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IMNSHO, the Amiga is an enthusiast's machine. They are like classic old cars. They can't go as fast as modern machines, they aren't as economic to drive, they don't have ABS, traction control, air conditioning and they are difficult to find spares for and costly to maintain. However, just like classic cars, they appeal to us for the fun factor.

I think Hyperion stated naught but the truth when they pitched OS4 with the "remember when computing was fun?" line. The time when it was a relevant platform for serious work is all but past. Rival hardware caught up and left it behind a long time ago now.

Instead of worrying about how it will conquer any given market, why not simply enjoy it for what it is? A classic piece of engineering that showed us what the future of personal computing was going to be like. Keep your machines well serviced and maintained, keep using them and pimping them out if you wish, but accept the fact that outside of ourselves, nobody else is interested in the machines, therefore it has no tangible future outside the community.
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2009, 01:19:47 PM »
I strongly suspect he's just trolling for giggles. If so, he'll be back.

And you know what? I don't even care, it's a laugh. Reminds me of the old days when there really were proper zealots that couldn't accept the basic reality that the Amiga had been left behind.

I think I'll stick to using my Amigas for the sheer fun of it, I'm under no delusion about using them for serious work.
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2009, 07:45:04 AM »
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orb85750 wrote:
Sorry the_leander, but it's absurd to argue that OS4 or MOS is life support (and you still have not done so).  Despite your impressive pessimism, there is much excitement and demand within the Amiga community.  Have you not noticed?


Yep, all 15 of us... :)
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 11:37:29 PM »
Really, it all depends on the context.

The Amiga, as a hardware platform is dead insofar as there is no progression. True there are interesting expansions being made but as has been mentioned by others they serve only to expand the capability of existing systems. I concede that machines like Sam440 are "new" hardware, but is a long way behind commodity PC hardware and the gap is widening every day.

However, as an enthusiasts platform I'd say it enjoys quite a following. JIT emulation on current PC hardware, for example, has opened new doors for the classic OS. It brings with it a performance level that was totally unimaginable in the days when I got my first 040 board. I wouldn't be surprised if 68K apps on my Q9450 run faster than the equivalent PPC ones on any existing G3/G4 class machine.

So, even if no new amiga hardware of any description was developed from this day forth, it would still live on through UAE and even AROS.
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2009, 08:06:34 PM »
Q: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?

A: Pancakes!






(anybody else remember that amiga.org meme?)
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2009, 07:53:54 AM »
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...and with that I say I'm sorely disappointed in the WinDoze platform. Seems to me more has been done in 15 years with AmigaOS than has WinBlows. How many times are they going to re-invent the wheel before they finally have something worth a $hit? It was an ugly and bloated OS since day one and it's an ugly, inefficient OS now. Despite the "advances" processor manufacturers have made. Exponentially, nothing has changed except it's now trying to mock the look and feel of MacOS.


It does provide DirectX, which allows me to play Fallout 3, Crysis et. al.

I only have Vista installed on this dual boot machine for that purpose :-)
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 11:48:35 AM »
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Karlos wrote:
Q: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?

A: Pancakes!



So, nobody remembers that? There was a time when every poll had a pancakes option.

I feel old now :-(
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Re: POLL: Which word, in your opinion, best describes AMIGA today?
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 02:35:40 PM »
It isn't Apple that scales well onto Intel, it's BSD...
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