@Ion
You've got my vote man (or gal?) in what ever you're running for.
Really, I like your strait shooting. Your posting composition could use some polishing though.
Not that anyone cares, but I just thought I'd add my avatar to what seems to be a very shallow avatar gene pool in this thread. I'm not an expert, nor do I care to follow the topics in as much detail as many of you. I'm just a simple guy with work to get done and money to spend on computers. Here's how I see my simple world...
1. I love my old Amiga and its OS, but the company and those who created that Amiga are gone.
2. I think Amiga Inc has been a poorly run joke. I also never liked or barely understood their Hardware/Software licensing model. Sell me the OS and let me go install it where I will, even if that's on an x86. I know that's a posion pill for some. Sorry, too bad.
3. I like Hyperion. I've conversed with different reps from Hyperion over the years and have a high opinion of them.
4. I've read many posts by the person or persons claiming to be BBRV on moobunny, amiga.org, ann.lu and in other misc forums and news releases. I understand this to be Bill Buck of Genisi. I don't like the tone, content, or attitude of these messages. I would never think of buying anything from whom ever post them or their company, even if it was branded "Amiga".
5. I don't know enough about Eyetech to form and opinion, If Hyperion likes them then I probably will too.
6. I might guess that this is the senerio running in someone's mind.....
Amiga Inc might fall, Hyperion and Eyetech could somehow inherit things Amiga. Genisi doesn't what that to happen so let's do what it takes to gain Amiga IP if Amiga Inc. does fail. Hey, and why not stamp out AI even faster if possible. :-)
7. Truth is I will buy OS4 to support Hyperion, then probably put it on a shelf because I don't like the MB's available to install it on. MicroATX is promissing though. I'm more likley to support a coldfire card to keep the old amiga going while doing any serious work on Win boxes.
8. I would like to see Hyperion receive all things Amiga. Then maybe it would have a future. If you do, please don't change your name to Amiga, it's a curse. Stay Hyperion and sell AmigaOS. I feel this is exactly what BBRV wants to stop.
That's my simple opinion with less than half the facts. But I needed to kill a few minutes anyway.
Thanks for reading. Now back to my 5000 MS workstation network, because few of the players
involved with Amiga can get a clue. BTW, I still say AmigaOS desktops would make the perfect
companion to Linux servers, IF they ever arrive in sufficeint numbers.
Plaz
