@plexus
C'mon, get a grip... Just coz windoze runs on Intel doesn't mean they're lepers! (Apologise to any real lepers out there!). Winblows also runs on the ex-DEC Alphas - does that mean the Alpha is crap, I think not.
It's all a matter of economics and reality. What's better: an Amiga OS that's tied to a CPU family that has limited use (and also an uncertain future?), or one that can run on 95% of desktop machines out there? I know which I'd prefer...
I don't own either an A1 or Peggy - I simply can't afford one. However, if I could get my mits on a proper version of AmigaOS that runs on my PC, then I'd jump at it...
I guess it would make porting some of the huge range of PC/WIndows-based software a little more likely, if AmigaOS at least ran on the same CPU...
I know I can run UAE on my PC - in fact that's the only Amiga use I get these days (after being a dedicated Amiga user from 1986-1994) - but that's not really what I want. OS4 looks great and I'm sure it would wipe the floor with windoze running on the same hardware, but I'm not able to justify buying a custom box to run it... It'll be able to run classic Amiga apps, sure, but so can WinUAE. As many have said it has no "killer apps" as yet either...
I just think it would be better for people to get togther (Hyperion, the AROS team, etc) and put some serious effort into getting AmigaOS ported to x86...
Gee if Intel is that bad, just run it on an AMD CPU! ;-)
