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Re: UltimatePPC and everything else
« on: May 23, 2012, 11:17:35 AM »
No, Natami is not canceled. Claudio thought it would be OK to give a small update to explain why progress updates are slow and what is currently happening with the project. Judging by the reactions and the public panicking, I can now conclude that it would have been better to have shut up instead.
 

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Re: UltimatePPC and everything else
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 12:47:49 PM »
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My mistake. The NatAmi is not cancelled. Poor choice of words.

I thought it was on the verge of being released like the x1000 and the FPGA Arcade and i didn't realise how far away it really is to being released.

(Sorry for the OT discussion)

There are still a lot of things to do before a solid release candidate. Basic things like a full DMA arbiter, a finished PCI subsystem, a bug-free CF interface, better compatibility with peripherals, bug-free AGA, monitor files for the SAGA screenmodes etc.
There will also be a new mainboard revision with some stability fixes.

These are the things that are taking time, and preventing public sales atm. Not "feature creep" or fancy stuff, but just down to earth stability and compatibility-related things that decides if the system is ready for everyday usage. Which do take time when working on a hobby basis.
Thomas has always been a no-bull**** guy, and no matter what pipe-dreams people have amused themselves with on forums, his focus has been none other than getting a basic and stable system up with a basic feature set.