dnetc benchmarks

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Seems the military PowerPC processor used in X1000 is approximatly 30%  faster compared to an ordinary PowerPC using the same clock frequency.

Look again once you've sobered up.

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You are right, bringing in Linux into a comparison of "Amiga" operating systems would be pointless. The point (and what this is about) is comparing "Amiga" options...

It's not pointless for X1000 owners, after all Linux is the only way they can take advantage of the hardware built onto their machines.

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@amigadave


Exactly. I totally I agree with you. This is an OS4 machine, for OS4 users is the DREAM machine, like the A4000 was for A500 users.

How so? I mean, if OS4 actually supported Xena, Xorro, the second CPU core, and the more common onboard hardware - yeah maybe it would be somebody's idea of a "dream". As it is though it's just a somewhat faster CPU & RAM.

Unless you mean, it's a dream to make OS4 look even more ridiculous, if so then point taken.

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If AmigaOS 4 ever gets ported to the Mac, it will be doomed to stay on old hardware forever, as the market for new machines would be obliterated- which is exactly what they do not want.

Too late, OS4 is anchored onto PPC.

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@kas1e

>>We all there in benchmark threads not because we want discredit or credit any kind of product.

Doesn't look like it.

>>Potential users should know the truth.

What truth there is there to know? It's not that they are hiding anything is there? You make it sound like people have been hiding stuff.

They HAVE been hiding stuff. Not sure if you knew this but everyone who had an X1000 until last week was under NDA.

If a person wants to buy an X1000 they are probably people in the know anyway, they know the specs of the machine and what to expect from it, it's PPC dual core for OS4.

Except OS4 doesn't support dual core.

Anyway, want to do the tests? Fine by me, if I can save the money I'll buy a X1000 because it'll be magnitudes faster than my SAM440ep at 666MHz running OS4, that is it.

I have already got PPC iMac, Intel based iMacs, not that I use them that often, a super-dupa PC with Win 7, I am looking to get the fastest Amiga there is or AmigaOS 4 capable machine.

So if it's slower than a PPC mac I can't care less.

Keep testing

Enjoy "The Power of X"
Oh wait, OS4 doesn't support that either. Bend over!

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Quite a bold statement about *all* ppc suppliers. Freescale isn't switching to ARM - they are supporting both, ppc & ARM since ages. And I don't see ibm going ARM in favor of ppc.

And I don't see IBM going PPC in favor over POWER...

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Like that's a surprise?
No NG OS supports more then one core yet.

No other "Amiga" NG vendor is trying to sell multicore hardware claiming its an advantage with their supporting OS either.

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jorkany

>>They HAVE been hiding stuff. Not sure if you knew this but everyone who had an X1000 until last week was under NDA.

That means jack as IF they had something to hide it would have come out eventually so that is rubbish.

Looks like things ARE starting to come out. This is the eventuality. Expect more as time goes on.

>>Except OS4 doesn't support dual core.

And it doesn't mean it won't happen...next?

Of course! And monkeys might fly out of my ass.

>>Enjoy "The Power of X"

Will do if I can find the money to buy one.

Oh I use AmigaOS4 because it's fun and I consider it the natural successor of AmigaOS. To me a SAM or a X1000 is required to make use of it.

Honestly you're better off with the SAM. Acube is the best thing to ever happen to OS4. Support them and you might even get fast hardware that isn't based on an EOL processor with gimmickery glued to the motherboard.

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I was somewhat surprised by the apparent lack of speed shown by the PA 6T. I must say I expected it to be faster than G4, on core per core basis.

Now we're finding out why it was EOL'd. I'm also interested in what happens when the lack of availability becomes an issue. New old warehouse stock has a funny way of running out.

Popcorn 2-for-1 sale at Publix this week!