Opinions / Info - AmigaOS 4.x Systems

[amigakit]

The AmigaONE X1000 supports the latest RadeonHD cards (5000/6000 and 7000 series), has 7.1 digital HD sound in AmigaOS and features the fastest CPU available to AmigaOS 4.1.

The X1000 is soon going to have AMIStore app store launched for it and there are several other software developments arriving for it this year.  A-EON's focus this year is enabling more software for the X1000, its flagship product.

[amigakit]

Yes, A-EON is working very hard on the new AMIStore application and platform to support all the developers out there who want to bring their software to the AmigaOS market.   Software is now the emphasis that the AmigaONE X1000 is available to customers.

[amigakit]

Could A-eon and Amigakit start a competition on Steam providing hardware for them to port to OS4?

It is intended that AMIStore will eventually be our equivalent of Steam for AmigaOS.

[amigakit]

I am glad there will be more X1000 software this year, but X1000 users are waiting for full OS 4.2, as paid.

A-EON is not in responsible or in charge of the Amiga Operating System development but every time there is a commercial opportunity for A-EON to support new software for the X1000, then this will be taken.

I guess the X5000 wont be a focus until its release?

The X5000 is a long way off consumer release and when it is finally ready, drivers and software all have to be written for it.  The AmigaONE X1000 is the product that A-EON is focusing all software efforts on.

[amigakit]

@takemehomegrandma

Some (like the customers) could argue that it's not finally ready until the drivers are, right?

Yes, you are of course correct, the main drivers need to be ready before consumer release.  That is why we are in the process of working with developers for the provision of Cyrus' SATA, USB, Ethernet at the moment.  Although this is one for the long term.  Our priorities at the moment are the provision of more software for customers who have X1000s out there currently.  This is where AMIStore app store becomes so important.

[amigakit]

While I am happy Cyrus will provide more horsepower, it doesn`t accelerate AmigaOS development in any way.

You will be very surprised at how it pushes the emphasis on key AmigaOS developments in specific fields.  Having both the X1000 and X5000 means that AmigaOS is headed in a new direction away from low memory, low powered hardware to a new generation of hardware and software needing the power of the X1000 and X5000.

[amigakit]

Yes you are correct, confirmed on A-EON website: http://www.a-eon.com/?page=radeonhd

[amigakit]

it has quite a similar function as my ages old ISA Trident or Cirrus Logic - to make a 2D display

This is completely wrong.

If you run the compositing Boing Ball demo from Hans De Ruiter, you will see the clear performance difference between a RadeonHD 6870 and lower specced cards.  The demo is much smoother and faster.  If you run M.A.C.E full game with FPS in 1920x1080, you can also see the performance difference with RadeonHD 6870.

And A-EON has some software coming out in the next three months that will demonstrate some more of the power of the RadeonHD on AmigaONE X1000 over other AmigaOS 4 hardware.  

Choosing lower specced second hand hardware may not be the best choice soon...

[amigakit]

@Vox

The Boing Ball demo is a good benchmark of the performance of the hardware and the RadeonHD driver.

A-EON has been investing in further graphics software development in the meantime.

Currently, I wish I invested in Peg2, but yet you are to prove me wrong.

Try running the new Odyssey v1.23 web browser for AmigaOS 4.1 that has been released today and play videos in YouTube.  The perfomance difference between a SAM/Pegasos and the more powerful AmigaONE X1000 is very noticeable.