So PowerPC is dead you say?

[Iggy]

It's the software that is impressive anyway. It wouldn't matter what hardware they run it on.
 
There is enough cores in that machine to satisfy all the current demand from the amiga community. If PowerPC were alive then they'd have spent less money and shipped motherboards to us all for free.
 
PowerPC is even dead in the console market. The next generation is abandoning it, except for Nintendo who are just taking the Wii and doubling the cpu cores.

That last part is completely unprovable.
No one really know what the next XBOX will be based on (other then the GPU).
The PS4? Also relatively unknown, but it is quite likely to continue as an evolution of the current hardware.
And the Wii U's processor isn't really related to the Wii's processor and is several times more powerful (I'd love to have that processor in a PC).

[Iggy]

CPU architecture in consoles couldn't be more uninteresting...

But it doesn't matter one bit to anything "Amiga", so I wonder why we are discussing it here...?

I find console architecture VERY interesting as nothing else resembles a Amiga as much in the computing world as a game console.

If you were to build a modern Amiga like system, the parts used in current game consoles would be very useful.

And the Wii U with its Power 7 based multi-core processor, THAT would definitely be on my list for desired components.

[Iggy]

Hey, Nostradamus, while you're declaring the course of the future with absolute certainty, would you mind handing out some stock tips?

... why is it that, say, MorphOS Team couldn't use the Wii U as a target platform, if they were so inclined?

Because they won't port to a hacked console. Legal reasons.

[Iggy]

If you really do want a fast 3.2ghz PPC CPU get IBM to sell you a batch of Xenon CPUs :crazy:

Microsoft, as they own the rights.

[Iggy]

Well put! TMHG lost my respect today, I just can't be done with his attitude.

...and with that, I'm off to bed. Their really is no point arguing with some people so I'm just not going to bother.

The scary thing is that he regularly posts on MorphZone and all the negativity is damned counterproductive.
Have a good night's rest.

[Iggy]

...criminally naive!...

That's not negative?
I refuse to be bullied by a Swede.
Your posts as of recent have bordered on trolling.
You're convinced that your opinions are facts.

BTW -Every X1000 produced has been sold within hours of its announced availability.

Not mass marketing, but pretty successful for a small production run item.

You have no real proof that an X86 or ARM based Amiga-like environment would be any more successful then our current platforms.

You like to make long verbose posts with logical justifications for your opinions, but they are just that...opinions NOT FACTS.

[Iggy]

It's sort of amusing how the morph os guys seem to hate PPC the most.

Only a small percentage that has been vocally pushing for an ISA change.
I'm really happy with my 1.42 GHz G4 based system. I'd like a 2.3 to 2.7 GHZ G5 better, but I could live with what I've got for several more years.