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Title: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: Tension on December 26, 2011, 08:39:50 PM
Is there one?
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: Matt_H on December 26, 2011, 08:44:03 PM
Not to my knowledge.
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: takemehomegrandma on December 26, 2011, 08:46:00 PM
Quote from: Tension;672983
Is there one?

Not yet, but maybe this spring? Who knows...

Not much is known about it AFAIK. Most people (me included) seems to assume it's based on the 5121e chip from Freescale, in other words the "LimeBook" (or rather "LimePC") in some incarnation (of which you can search on morphzone.org (a couple of years back) for some additional info).
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: redfox on December 26, 2011, 09:33:17 PM
At AmiWest, Steven Solie announced that Hyperion, the company that develops AmigaOS, has a PowerPC netbook which is already running AmigaOS4.

There are a few details in one thread on amigaworld from approximately October 23, 2011.

Not much has been released in public.  There have been some rumours and speculation and polls.

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redfox
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: takemehomegrandma on December 26, 2011, 09:50:03 PM
Quote from: redfox;673000
There are some threads on amigaworld from approximately October 2011.

As indicated by takemehomegrandma, not much is known.  There has been some rumours and speculation.  Two people confirmed that there is a working system, but more work is required for drivers, etc.

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redfox

Since Netbooks are *all about SoC's*, the Key Information would be the CPU.

And in the PPC architecture (OS4 isn't about to change CPU architecture, right?), a "netbook" (that is *already existing*) could only mean the MPC5121e CPU, and the only Netbook kind of platform built on this, is the LimePC. It does come under different brands though, like that South African thing, or cherrypal (but that was a NetTop/Cloud Computer), but it's still is a LimePC though (again: Search MorphZone.org for "LimePC" for more info)...
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: cv643d on December 26, 2011, 10:03:54 PM
Maybe it is a netbook with the PA-semi emulated in Intel Atom dual CPU architecture.
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: takemehomegrandma on December 26, 2011, 10:13:30 PM
Quote from: cv643d;673005
Maybe it is a netbook with the PA-semi emulated in Intel Atom dual CPU architecture.


Maybe it's all about...

...LASERS...

[youtube]nw3dWOssOhs[/youtube]

:lol:

;)
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: orb85750 on December 27, 2011, 12:14:47 AM
What a f***** tease this title is.  UPDATE (in caps) and no question mark in the title.  

Mods should change the title of this empty thread.
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: ciento on December 27, 2011, 12:49:55 AM
I agree, all those little wasted times add up, should not happen on
sophisticated graybeard sites like this. :hammer:   :lol:

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas weekend. :)
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: Tension on December 27, 2011, 01:58:57 AM
Quote from: orb85750;673030
What a f***** tease this title is.  UPDATE (in caps) and no question mark in the title.  

Mods should change the title of this empty thread.



It was intentional.  Worked out quite nicely.  Thanks for trying to make a contribution.
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: bbond007 on December 27, 2011, 03:07:32 AM
Quote from: Tension;672983
Is there one?


Also find out about my flying car...
Title: Re: UPDATE: OS4 Netbook
Post by: Methuselas on December 27, 2011, 04:03:04 AM
Quote from: Tension;673036
It was intentional.  Worked out quite nicely.  Thanks for trying to make a contribution.





LOL! I forgot how much I missed you on here!!!! :roflmao: