Open source PPC laptop bounty

[Iggy]

sure. just it has nothing to do with any "reality check". according to what people write none behind two amigalike ppc oses has been contacted so far, to check if they would port their system.

Actually...as I've already stated, Timothy De Groot has already made a positive statement about the fact that a port of OS4 would be considered.
And I already know at least one MorphOS developer who is interested in owning one.

Beyond that, many of the people supporting this are from the Linux community, and are more concerned with making sure that there is support there.
With more modern PPC based hardware, Linux ports may be maintained that support big endian PPC processors, benefiting the owners of Aeon and Acube hardware (as well as legacy Macs).

So your 'reality check' is purely your own reality, and there are times when I'm not sure we share the same one.

While I can interact rationally with bloodline, you don't appear to want to back up your opinion with facts.
And the fact is, there's interest in this, so its moving forward.

[Iggy]

The only PPC laptop I need, and a fine piece of hardware it is!

I always liked the way those looked and rather wish they were supported by MorphOS.
I do have an iBook, not as stylish (I actually had to avoid 'pretty', so now I'm really feeling foolish), but a bit more powerful (with a 1.42 GHz G4 and R300 graphics).

Apple PPC laptops were actually pretty solid, and I'd love to see OS4 support for them, as the models that are supported under MorphOS run great.

Again, what we are proposing is slightly faster than the fastest Powerbook, with eight times the potential number of concurrent threads, and more modern graphics. As well as using a 64 bit, rather than a 32 bit, processor.

[Iggy]

it always looked like a toilet seat to me..

Interesting comparison...well you've ruined that for me.

In the meanwhile, I'm still waiting for an announcement that the initial 4000 euros has been turned over to Acube.