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Offline ognix

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Re: PPC accelerator poll
« on: November 04, 2010, 01:26:01 AM »
I won't register for voting, but the PPC way is dead...
I understand that Hyperion/Ben Hermans does not agree, since the amount of work behind Amiga OS4 (beside problems, whatsover it has), but it will lead to death IMHO.

Happy for AROS on 68k (so an OS upgrade for "classic" Amigas could be done, sooner or later) and for AROS x86, so to have cheap updated hardware almost off-the-shelf.
Beside this, even WinUAE with AROS 68k will be an upgrade option (in case AROS x86 is not mature enough).
 

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Re: PPC accelerator poll
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 10:58:51 PM »
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You said PowerPC is dead and then you say you are happy with an Aros on a processor that is not even produced anymore (68k).Contradictory response yours


I admit, but what matters to me is that the number of PPC Amigas is far less than the "classic" 68k ones right now.

And we, all amigans, have already a 68k processor (in a physical form or "emulated in software"), so we'll benefit for an updated "classic OS" on our old machines (and emulators).
This means you haven't to spend much money (also nothing) for improvements.

On the other end, following the PPC way, you have to buy new hardware, already proven to be very expensive (for the average pockets, at least), for a processor family whose life expectancy is far for being clear nor long (I know IBM is going on with it, but for how long?).

So the option of a FPGA-based processor (could be done forever if we have access to complex programmable logic) or backwards compatibility through software emulation on common hardware, is the most comfortable, cheap, valuable, long life way to go (in my opinion, of course).