Hyperion/A-EON introduce us to the AmigaOne X1000. A new beginning?

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Multi-core, 64bit CPU's doesn't really bring anything beneficial to the table, since Amiga is neither 64bit nor SMP capable.

Firstly multiprocessing doesn't have to be symetrical in order to bring a performance boost. Secondly 64bit will only give you metrical truckloads of RAM. Both can theoretically be useful on OS4 but we are talking about software that hasn't been written yet.

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If someone makes such a hardware, hey the X1000 is a dual-core 64bit PPC, then the software guys have something to test on rather than just do theoretical coding. You gotta start somewhere, and I think it's easier to start on the hardware side of this stupid loop.

That was my point. I don´t know wheter I´d be able to afford an X1000 when it comes out, but I think that there is potential for some interesting software in the future.

I don´t plan to use more than 4GB of RAM in 2011, but I wouldn´t rule out that it is useful in the future. Today Blender and Gimp on a SAM impressed me. If there are only a few developers who love the X1000 and make something incredible, it will be a big benefit even to users who can´t afford it, because it will encourage all of us.

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Since this the last day of Q2 2011, and since A-eon stated that the beta X1000 boards would be delivered in Q2 2011, that means that the beta testers will be getting their X1000 boards today!

I think the delay is really killing sales of the X1000. While I was a potential customer last year, I decided to buy a $600 PC instead this month.