ETA for Elbox Dragon?

[humppa]

I wonder when Elbox will update their website concerning "SharkPPC":

Availability: Q1 2007*

(*) Production of SharkPPC cards will start as soon as the final version of AmigaOS4.0 for A1 is released.

The only question is if the "final update" (released Xmas 2006) counts as as "OS4 final version"?
Of course, also licensing does not matter to Elbox.  :lol:

[humppa]

@Tomas

PPC addons for the classic a1200 should not need a license from AmigaINC afaik according to the orginal licensing terms.

Debatable. Might be interesting to hear the reasons why ACK Software Controls did not come through with the Powervixxen LT (for A1200) then. Licensing or simply technical difficulties? Adam also explicitly mentioned licensing on Moobunny and that it was not easy.

Further, the AmigOS-page of Amiga.com states:

AmigaOne Partners have the right to distribute AmigaOS 4.0 into the AmigaOne desktop computer market and into Cyberstorm PPC enabled devices.  Distribution into any other market or device requires a licensing and distribution agreement with Amiga, Inc.

[humppa]

As for buying things from Elbox, well opinions around here have always been really varied about them so I was really hoping for Oli_hd's Coldfire board to get finished.

I honestly don't believe that project to ever be completed. And even _if_ the hardware is finished, there is still a big software and compatibility problem.