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Re: Pictures and News from AmiGBG Fall Event
« on: September 22, 2002, 06:50:51 AM »
I spent the major part of a hectic weekend at the Gothenburg International Book Fair instead, and from what I've read so far (been home for an hour) only what was promised was shown: a couple of POP motherboards, and some new GUI elements and utilities on OS 3.x on an Amiga.

 I reckon the functionality of the already demoed components/modules can be gleaned from the info and screenshots that have been available for quite some time by now. Or? Well, I see someone filmed it all.

This picture made me giggle though. A translation of some extracts:
"Amiga is back."
Huh?
"AmigaOne is the new Amiga computer [...]"
HUH??
Who wrote this? Eyetech? Judging from the basic explanation of what AmigaOS is later on in this flyer (?) it seems like this is aimed at "outsiders", but why would someone try to fool the uninitiated that there will be "new Amiga computers"? Why try to scare people away from AmigaOS? The deluded microscopic minority who actually WANT "new Amigas" need to get their heads examined, they don't need to be marketed to.

BTW, the screenshot fetishists can check out this report from OASE2 for a crapload of AmigaOS and MorphOS screenshots, plus Mediators, Pegasoses, Terons and all kinds of goodies.
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Re: Pictures and News from AmiGBG Fall Event
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2002, 07:09:00 AM »
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PPCBoot by Hyperion is finished and handed out to existing (35-40 or so) betatesters


Just *how* are those "Frieden Features" applied to PPCBoot? I'm wondering since PPCBoot is a GPL project...
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Re: Pictures and News from AmiGBG Fall Event
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2002, 07:24:05 AM »
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I don't know about GPL, but I know that Hyperion was licenced by MAI Logic to create this for their boards.


You mean "modify" or "add to", not "create" right? Or is this a completely new firmware only based on PPCBoot (in which case there should be no doubt that it's all governed by the GPL?)?

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The "x86-emulator" is a "Frieden feature" as you so very non-ironically put it.


I have no idea what an x86 emulator has to do with PPCBoot or any firmware. With the "Frieden Feature" alliteration I was referring to "PPCboot apparantly contains some pretty nifty features by the Frieden brothers".
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Re: Pictures and News from AmiGBG Fall Event
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2002, 05:02:25 AM »
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And to Seehund et al:


Et al? Who am I affiliated with today? :- P

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You obviously have no clue. [...]


Huh? Are you talking about something I've written here, or is that merely a general opinion of yours? What in the rest of your comment have I misunderstood or contradicted? I'm not disagreeing with anything you write there!

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Ah. Then I obviously need my head examined. You, sir, are an asshole.


I'll disregard the insult, since you obviously misunderstood me, at least I hope so. I thought you actually wanted that "AmigaOne" board you bought, not a "new Amiga". No need to make an appointment with the shrink. :)

I still think that if someone is yearning for a proprietary, custom piece of hardware like a "new Amiga", designed for one OS and vice versa, under the current circumstances, instead of the currently planned  AmigaOS + third-party hardware path (including things like the Terons/AmigaOnes and whatnot) should consider undergoing a psychiatric examination. :)
If a Megacorp like Sony, IBM or so buys the Amiga Inc. bankruptsy estate , then maybe discussing "new Amigas" could make some sense.

Too damn bad that the chosen path includes removing the advantages of using third-party hardware though...

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A microATX sized PDA wouldn't be VERY comfortable to normal sized humans for long.


LOL, yeah, I caught that passage too. BTW, when I think of a "PDA" (personal digital assistant) I visualise a drool-proof electronic box to be mounted under an electric wheelchair... :) That would work with a microATX board.
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Re: Pictures and News from AmiGBG Fall Event
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2002, 05:08:53 AM »
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It does not really matter if this is "modified" or "based". Any derivate work from a GPL project is GPL'ed.

Our modifications will of course be GPL'ed, too, and will be available in full accordance to the GPL.


Concise, civil and answering the original question. Thanks!
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Re: Pictures and News from AmiGBG Fall Event
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2002, 05:19:02 AM »
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Seehund were you at the Pegasos event?


Nope. Wasted the entire weekend at the book fair. :)

Anyway, personally I'm satisfied with judging the price and features of a piece of hardware from a piece of paper or a web page, I don't have to touch/smell/taste it. :) So since neither AmigaOS nor MorphOS were to be demoed in their final release versions I'd rather go and mingle/drink with The Cultural Elite and buy cheap books and comics. ;)
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