What If It Wasn't PPC

[dammy]

by Gebrochen on 2008/11/30 22:23:57

Honestly, we all like you being on here with your lovely viewpoints.

I'm sure.

But, er, whyis it then, that my 3700+ amd 64 Athlon with 1.5 Ghz ram cannot burn something on XP while trying to run two games (simple games) at once and winamp??

Ever thought it could be it's a issue with your OS and not the hardware?

Dammy

[dammy]

by terminator4 on 2008/12/1 2:56:33

This isn't an issue/option (I honestly can't understand the yapping on this here). OS4 is done on PPC. Took 6 years to get there, and I doubt all developers got paid for it (amiga platform has always been a labor of love). To leave PPC is not an option, regardless of technology today, unless you are rich enough to hire developers full-time. And even then, why throw away all the effort that went into it. And I'm talking about someone rich enough with more than $100 million to invest in a company & business plan to sustain the development... and at the end is there room for another platform? (Apple has done well with their gadgets, not so much with their desktops)

OS4 is one of many Amiga-like OSs out there.  I'm not expecting the final out come of AI vs Hyperion to come out well for OS4 TBH.  Had someone smacked Sheep Lord over the head numerous times with a smart stick, he might have seen the light that PPC was going to be a dead end for desktops. Thankfully, there are several Amiga-like OSs out there that can be ported, regardless what the jury decides on.

As for Apple, I haven't seen any negative impact since they went Intel on their sales numbers, have you?

Dammy

[dammy]

by Dandy on 2008/12/1 3:09:08

No.
I'm interested in computers - not in phonietoys.
After all this is (meant to be) an computer forum - not and phonietoys advertising forum...

I can see your in a bad mood, but I'll reply anyways.  As we see laptop sales now ahead of desktop sales.  As netbooks are gaining in popularity, I think we will see desktop sales continue to decline.  If the OS will run on a netbook, why not a tablet.  If it'll run on a tablet, why not a pda/cell hybred like the iPhone and Storm.  I doubt it will be much longer before we see a docking station for those high level phones to turn them into a quick desktop.  Think about that one for awhile.

I think AI had the right idea about going mobile, they just planned and executed it in a completely incompetent way.

Dammy

[dammy]

by AeroMan on 2008/12/1 10:24:23

So, I believe we are three. Anyone else?

Not me, mine is on 24/7.   If it stopped working, I would have a new one up and running in hours.

Dammy

[dammy]

by billt on 2008/12/1 10:28:19

Probably wouldn't matter to me. None of the really cool phones work with my service provider's network, but I'm stuck with their crappy selection because that's what works at all where I go. Not well a lot of the time, but it does at least work at all. You could have a shiny new Aphone on a shelf somewhere that wouldn't likely be one bit useful to me.

Gotta ask, which provider?

Dammy