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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: swoslover on June 03, 2012, 02:19:06 PM
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I remember reading that phase 5 were at one time working on G3 Amiga boards
Does anyone know how far they got with these?
Were any prototypes ever made?
Could there be schematics lying around somewhere..
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You loose your time with PPC I think...
Do you really believe that the future of the Amiga is PPC ? Really ??
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I'm sure there must be prototypes. As late as the August World of Amiga show they had announced a tentative release date of September '99 and the pricing structure (starting from $799) and were advertising heavily in Amiga mags and taking pre-orders.
http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/phase5g4ad.jpg
They wouldnt have done that without having working prototypes I'm sure.
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You loose your time with PPC I think...
Do you really believe that the future of the Amiga is PPC ? Really ??
haha I am not professing to be capable of building one
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The PPC is into the Amiga Computers since 1997/98 with two different and incompatible OS (PUP & WOS). And very few softwares were released for the PPC...
So why suddenly in 2012 the PPC will be the future ? Or any hope for our favorite computer ??
I'm open to discuss of course, but all seems that the PPC is a dead-end...
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I remember those old Phase 5 G3/G4 boards, they would have been really cool if they had ever come to the market. Although today we have that new Ultimate PPC thing, hopefully that will turn out better:
http://oldschoolgameblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/amiga-ultimateppc-accelerator-for-amiga-30004000/
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I still have my preorder confirmation letter...
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The Ultimate PPC approach is pretty much the most 'reasonable' approach you can do (if there is such a reason).
Anything "fast" from today's POV (>>1 GHz) will get extremely slowed down by the rest of the system (SCSI, I/O, graphics). The minimum a fast CPU requires is fast memory.
Then there's the slow bus, so you better add a current one as well. Alternatively, you add everything required anyway directly to the board, saving you the hassle of dealing with various drivers required: USB, SATA, graphics.
After a while that leaves you with the old system just used for keyboard and power. Worth it?
However, I'd love to see a decent Ultimate PPC board getting released. Maybe it's even affordable.
OTOH I'd really love to see a PCIe card with a Minimig/Natami on it to run on "alternative systems". With chiplevel emulation/simulation the look and feel would be perfect without all the implications of running ancient hardware. (Don't get me wrong, I still love my 3000 for what it is but find it hard to invest hundreds or even thousands of Euros into it.)
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You loose your time with PPC I think...
Do you really believe that the future of the Amiga is PPC ? Really ??
Of course it is (so far) Cosmos. REALLY.
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Ah.
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What else do you want? x86 or ARM?
ARM would only add to the incompatibility and as for x86, there use AROS or UAE.
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@zipper
You could sell it on eBay and make a fortune of it :)
Im sure its a demand for PPC judging by the prices of CyberstormPPC/BlizzardPPC these days. As a classic advocate myself, its just sad to know nothing is happening with WarpUP.