ETA for Elbox Dragon?

[bubba]

I'm in the midst of planning my A1200 tower project.  I'd like to get a Mediator PCI board, but don't want to buy it now if the Dragon might be released soon.

I don't really need the Coldfire CPU yet.  I'd be happy to by the Dragon board just to get the AGP slot and purchase a Shark or Coldfire board when they are ready.    

Also, I wonder how much support there will be in OS 3.9 for the shark?  Will it work just like the current PPC boards out there?  Is it just for running OS 4.0?  Will Elbox ever release it?  

thanks,
bubba
 

[bubba]

I've had a very hard time trying to buy an 060 card.  It's shocking to have to pay $400 for a 10 year old piece of hardware that could die at any moment.

I'm rooting for the dragon as it should future proof the 68k Amiga, especially if the Clone-A is viable. I'd happily spend the cash for a dragon with 040-060 performancem AGP, PCI, USB, etc. in one package versus buying an old 1260, mediator, Subway, etc.

I also expect the Elbox team will be able to optimize the emulation code.  They must be having some serious issues.  I hope it's related to writing drivers, not with the coldfire implementation.

Anyway, I'm probably going to buy a d-box and a mediator and cross my finger's that they give a good upgrade price when the Dragon is released.

-bubba