So.. what are we all buying?

[JurassicCamper]

I was going to order my A1 XE(G4) mobo today.
I emailed eyetech with some questions but havn't got a responce yet.

The Questions I want answered before I buy are.

1. What Memory is recommended ?

2. Does the Mobo come with a LinuxPPC CD Distro  ?
....Just a £600 paperweight otherwise until OS4.

3. Does the mobo come with all leads i mean AMR Header, ATX blanking plate, usb header leads, floppy ide etc. decent manual. Like PC mobo's

I mean whats the point of having on board modem audio usb etc. if they aint gonna ship an AMR / usb header with it.

4. Do you need a CPU Fan ?

I have this horrible feeling your gonna get a mobo in a dull brown cardboard box with a cpu and a bad photocopy on a sheet of A4 paper, that will be your lot.

5. Can I use USB mice / keyboards or only when OS4 is finished. Is it PS2 only until then ?

6. What PCI / AGP cards are supported ?

I dont feel you can realy buy it until these questions are answered.  :-)

[JurassicCamper]

Eyetech terminated their contract with Escena.

 
This PCI bridge card has been discussed on the Amiga1 and OS4 mailing lists.
The consensus is that it is a Escena only project. They may be developing one but they are uncontactable.
If any of our German friends would like to pop down to see them and get some info it would be nice.

They are located in Braunschweig and there is a map on their website.

www.escena.de

[JurassicCamper]

Been looking round trying to find the best prices for OS4 compatible bits for my G4 mobo when i get it.

www.pcnextday.co.uk

All prices include VAT

ATI 8500 £66
Sound blaster live £25
PC133 SDRAM 512MB £41

The rest is coming out of my Current Miggy.


 :-P  :-P  :-P  :-P