Where does it state thet the board will be shown in working/final stage ?


They dont, and im fully on you with this one. I assume their showing a board that wont run anything. Ie, it wont even be pluged in. I assume some people like to see these things for the real thing because their electronic freaks and like to see the logic up close :) ???

I'd think it would be too soon for these boards to run anything. Again, i assume!
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Seehund on October 08, 2003, 02:57:33 PM
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Argo wrote:

Yeah. Like that old Teron board Alan Redhouse showed around when he was first talking of the A1. Basically, It was a prototype, a working one, that evetnually was modified to be the A1.


It looks to me like you're talking about the cancelled Escena/Eyetech "AmigaOne 1200", not a Teron board. Apart from the mini-ITX board discussed here, the A1 1200/4000 is the only hardware prototype/concept that's been shown or announced by Eyetech as an "AmigaOne".

All Terons have been sold as "AmigaOnes", luckily with no modifications to hardware. Although the first Teron CX mobos were not intended for commercial desktop usage so to speak, they were still not prototypes. And they were sold as "AmigaOne G3SE's".


OTOH, this mini-ITX board simply must be ready now, since it's already announced using the licensed "AmigaOne" trademark, right? I mean, just like the earliest Teron CX's, it must have passed through Amiga Inc's stringent quality and AmigaOS4 compatibility tests, right? Because it can't be that the "AmigaOne certification" is absolutely worthless to us consumers, that a former "hardware partner" of AInc has carte blanche rights to slap the name on whatever they can find, and that we could just as well be allowed to buy the exact same hardware on an open market, right? It just can't be. ;)



P.S. @ Argo: It's annoying to have to switch to Threaded mode and open individual posts to find out just to which post or to whom you're replying. Could you please include an attribution/quote with your followups? Thanks! :)
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Seehund on October 08, 2003, 03:02:51 PM
Quote

MarkTime wrote:

I've stated many times before, that you all should not post until I've posted, and then not post any reply to my post, since basically I'll say all that needs to be said.

Now everyone go home and stop disagreeing with me.


:D

Have you considered applying for moderator privileges at another site? ;)
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 08, 2003, 03:11:28 PM
What is Seehund babbling on about? :-?
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Seehund on October 08, 2003, 05:02:50 PM
Hi Bodie_CI5

I'll be happy to clarify if you only told me what you find unclear.
IOW, what are YOU babbling on about? ;)
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 08, 2003, 05:42:33 PM
Yeah how's it going Seehund? :-)

I couldn't follow on with what you were saying in your previous post, like too technical for me sorta thing. Couldn't derive at a satisfactory conclusion, to me it seemed that your post was a little mixed up. By that, I don't mean having a go at you, but you lost me.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Seehund on October 08, 2003, 08:28:34 PM
@Bodie_CI5

Ah, I guess it's just my non-native English and my run-on sentences that's messing things up again. :)

Anyway, there were no news in my post...

Basically, Argo said that Eyetech had shown an "AmigaOne" prototype before, and that was a Teron board.

The only "AmigaOnes" shown in prototype stage were the Escena "AmigaOne 1200/4000" and this new mini-ITX board.

The current "AmigaOne SE" and "PX" were never shown or sold as prototypes. Whatever Teron model that's been available at any given time has been sold as an "AmigaOne" straight off.

Clearer now? :)
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Bodie_CI5 on October 09, 2003, 01:35:53 AM
Your English is fine, I just haven't heard of these Escena thingies.
Title: Re: Public Appearance AmigaOne Lite
Post by: Seehund on October 09, 2003, 12:11:30 PM
@Bodie_CI5

Once upon a time (officially until Nov. 2001) Eyetech were planning to sell an "AmigaOne 1200/4000", a custom design by Escena. This was before they had seen Mai Logic's Teron and before Hyperion had taken over development of AmigaOS4.

Here's (http://eyetech.co.uk/amigaone/pics/a1pop1.jpg) a photo of the prototype. The project never went anywhere beyond this. Escena couldn't come up with a suitable northbridge chip, and it was also revealed that Amiga Inc had forgotten to mention that they hadn't even started on AmigaOS4. The Escena AmigaOne project was cancelled. This is how AInc's "on schedule and rocking (http://os.amiga.com/corporate/amigadepartypack.shtml)" status announcement came to live in infamy, together with fleecy's eyewitness report on how incredibly fast the inexistent AmigaOS4 was running on the inexistent AmigaOne 1200.