Dave Haynie (lead engineer of C= Amiga) opinion on Amiga Successors

[yester64]

Mmm.. what i have to say to this is that all follow up incarnations of Amiga, are not real Amigas to me.
I admit, that people working on their own to get it to the point of beeing Amigalike, but there is no developed hardware to it.
Besides, what it would need is software like EA's Amiga Deluxe Paint etc.
To me, the Amiga died that very day Commodore went bankcrupt. From that point only if you were a diehard you sticked to the Amiga.
Linux is nice as an alternative, but it really lacks userfriendly support. If someone has no freaking knowledge about compiling he/she has to stick with what ever comes with the disk.
And the linux community, well most have the "read the stupid howto faq" attitute, which makes you hate linux pretty much.
In my case, i sold my Amigas long ago and have no software from the time (i had a lot). The only Amiga, i call an Amiga, would be the original Amiga. But then you have a 12 year old hardware (or older) and don't have upgrades.
Like i said, if you a diehard and you really love the machine and like to work with it, its cool.
But otherwise you better stick with a PC (or a Mac).
MorphOS is a nice attempt, but somehow its just teasing the Amigafeeling.
Don't get me wrong. Its nice to see development. But i believe there has to be a leading hardware before and even the Pegasos board is not a leap ahead of times, considering that PCIx is to replace AGP and even Apple says goodbye to PPC G series. :cry:

[yester64]

Piru wrote:
@yester64

If someone has no freaking knowledge about compiling he/she has to stick with what ever comes with the disk.

Piru wrote:Hmmm, and he/she can't use binary packages?
Last I checked I could install and keep uptodate linux without any compiling.

Yes, that would be fine. But the truth is, there are software were you don't get a binaery. Of course, you maybe stick just to whats available as a binaery.

And the linux community, well most have the "read the stupid howto faq" attitute, which makes you hate linux pretty much.

Piru wrote:Yeah well, at least the faq is there to read. Agreed some of the community are a bit rude, but I've always found help when I needed it.
Still they do have a point: If you're never going to try to solve the problems yourself, you're never going to learn either. And, if you're not ready to learn, then Windows XP is better for you... :-)

Thats not the point. The point is, that a system should be userfriendly. I've seen Linux for awhile and yes, its getting better.
But still, if it comes to the ease of use, windows is a better choice. Or you don't see linux as a competing system to windows. Then it does not matter at all.

[yester64]

The Amiga was defined over hardware & software. So yes, hardware is also an issue.
The thing is, that there is only the system left. So no hardware.
Today you use, what everybody uses as a machine. So nothing special anymore.
The software is nice, but it is only intended for those who like use an modern Amiga OS today, not for the masses, which is contrare to the Amiga idea.
Personally, i think any attempt to bring something out and place it on the market to compete against Windows, will have a hard, hard time.
A transition to a new OS coult be done, if developer would port their software. Well, that mostlikly will not happen.
It is unfortunate, but i guess, thats why most people own a PC and nobody, except Amigalovers, notice that there is even an Amiga OS.
I think, thats just how it is and i doubt it will change.
Like i said, to me Amiga as a machine is death. As far as software i agree that the Amiga OS getting better and more modern. But it is only targeted to Amiga owners. Well, i guess thats fine. :-(