One possible future of the Amiga?

[Tripitaka]

LMAO, Aeon stick a software re-writable chip on the X1000 and get loads of grief for it. Intel does it and .....

....I'm going to go and read a book now and drink some tea.

[Tripitaka]

Maybe I missed something, but I don't think people's problem with the X1000 was the technology...

No, it was the price of the technology in most cases.

[Tripitaka]

The XMOS XCore chip in the X1000 is not "software re-writable". It's just a CPU, not an FPGA. Big difference.

I know it's not an FPGA. As for software re-writable, well it is programmable. The question of exactly how this will be implemented in the X1000 is still unclear as far as I am aware.
According to some it's great, according to others it's a waste of silicon. TBH I'll wait and see what comes of it and I'll wait and see what comes of Intels FPGA offering too.

It may be worthwhile as a UAE + chipset in FPGA offering but the way minimig is steaming along it'll have some catching up to do, I don't see the point for Amigans to get exited yet.
Edit:
Then again, it could be interesting to see what the AROS fans have to say about it. mmm...

[Tripitaka]

Fair comment Franko.
I wonder if any of the Minimig core is use, I don't know nor do I claim to. If it is of use and could be tied in with AROS somehow, who knows.
I think with the amount of projects going on at the moment it will be lucky to get any attention but stranger things have happened. Minimig was a total suprise to all of us (except Dennis of course).