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Offline Iggy

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Re: ARM based Amiga?
« on: December 31, 2011, 06:34:41 PM »
I'm glad I've gotten over this trademark issue.
Personally, I'd love to see an ARM port of MorphOS.
And yes, that would only be 'Amiga-like'.

But then, that's kind of the point.
Why would I want to lock myself into total compatibility with obsolete hardware/software?
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Re: ARM based Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2012, 01:14:10 PM »
Quote from: Turambar;660171
I think a http://pandaboard.org/ would make a perfectly capable desktop machine for most everyday tasks.

Posted that one months ago on MorphZone.
The successor to the TI processor on that is due out soon.

We should plan ahead.

PPCs > Freescale T5020 or T5040.
ARM > Virtually anything 2GHz and above.

BTW - Custom chips are so yesterday.
Programmable logic and well written OS/driver code is what drives modern computers.
Even the Natami is not based on custom chips (but rather on this more modern idea).
« Last Edit: January 01, 2012, 01:16:39 PM by Iggy »
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