New Hyperion Entertainment Website http://a-eon.com/ - The Mystery Continues

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If you want to use a flopyye, just use a Catweasel..

This is great great news.. amazing..

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but there aren't any PowerPC CPUs for the desktop market that are competitive with even midrange x86 CPUs like the Core2 and Phenom II

The Cell in the PS3 has 8 cores clocked at 3,2 GHz, granted only 6 of those area available to the developer. Linux performes very well on the PS3. Its very cheap and I know people who use is as their desktop computer.

Also, you really need to look at performace vs powerconsumption. Which Intel x86 based CPU only uses less than the 440? and still gives the same performance.

I dont know eveyrthing there is to know about CPUs far from it, but my guess is that the CELL is more than powerfull enough and that the PPC does have a future.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(microprocessor)

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Look in all honesty, I alreayd stated, I dont know eveyrthing there is to know about CPUs, its a hardware issue, I really dont care I just want to develop SW.

But as for this debate X86 vs PPC is futile, AmigaOS only chance of X86 is with AROS just accept it.
PPC has a lot to offer, and I bet you lots of beers, that if it didnt, then Hyperion would have chosen some thing else years ago.
When it all boils down, then I for one trust Hyperions choice.

This thread has become (as every x86 vs ppc thread does), the never ending story.

Over and out, I will go back to just reading news again. IMHO its those x86 zealots who are now killing of the amiga.