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[OlafS3]

Kickstart, I normally ignore ill informed posts, but as this one is directed at me, I will list my Amiga heritage.

First Amiga in 1986, constant use of Amiga until 1997. 6 year gap. Missed the red blue wars. Returned in 2006.

A500 x4 with various accelerators and WB setups
A600 with 030 and ClassicWB
A1200 x3 with 030 accelerators
A1200 Mediator BPPC @ 330mhz 060 @ 70mhz OS3.9 - Sold
A1200 BPPC @240 060 @50 BVision OS 3.9 - Sold
AmigaOne X1000 OS4.1 update 6

Does this qualify me to hold an opinion on the X1000 that I use everyday? Or perhaps I should be doing what many others do, read spurious forum posts and form an opinion having never even seen a real X1000?

You should not react to posts like this. We all have different definitions of "Amiga" today (for me it is the "classic" line with todays continuations including Aros 68k and AROS, AmigaOS and MorphOS as something different), you see X1000 and AmigaOS as Amiga, others see MorphOS as Amiga who cares...

The split is strength and curse at the same time, strength because we (in opposite f.e. to C64 or Atari community) have modern implementations partly even on different hardware, curse because it splits the resources. We should try to compete against each other and make best offers and try to peruade users with it and not bash each other or call other "trolls" and similar.

[OlafS3]

wawrzon, I suppose no one really NEEDS a new AmigaOS computer if you get down to it. Except... I need one with every fiber of my Amigamaniac being. :-)

OK, want is the more proper word than need. I want it and have it, and I use it every day to do all sorts of fun things. I enjoy the operating system and appreciate that is has been updated and is being improved without losing its identity. I recognize it as a continuation of the same OS I loved from the Commodore days. I love that it can run a mix of old and new software. I don't play games very much at all -- never did even when I got my first Amiga computer in 1987. But there are new and old games. I spend a lot of my X1000 time using IRC clients, email and our growing list of Web browsers. (The Odyssey port from MorphOS is outstanding.) It's great using and seeing new original AmigaOS applications like Andy Broad's SketchBlock mature, and Lyle Hazelwood's Score is going to be a lot of fun. The Blender port can do a lot of stuff. But what made me jump onto the bandwagon for the newest AmigaOS versions is seeing Elwood's YouTube videos showing how well version 4.1 can run a lot of the great old Amiga creative applications -- specifically LightWave, ImageFX and TVPaint. His videos show these programs running very well on a Sam440ep @ only 667mhz! I have that same machine (times two) and also an X1000. Since then, I have also learned firsthand that I can also still use Photogenics, Wildfire, Imagine, VistaPro, Perfect Paint, Personal Paint, Milky Tracker, HD-Rec, Audio Evolution, etc. etc. etc. as well as mess about with handy new tools such as VideoClipper, ffmpeg, etc. Hollywood with Hollywood Designer is AWESOME.

So in short, there are lots of things to do with a fast, capable computer that can run AmigaOS in its current version. I haven't run out of ways to have fun with mine yet.... and it will get better as software development pushes forward.

Yes, it's expensive. No, you might not think it's worth it for you. That's OK. I see people spending money all the time on stuff I wouldn't buy.

How about Cinema4D, Monzoom Pro or Reflections?

http://www.aros-platform.de/html/raytracing.html

Most software you mention is 68k and also runs on Aros 68k (as example). No real reason to spend so much money. But I accept that there are different views (if logical or more emotional/nostalgic).