OS Enhancement Pack for 68K users - market demand?

[Ilwrath]

Yeah...  Another update for the old 680x0 series would be worthwhile, I think.  Hopefully it's politically possible.

I think there are at least some people who would want it for a Pre-PPC Amiga.  Let's face it, the number of people with CyberStorm PPC 4000s isn't exactly a large fraction of total 680x0 Amigas with 3.1 ROMs...  Not to mention the emulator crowd.  People are saying PPC is the future...  But I, for one, don't see that future as compelling enough to drive an expensive (also obsolete) hardware purchase.  I'd drop a few bucks for a new software update to obsolete hardware I already own and love, though...  

I'd vote for making a BoingBag 3 update available on CD, as well as the download, though.  I'd rather fork over a $20 to Software Hut for another nicely printed CD, than pay $10 for a download...  What can I say?  I like the pretty coasters.  (Don't make me burn it on my PC and write out an ugly label, myself...)

[Ilwrath]

I would like to see software protection on it to prevent hackers from stealing.

That I have to disagree with.  For those who aren't going to be honest and pay, there isn't a protection in existance that will deter them from obtaining a less-than-legal copy...  And for those of us who DO want to pay, being limited by brain-dead copy protections is a real pain in the arse.  There have been multiple occasions where I have had to download cracks to things I legally purchased, just to be able to use them!  

A nice label goes a long way. $20-$30.

Exactly... Sell a reasonable product at a reasonable price, and it should do well.  You have to make people want to be legal, because you really can't force them to be -- and trying to causes problems for everyone -- usually the innocent are punished even more than the guilty!

[Ilwrath]

Personally I'd prefer Hyperion to spend their time making OS4 the best it can be for PPC, instead of helping drag the rotting corpse of m68k any further.

In a couple of years 68k will be totally dead. Sad but true, it's a fact. The remaining 68k HW is falling apart; my miggies are all dead, and many others have suffered the same fate.

I see quotes like this, and I can't help but think this also applies to the PPC "Amigas" such as AmigaOne and Peggy, as well, though.  Let's face it, between the both of them, I doubt they've sold 1,000 units, and the AmigaOne hasn't even got an OS, but the hardware is already seriously outdated.  I mean, compare with Mac.  Complete G4 systems (used/refirb) are going for the price of an A1 mobo.  Actually, you can't compare, anyhow.  Mac has a comercially available OS (OSX - not 9!) that has already proven stable.

When I bought my A4000, it was cutting edge of what was out there.  And I mostly kept it that way, with the phase 5 upgrades.  I skipped on the CyberStorm mk3 PPC cycle (have a Mk2 060) and was going to get the CS G3 (remember that?  I have a confirmed order form...  :-(  )   But obviously that never happened, so here I am.  The 4000 is a dear part of my collection, and I'll never sell it.  I'm not against spending some money...  But I really have no use for a new outdated system, either.  Saying you don't want to drag the corpse of m68k any further does make sense -- it's just that the AmigaOne also looks a lot like a dead corpse -- just one with a lot less market share than my m68k.