Hyperion bankrupt?

[alphadec]

Very sad news I thought I never would experience this again thought we now have someone who knows what they was doing, guess not.

So like I have said before the only future for amiga is the users builds a amiga fpga, for users.

[alphadec]

I'd rather run the OS native and emulate the chipsets than emulate the whole OS and hardware. I'm probably a very, very small minority though and many will just say - run AROS.

I totaly agree.

[alphadec]

you can run aros on actual hardware. not emulated. not even on ppc. actually i think you can already run aros on fcpga acellerator for a600.

I have tried aros, but it is not TRUE AmigaOS.

[alphadec]

The platform is how CBM left it 20 years ago.

And why is that. ?

Amiga have had one problem from day one, and that is incompetent people running the company. The technical people was more like wizards but those who was to sell it, directors/ceo, etc was complete idiots. All they wanted was fast pay back and when that did not happen they did bled the company dry until it was dead.

Now 28 years after cbm closed the doors there is amazingly still users who still are using this computer in fact maybe the best computer ever made on zero budget.

And what is the amiga marked today. ?
It is two parts. The first is a company who makes linux/clones with a amiga layer and they call it amigaone. And these are so expensive and so faraway from what amiga was.

Part two: Take any other computer and tell me what other users starts to make a clone (fpga) and operating system. So this is the future for amiga platform since there is no vision for those who holds the rights. SO our only future is you and me the users to pick up what commodore did'nt want or could do.

I believe in the users and I dont think this computer will ever die.

[alphadec]

Well, apparently, Hyperion sees the 68K as competitor to their PPC machines, i.e. block development on 68K to drive PPC. I believe this is not a very wise decision. You cannot behave as if you are the new Microsoft and at the same time see 68K as competitor. If you want the former, you should create more powerful machines, more powerful than PPC can deliver.

And this is the reason why I think those who want to make a amiga fpga have so much problems. There have been many tempts that could have given us a amazing amiga 68k, like.

- Tina
- Natami

[alphadec]

What we need the most right now is new hardware. If you have tried getting a classic amiga you know most of it needs repair and parts are getting more and more difficult to find.

So what we need is new hardware. If there is not made any new amiga's the next 5 years I think we are in lots of problems. So someone better do something about this fast!.

My hope is there comes a fpga amiga or maybe a-eon could release some classic amigas built on new hardware with updated tech.

[alphadec]

choice ppc only was a very good decision.

Making all amiga software incompatible on new amigaone sounds like a fantastic idea.