potential PPC Amiga REAL CHEAP

[Tripitaka]

lou_dias wrote:
good luck finding a descent video card with that "miniPCI" interface, did you add that to the cost?

That's an interesting point. Mini PCI graphics cards are normally OEM only. However, I would presume ACK would choose to stock them for the PV boards.
Power wise it's easy to find out what chipsets are available on these cards as they are used in a lot of laptops. Nvidia go and ATI Mobility are used often enough.
As to price...I don't have a clue. :-D

[Tripitaka]

lou_dias wrote:

That's a bit of a contradiction.
How can you have a A1200 case and not have had a A1200.

Many of us have spare cases after putting the A1200 motherboard into a tower.

From what I read, to not rely on a A1200 at all, you need a psu and a mystery device to give you a keyboard and mouse interface.

Keyboard and mouse? ACK have allready stated that they will be making an add on to do this.

and a miniPCI graphics card...and hopefully OS4 comes bundled with these drivers.

As I posted before ,the mini pci gfx cards are oem only, ACK would have to supply them. Then again, why wouldn't they? That's upselling.
As for OS4, why bundle OS4 with the drivers? ACK have stated that OS4 will be bundled with hardware so they can supply drivers with this as an oem.

I like the idea of a ppc wedge with my wireless pcmcia card but a ppc CD32 expansion (or coldfire), now THAT would get me happy.
 :-)

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@lou-dias
You don't care about backwards compatability? mmm, I guess I don't either when I think about it  I would much rather see a modern Amiga with modern software. I use Photoshop & DVD Maestro extensively at work and then have to admit complete defeat at finding a DVD Authoring package on my favourite platform...arse! I guess that lack of industry support (as well as the longevity extending effects of datatypes and arexx) means that we can, and do use software that should have been updated ages ago. This in turn means more Amigans feel the need for backwards compatability to run progs that are familiar. I think it is obvious that what we need is a lot more OS4 Progs....and of course OS4 itself.
The stand alone mode could be cool, I have learnt by now however that SEEING IS BELIEVING. I'm still waiting for Dragon coldfire. :-o

[Tripitaka]

The Amiga for me was and is more than the OS however. The hardware offers unique advantages with drag screens, auto configuration et al. I would like to see modern hardware & software but I would still like to see dragable screens, RGB video output (in HD through DVI please) but most of all we need to be kept informed.

Elbox need to update the Dragon news.
Eyetech need to reply to customers orders.
We could do with an OS4 release date too. :lol:

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lou_dias wrote:
so you didn't see the last OS4 video with dragable screens?

hardware today is more than powerful enough to run circles around anything classic hardware could do

just give me the OS on the hardware of my choice and let the apps fly[/quote]

mm..forgot about that, sh*t! I must be going senile. It was that I did in m'youth.
Well I guess I have to agree. I just whant to see some decent software on OS4. I'm not saying what's there is not good but I can't see any DVD authoring software and Video is sadly lacking as a whole. So yes, let's have our OS of choice on modern hardware and let's have some apps too.  :-D

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I've got 2 GC's...........
:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: etc...etc..

...I just had to do that.

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I'm just too excited for w..

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@lou_dias

I like it when you say those  :crazy:  things, show us the working version and I'll be truly impressed. :-D

I'm sold on modding my cube anyway as I've nearly finished my XBox (200GB HDD,executer chip ;-), clear blue case, nice round blue ATA 133 cable all done, I've got the kit for 2 rear USB ports and clear fan with blue cathode. They come next. Another cathode and matching casing for the controllers after that and I'll be done).  :-D

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@justthatgood

Go for it! XBMC is v.cool. mmm..Kiddie console? I never did like that label, Eternal Darkness, Rogue leader and Metroid sold it for me. :roll:
I've still got an N64 too (with a V64 Dr  ;-) ).

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This thread is.....................................................................................like swimming in mud. I think I'll be interested again about the time somebody who is actually doing something to make this happen starts posting....................a year, a whole bl**dy year of "Oh yes you can" and "Oh no you can't", tedious, damn tedious.  :roll:

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lou_dias wrote:
Besides, upgrading cars is more rewarding than upgrading PCs.

Maybe, but the depreciation sucks even more.

As for the American love of huge cars. Pass me the O2 whilst there is still some left!  :admonish:

[Tripitaka]

Tell me it runs on Fuel Cells and I'll be happy.  :lol:
Tell me you've got OS4 running on that damn Cube and I'll be happier still. :roflmao:

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_ThEcRoW wrote:
I prefer a Shelby mustang gt 500.

'57 Daimler Hearse with a coffin full of NO2...FwaHa Ha  :evil:

[Tripitaka]

You two should be on tha' telly, maybe on tha cheapass channel dat Ma 'n Cletus watch, sure!
We don' g'much f'book learning 'round here.
Hey! how 'bout you fellas git t'gither an duke it out huh? ya seem t' hate each other pretty big.

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koaftder wrote:
I'm not mad at lou, and i dont hate him either. If we ran into eachother at a bar, i'm sure we could have a nice chat about cars, microcomputers and women over a guniess.

Yeah well I woz joking with you both anyway.
Ever try some nice British ales? Broadside? Atilla The Hun? Our local brewery (Adnams)knocks out some head scaffers. It's all good after your first pint.  :crazy:

[Tripitaka]

koaftder wrote:
Here in North Carolina, USA until very recently( as in like 6 months ago i beleive) there was a limit to the ammount of alcohol allowed in beer, i beleive it was like 6%, limiting the beer selection. Now we are free to drink what ever we want, so suggest away.

6%,Lame!

That's why so many English people think American Beer tastes like gnats 9!55 I guess.