@Lando
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Just wondering why Mac modules won't work? The old PowerMac G4 has the same megarray connector, as far as I remember, and a Sonnet encore dual 1.8Ghz G4 is $250 cheaper than the single 1.7Ghz above while a 1Ghz G4 is $200. Surely that makes more sense for A1 owners who absolutely must have a new CPU.
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You are asking the wrong question..............the correct question is "Why the heck did they insist on designing it differently"
I believe they did that on purpose..and shot themselves in the foot!, Which company in their right minds would start manufacturing tons of CPU's for a measly AmigaONE? I wouldnt..........the smart thing to do was to go with the same excat design as the Mac ones...so that they can be plugged right in.............Amiga is trying to go Compaq and HP.....with their proprietary style PC's........
Not a good decision. I think this type of thing happens probably when companies get greedy and think they can make a market to swindle people out of buying cheaper but equal Mac PPC processors. And in doing so make 10 times less than they thought they would.
I can imagine it must sound like a great idea at first.............problem is..We humans are an intelligent bunch, not dumb enough to fall for things like that....although some do..probably intentionally out of desperation for the machine, as I admittedly do sometimes. But how many people do that? not many...........
Greed will always, always always destroy a company...........whereas, if you make an excellent fair priced machine that kicks butt to the competition, people will flock.......and as a seide effect.......The manufacturers will make tons of cash......which is what they sought originally in their greedy plan...............Honesty Pays!
Not accusing any company here.............just painting a scenario of what I think is happening.....and what I suspect is part of what happened at commodore when they got the Ultra silly idea of manufacturing PC Clones and think people will buy em. hahaha. Sheesh.
