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It will be the usual, preference biased explanation for everyone. If someone decided for the AOS4/AONE then AOS4/AONE will be more Amiga, and the same is true for the opposite.

In my eyes neither the AmigaONE nor the Pegasos is an Amiga anymore. So much for remaining objective. :-)

On the subjective point, I consider the Pegasos being a turbocard for the Amiga, without the need for the classic Amiga itself. Yes, it was a long way, and call it evolution if you want: this fate was evident from the start. The ties connecting the Pegasos to the "root" are the engineers who created it, and the programmers behind it who made software for the turbocards.

On the AmigaONE side though, the ties are the Name and the Company which owns the name. The hardware have little to do with the roots apart from the sticker. Never the less, both solution is almost the same, that's the source of ppl trying to find and exaggerate the differences so desperately.

My Pegasos is not an Amiga, but I use it as an Amiga, and the transition was smooth enough for me to believe that.

It's just an opinion though. There are thousand others :-)
 

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meerschaum wrote:
whats a real amiga?... certinly not the WaffleOne with WaffleOS4 with Wafflers.inc backing it up...
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WaffleOne is a pathetic sham


Such strong words were totally uncalled for. A polite "I think it is not" and "I think it is yes" could be more nice instead.
 

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If we can seperate "true Amiga" from the overloaded use of "worthy successor" then it is, unfortunately for some, anything with the brand AMiGA on it.


If Microsoft buys the name and calls Windows the next day AmigaOS, call it as you like, I won't buy it, as it won't be "true" amiga. Don't get the word "true" into the debate please.

Amiga Inc is free to brand anything with the name (law applying), but the thread is about personal opinions about what is Amiga and what is not.

A washing machine for the arguments sake can be called Amiga, but won't be  "true" or "that" Amiga in anyone's eye here.
 

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Good luck to your washing machine then.
 

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Just understood and accepted your personal opinion, that everything with the badge "Amiga" is "true Amiga". :-)