SciTech and Hyperion enter strategic partnership

[JoannaK]

Couple things they seem to forget to mention

Those listed drivers are for OS/2 ... X86 code.  Expecting them to be ported anytime soon would be daydreaming.

And.. this won't make AmigaOS4 to happen any faster. Most likely it'll instead slows down system integration.   :-(

[JoannaK]

@rogue

No, it doesn't slow things down. Stop making these things up

Ok.. How about some simple math.. You do the division for us:

Hyperion is extremely small company. It's no secret. With limited manpower and resources.  How many of you keep on making OS4 and how many start working on these new and exiting extra drivers (including 3D extensions)?

In my books this situation is quite obvious. And I do respect your right doing paid-up contract works for funding further OS4 development.  And I think Hermans have made smart move targetting to Embeded/STB markets. But I still would like you being more honest about these delays and schedules. Keeping people waiting forever ain't polite, especially when it's done couple months at a time.

[JoannaK]

@rogue
Ok. Thanks for reply.

From previous information I have been left into assumption you allready have enough 2D drivers coming up with this ForeFront deal and older P96. If there is real and acute need to support all those 100+ other chipset varants then I  agree it sounds good deal. Normally I had preferred you to implement and test only few key systems (like Radeon and perhaps some of matrox) of new ones cause I would belive thos being most needed with OS4-Aone.

Yes.. Have seen..  It's darn easy to fall into that trap. And with some eager marketting thowing in some hype...  And stack those announcements and promices few times atop of each other. It soon becomes an ugly  mess  :-(

Those frustrated user comments can be deadly. Especially after people have been mislead by way too overoptimistic speeches by too many corporate leaders way too many years. It'll hit back one way or another. You are not cause (nor legitimite target)  to most of it but unfortunately you are now in position where people are looking you and expecting you to sort it sort it all out.

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Ah..  a smallish announcement.. I have decided to stop commenting OS4/Aone situation now for a while at least. At this point more commenting won't do any good to ideas I'm after. And OS4 what it is at this point, and as long as this state keeps on A-one ain't anything I would consider interesting.

So, I'll see when you have got it all together. Hopefully you have something to show us all some day.