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Quote from: Iggy;572629
Linux on the other hand still has me frequently doing total re-installs.


Why would you do that? I have Linux setups at work that are 5-6 years old that have never been down other than for kernel upgrades and power outages, and that are still as clean as can be. Many of our systems have been running 24/7 with no downtime for 3+ years.

If you need frequent total reinstalls with Linux you're doing something very bizarre to it.
 

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Re: Hyperion/A-EON introduce us to the AmigaOne X1000. A new beginning?
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 01:21:20 PM »
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Well, PA6T - the wrong horse to have bidded on? I've said so and I say so now. The chip was interesting fom its specs, but it is dead like a dodo.


It being "dead like a dodo" is irrelevant as long as they have a sufficient supply, and given the size of the Amiga market that doesn't take much.

The reason it's irrelevant is that most of the PPC chips that are potential candidates for AmigaOne hardware in one form another are SOC's that are not socket compatible from version to version.

In other words, you're faced with redesigning the board for the next generation anyway, in which case it matters a whole lot less if you need to switch to a CPU from another source.