MIPS for next Amiga

[agami]

MIPS as a post-PPC "Amiga NG" architecture would be even more insane than staying with PPC...

Not sure how your logic works; At worst I would say it is equally insane. And at best it is less insane and a bit more commercially practical than PPC.

The problems with PPC as a business started a long time ago. When the captain of the ship goes mad and is repeatedly making questionable choices, those who can swim jump ship. In this scenario the mad captain is IBM, and those who couldn't swim earlier are learning how to, fast.

I was always a big fan of the Power and PowerPC architecture. And I am a fan of the MIPS and the SPARC architecture. But most people don't give a flying f#@% about microprocessor architecture, and when they see someone like me geek out over these things they think Loco! :crazy:

We've all seen Morphos' roadmap and their plans to eventually move off of PowerPC, and if some day in the not too distant future A-Eon with or without Hyperion decide to move away from PPC the likely choices would be either ARM or x86. But if those two where not an option, MIPS gets my vote. I've said as much, multiple times.

[agami]

Anyone interested on what the Chinese are doing with MIPS please check out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson

[agami]

it appears HP are making some new kind of computer and creating a new OS for it... http://www.technologyreview.com/news/533066/hp-will-release-a-revolutionary-new-operating-system-in-2015/
maybe this could be the new platform for AmigaOS

Early prototype in 2016, that should align nicely with the release of AmigaOS 4.2

What HP are doing is more important than what they produce; They are looking at what compromises have been made in the past and are questioning if we still need to be making them. This is a key mindset for innovation.

Server computing is where companies spend gazillions of $ each year and makes sense to launch to these customers, most of which are dealing with power consumption issues for their ever demanding server loads.

Personal computing is migrating over to the personal devices like notebooks, tablets, and smartphones. Even in the corporate sector here in Oz most companies issue a notebook to their staff. Denizens of desktops seem to be developers, gamers, and professionals in the video and CAD/CAM segments. Oh and the nouveau-retro Amiga hobbyists.

It's all a moot point anyway. Until someone decides to open-source AmigaOS 4.x we are stuck with PowerPC. More like MoneyPC.