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Re: $160 PowerPC Computer
« on: December 17, 2004, 01:47:30 AM »
That would be nice for a cheap A1 box i.e. A600 style AmigaPPC.
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Re: $160 PowerPC Computer
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2004, 06:09:31 AM »
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lol.... thanks for the link, they almost had an impulse buy today!


That'll be two "nearly" impulse purchases they had today then! ;-)


Make that three "nearly" impulse buy...
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Re: $160 PowerPC Computer
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2004, 06:21:37 AM »
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If developers are to develop for such a machine, there will probably be a lot of programs/games out not using the full potential of the faster A1.

The problem with the old Amiga 600 vs 1200 is the lack of appropriate API abstraction e.g. titles was tied to a particular chipset.

My POV is an ecosyetem system similar to Pentium II@233Mhz to Pentium III @1Ghz scenario, where Windows (with DirectX API)runs them all.  Replace X86 as PPC and Windows as AmigaOS4(or MOS) for Amiga's case.
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Re: $160 PowerPC Computer
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2004, 10:08:41 PM »
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Even if someone made OS4 to run on that machine, would you really like such a low spec OS4 machine?


And even if they did, you wouldn't be able to see anything on it, because it has no graphics hardware, nore the possibility of adding it.

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If developers are to develop for such a machine, there will probably be a lot of programs/games out not using the full potential of the faster A1.

People not knowing the Amiga that good will see this low end machine, and will never geting interested in the Amiga of that reason.


If developers tried to port AmigaOS and assorted dev kits to this device, end users on the other hand, around the globe would be left scratching their heads wondering where to plug in a monitor/tv.

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And about the price it's still not cheaper than a x86 machine anyway, and would of that reason not be able to sell any bigger numbers anyway as an AOS 4 machine.

But as an SetTop box, for internet, DVD's, MP3's and maybe simple videoediting, it could be interesting.


Actually for the job its doing its cheeper then most of the other stuff out there (including X86), the job its doing is as an all in one fileserver. It would be as useless as an STB or video editing as it would for use as a desktop machine for the reason outlined above - it has no video hardware, nore the expandability to add it (no pci or similar).

One could build a similar priced box based on an ASrock(SIS chipset) motherboard and K7 Sempr0n.
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