Interview with Trevor Dickinson

[Karlos]

But it isn't a classic Amiga, it runs classic software through UAE, the same way a Mac or PC does.  Only it is far more costly than either of those....

Only the last part of your observation is correct. The first part is not. Neither OS4 or MOS run classic software in the same way a "Mac or PC" running UAE does. In both OS4 and MOS, system-friendly 68k apps run translated within the host operating system, wherein OS calls are ultimately routed to native code. Furthermore whilst UAE exists for both platforms to run software that does require classic hardware emulation, even that has been integrated rather more seamlessly of late. With software like RunInUAE you can just run such a legacy app from the workbench and have it pretty much transparently open in UAE.

[Karlos]

I like PPC for the same reason I like most things: variation. I don't regard it as a "must-have". As long as it has the performance to run old apps "better" and new ones adequately I'm not really bothered if there are x86 processors that are far faster. I can, and do, use those just as happily with a different OS.

What I find rather dull is the thought of the day when there is only one hardware platform left and only a choice of OS to differentiate systems.

[Karlos]

@dammy

PPC has plenty of life left it in, just not necessarily as a desktop processor.

[Karlos]

That wasn't the point I was making.  1500pounds for a complete non mainstream computer is not a lot of money.

It is if you don't have it :-/