opinions on ppc options ..please

[wawrzon]

no. i keep my csppc only for the scsi interface and compact form. dont use ppc side any much. might as well sell it some day.

[wawrzon]

i refused or rather was not interested in p5 ppc solution since ever i remember. it was even partly the initial reason for me not to invest into the platform anymore since i regarded the technical solution clumsy, halfa$$ed while too complicated and therefore too expensive. it was clear for me that with decisions like this the end of the pole was near.
then i got the ppc board few years ago, wanting even to minimally to improve on what 060 amigas could still do for me. and was bitterly disappointed, getting os4 didnt help any further.
following development of 4.1classic since i admittedly like the w3d readeon support and compositing it got, alas it is not enough for me to invest into it and it doesnt look like it goes in any further (at least in a direction id regard any useful)

[wawrzon]

I have to get a PPC card.  Otherwise I have a brand-new, useless G-Rexx PCI.  

i think you can go for cyberstorm mk3 or a broken csppc with working 68k part, which could spare you some expenses.

[wawrzon]

Hi Guys,

This is really interesting, I have an Amiga 1200 which I've done a few upgrades to and was hoping to one day add PPC to it, however I am also planning to get a dedicated PPC machine for OS 4.  That being the case the consensus seems to be that if I'm going to keep the Amiga 1200 running OS 3.x then the PPC is too expensive for what I'll use it for.

i think we were not clear enough, we have to talk you out of getting dedicated os4 machine yet.

I think you've successfully changed my opinion on that one and potentially saved me a lot of money.  Thanks!

pleasure on our part, even though im cutting my own flesh as a potential seller

On the other hand do you think that Jens Schönfeld would ever make a PPC upgrade card for the A1200 and could it be a faster PPC than the blizzard cards and be potentially more useful or is the Amiga bus just too slow.

Thanks again guys.

jens schoenfeöd has repeatedly proven being discontent with the ppc route and, as far as i remember, being asked numerous times refused to build such an expansion. mostly for practical and financial reasons. even when it comes to 68k, his hardware is what i would consider rather low end. sorry. i dont think it is likely.

[wawrzon]

mmm..interesting  comments...i passed  up a 060 ..the day i got out of hospital  actually  ..always  wondered  if i shouldve  bid  for  it  ..went  for  410.00 aussie  dollars  ...i think if a ppc  appears  at a good price  ill be  tempted  ..but cautious  ..more interested  in network an usb card ..one upgrade  i must reccommend  is the indivision aga card ...dont  think i could  go back to a 1200  without one now..makes  me  wonder though  with all the comments  not so positive  about ppc ..how successful  the new upcoming cards  for the a4000  will be  unless a lot  more  software  hardware  arrives  to back it up ..

if you mean the ultimate ppc then it isnt entirely clear how these cards are supposed to be utilized anyway. then again if such a card booted thanks built i 040 into seamless 68k emu running on ppc it might have some use on genuine amiga hardware. on the other hand the question is why to use a ppc and not anything better, but perhaps the modern cpus are just technically too complex to handle within an amateur dev project.