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Re: Is this an AMIGA ????
« on: May 18, 2006, 05:23:40 PM »
No it is not.. The machine itself is a standard intel pc.
The only thing that is similar is the looks... It wont run any AmigaOS at all, with the exception of under emulation.

The company that announced these seems to be gone as well..

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anybody have any clue as to what this is and can this run os 4? and does it have hardware support?

The only computer capable of running OS4 as it is now, is the AmigaONE. There are 2 more that might run OS4 if they are released.. The amy05 from troika and the ack.
 

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Re: Is this an AMIGA ????
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2006, 06:33:31 PM »
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Nope it's not, just a generic x86 machine in a zero footprint case with AmigaOS runnning in emulation on it.

Also please fix your posting. The link fcuks up the entire page layout.

You could be a bit nicer considering he is new to amiga.org.

I personally think this problem is a flaw that should be fixed in xoops anyways.
 

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Re: Is this an AMIGA ????
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2006, 07:56:17 PM »
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1)if get my hands. on a PowerPC 603e @ 160-240 MHz ,is it advisable to install it in the trap door expansion slot??? and will there be space to attach a fast memory and a graphics card in the same space . I always loved the idea of a keyboard+processor+memory+media drives all in one unit..i was thinking of rippng out the cooling fan of my old laptop and putting it into the miggy

I am not sure about this, but i think it will be hard to fit it while at the same time keeping the casing on. I know you can fit a 68k accelrator easily, but i think it will be problematic for a ppc one.
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2)is the shark hardware acelerator better than the power pc?

The announced specs are indeed a whole lot better, but it has not been released yet and who knows if it will ever materialize.
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3)is there a USB edvice availible for the miggy 1200?

Amigakit sells USB controllers: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/

But anyways, if you want to run OS4, then i suggest you wait a bit until it has been released for real, so that you know it will work with your said ppc accelrator. And who knows, maybe a cheaper and much better ppc card/box has been released by then. The only one who have a classic a1200 with OS4 is some very few beta testers. So right now, the only platform supporting OS4 for end users is the AmigaONE. So if you want OS4 now, then you will to buy an AmigaONE by second hand.
 

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Re: Is this an AMIGA ????
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2006, 08:12:36 PM »
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oh i forgot one last question with the BPPC and the 3d card can we run teh os 4 on the A1200?

Not for us regular mortals no. As i said in my previous post, it seems like OS4 for the a1200 is only avaliable for a few selected beta testers  :-( It does run fine on it, just not released yet for us regular peeps.
Hyperion say it will be released for the classic once the final version of OS4 is released.