Do you approve of PPC (in some form) as the future of Amiga?

[runequester]

This is all pretty theoretical, but I always figured ARM would be a good option for amiga OS

[runequester]

Explain future

in amiga terms ? 2001

[runequester]

I dont think the number of cores really have much of an impact on how fast final writer 97 and Dpaint IV runs.

[runequester]

That's true, but then you are sentenced to stay below 100 MHz forever. Some may accept it, some not.

It's definately concern but until we have software where that makes a difference, I'm not sure its a practical concern.

[runequester]

From 1994, everything looks like the future

[runequester]

For any of the current "amiga" OS's, are there any practical difference between 1 and 3 ghz ?


Will an I7 run Deluxe Paint V faster than a 68060 ?

Will Quake run better on a G5 than a G3 ?

Does it make a difference for Final Writer 97 if I have 1 or 8 gigs of RAM ?

[runequester]

Obviously not, although at this point you're verging dangerously close to strawman territory.

I'm being ridiculous on purpose.

When the software we have is between 10 and 15 years old in many cases, it becomes somewhat moot if the hardware is bleeding edge or not.

A while back, maybe a year ago, when asking some questions about Morph OS and what apps were available, I was directed to Final Writer 97.

[runequester]

It's not an issue of being "bleeding edge", just not getting ripped off for 6+ years out of date hardware.

But there is a larger issue I think that really, really needs to be addressed.

Amiga is a retro hobby, treat it as such - see Minimig for how to do it right.

The whole AmigaNG thing is 10 years or more past being a realistic possibility and for everyone involved it's time to set it down as such.

I think the community really needs to come to terms with this.

I absolutely agree. Minimig, natami if it ever materializes and at the promised cost, building some new accelerator boards or other nifty bits and pieces, thats what we got and how the community can be served.