The Future Of The Amiga - Where Do You Stand...

[runequester]

My interest is mostly in the original hardware, so natami seems like a fun option if it materializes.

[runequester]

I kind of half-agree and half-don't. It's silly to run around thinking that projects like NatAmi or X1000 will prove to be some kind of "Windows slayer" that will make the masses see the light; they'd have to do way more than they even aim to in order to cause average PC users to jump ship, and they'd most likely get far too expensive in the process (or more far too expensive, in X1000's case :/) Amiga die-hards have been able to make the existing hardware work for them for a long time now, and it's long since reached the saturation point of being behind the curve.

At least the Natami people are pretty up front that they don't expect Natami to be a mainstream computer or PS3 killer or anything.

[runequester]

improvements to do what?

The stuff people do on computers.

[runequester]

yeah I don't see the point. Its clear they wont develop hardware thats going to be a 3D game power house, so modern gaming is out.
 
and then whats left? Dopey old stuff thats already being done on current hardware.
 
you can use whats out there already to do all this stuff. What improvements are really going to happen for you to "do stuff".

Run the dopey old stuff on hardware that isn't 20 years old and held together by scotch tape and bubble gum
 
Get a beefy compatible amiga, without having to cough out 600 bucks on ebay for a powerPC card that "totally worked 10 years ago, when my brother put it in his garage"

[runequester]

if you say so.
 
 
what are you running though that really warrants new hardware coming out. Games dont count. What other stuff?

I'd love to play MP3's without my 1200 exploding from the strain, without buying shaky old accelerators for hundreds of dollars off ebay.
 
 
Here's the question though: What harm is it if the Natami or clone a sees light and people can buy it ?
 
I have never understood the fervent desire geeks get for technology to fail or not get made.

[runequester]

Its not that I want it to fail or whatever, I just dont see the point of these things usually.
 
Is that what you want the new hardware for? MP3 playback? That seems mental. Im one of those people that doesn't see the purpose in something that does something thats already being done.
 
Mp3 playback seems like an expensive novelty. Like buying a coin operated gumball machine for your living room

Its the first thing that came to mind.
 
The point Im trying to make is.. I'd love to be able to buy something thats completely compatible with amiga stuff, has a bit more oomph to it, is an actual machine rather than just UAE, and is new.
 
 
My crappy PC running linux was 400 bucks at fry's. It does more than Morph, aros and OS4 ever will be able to do, combined.
But that's not really what it's about for me.

[runequester]

You almost sound defensive about your position. I can understand the Linux/X86 arguement (why not I own PCs).

Not so much defensive but the joy of using an amiga to me is using an amiga.

So a new system that feels that way (Natami) would have an interest to me.

Im less interested in the OS in and of itself than the hardware. Not to piss on the hard work that's been put into it. I just dont feel the "gush" I do when I power on my 1200.

But that baby won't last forever.

I am watching AROS closely though, as well as the various FPGA projects.