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Title: Vampire at Gizmodo and The Register
Post by: ferrellsl on August 10, 2017, 06:01:13 PM
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/08/theres-a-new-amiga-coming-out-this-year/



http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/09/new_amiga_to_land_in_late_2017/
Title: Re: Vampire at Gizmodo and The Register
Post by: Wayne on August 10, 2017, 08:06:46 PM
Please trust me when I say that I really hate being the big, stupid naysayer in the room, but just as I spelled out on Whyzzat.com, "I don't get it".

Without a solid, modern OS, hardware is irrelevant.  It doesn't matter how fast it is, how much memory, or anything else...  That is, unless the new hardware in question is/was never intended to be a serious device, but more of a tinker box for hobbyists with money to spend...

Really, I would welcome something different, but unless you've got a new, user-friendly and powerful OS (which AmigaOS used to be, about 33 years ago), what could you possibly use it for that a $30 Kano kit can't already do?

Wayne
Title: Re: Vampire at Gizmodo and The Register
Post by: Gulliver on August 10, 2017, 08:20:54 PM
Posted in another thread.
Title: Re: Vampire at Gizmodo and The Register
Post by: Matt_H on August 10, 2017, 08:34:16 PM
Well, hooray for popular press coverage, but for f**k's sake, that Gizmodo article is trash. They should be ashamed to call themselves [tech] journalists.
Title: Re: Vampire at Gizmodo and The Register
Post by: LoadWB on August 10, 2017, 08:51:36 PM
Quote from: Matt_H;829403
Well, hooray for popular press coverage, but for f**k's sake, that Gizmodo article is trash. They should be ashamed to call themselves [tech] journalists.


Pretty much par for the course, really.