Amiga Inc and Ack Release Design Specs

[Tripitaka]

I feel there is a need to point out that this isn't the Wintel biege box market, those comparisons just don't work in a market place this small.
That's not to say I'm jumping for joy, I would have liked to see AGP in the spec and what OS does this machine run?

[Tripitaka]

I don't know why everyone is so bl**dy upset, AInc. have stared previously that OS5 will run on lots of different hardware, eg. x86. This has been a plan for them for ages now (but it was going to be called Amiga DE before).
OS4 machines (such as this one is probably intended to be) would be released to the public to fill the gap between classic Amiga (hobby users as we now are) and the new OS, ie. OS5.
The logical way to do this as far as Ainc is concerened is to give us a mobo that puts together what we have allready on the classic platform with ppc, pci etc..
I'm not at all suprised by this, lets face it, this is still the fastest (non-emulated) amiga yet and without the software available for it, we just don't need anything faster. OS4 is for hobby types (therefore expensive) and to give us a machine to (hopefully) develop some software on.
We need to be realistic with this, this is a stop gap solution (as is OS4).
If you don't like the hobby anymore...you don't have to take part.
If you just like retro Amiga, clone A may be better for you.
If you need a super Amiga, wait for OS5.

And finally, a question.
Who would like to see a clone A PCI board to go with this mobo?

[Tripitaka]

Lemmink wrote:
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What are you argueing about the specs when this machine will never see the light of day anyway.

If it will come out an run OS4 it will be even wore, because that would mean A Inc. won over Hyperion bringing thus the Amiga history to a the final end.
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It's over if it doesn't come out!
As for Ainc winning over Hyperion: WHO CARES?
It don't count for jack 'till the silicons in my hand and if Hyperion falls to make it happen it's no skin off my nose.