Brand New Sam460ex

[takemehomegrandma]

A third board in the same spirit as the two previous ones. I must say I didn't expect they would continue the uphill struggle as long as to a third board. If nothing else, their passion about this is admirable, and deserves an applause...

Good news this. Great for everyone I think. OS4/AROS/MOS all could run on this one way or the other.

For MorphOS it would be a serious downgrade, so I don't think it will happen. Im just now setting up MorphOS on my new Mac Mini 1.5GHz that I got today (typing this with MorphOS 2.4 and OWB 1.7), and from the overwhelming positive experience I've got from the MorphOS/Mac combo this far, I could never see myself buying something like the Sam for the kind of money they are asking, when you can get so much more for so much less. But some people probably will (some people always do)...

[takemehomegrandma]

Are you accusing hyperion of lying through their teeth??

Not saying that they are this time (time will tell), but it would hardly be the first time if they were, now would it?

[takemehomegrandma]

I doubt we have to worry about license now that amiga inc is out of the picture.

Except that they aren't...

[takemehomegrandma]

Please refresh my memory then? What exactly have hyperion lied about?

Careful now, I don't think you really want to go there...

[takemehomegrandma]

Maybe they feel it will be easier porting OS 4.x if every 460ex user has a known base quantity as regards graphics and sound ?

Not the slightest.

Isn't having standardized graphics and sound true to the original Amiga?

How is slapping on a bog standard controller chip "true to the original Amiga"? They could at least have used something suitable for desktops. If the max resolution is 1280x1024 and it has no 3D, then isn't it just dead weight that adds complexity and cost to the board? Everyone will use a "real" GFX card anyway...

[takemehomegrandma]

I bet you would drool over this board if OS 4.1 was replaced with MorphOS instead...

As I said earlier, I'm just now setting up MorphOS 2.4 on my *Mac Mini*. It's maxed out in specs, it's the 1.5GHz model with 64MB vram, it has 1GB ram, and compared to this Sam the Mini has a real G4 CPU, GFX with 3D and higher screen resolution, etc, etc. This means that it isn't the cheapest of Mini's, far from it, and I know that I didn't pay the cheapest price for this particular model either. Still, I got it (the complete system) for *less than half* of what this Sam *motherboard alone* will cost. The machine I've got is way faster and so much cheaper. Why on earth would I drool over a motherboard that is inferior to what I already have that would only dig a deep hole in my wallet? If I would buy anything else, then it would be an even more powerful PowerMac for even less money. Or a powerbook. Look, I respect Acube for what they are trying to do, I respect their passion, etc, but if you for a second believe I'm *envious* and "drooling" about this Sam motherboard, then I must say that there is something *fundamental* about the whole situation you fail to grasp...