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Offline Franko

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Re: Has CommodoreUSA shipped anything?
« on: November 05, 2010, 09:30:38 PM »
I reckon Moochie's the brains behind the whole operation... :)



Hmm... wonder if they'll sue me for that... :)
 

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Re: Has CommodoreUSA shipped anything?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2010, 10:13:04 PM »
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Say what you want, but if they sell the PC64 for a reasonable price, I will buy one.


Wow... CommodoreUSA's first potential customer, well worth the $30 miillion they allegedly spent on advertising... :roflmao:
 

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Re: Has CommodoreUSA shipped anything?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2010, 06:35:10 PM »
A word from Moochie...





(get a grip... if that's an Amiga then I'm 100% sane) :crazy:
 

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Re: Has CommodoreUSA shipped anything?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2010, 07:05:06 PM »
I've got nothing against CommodoreUSA buying in stock boards & putting them in cases designed by others and even using the Commodore name.

What I do find objectionable is the use of the C64 & AMIGA brand names, and the fact that if they do produce and sell such machines that some poor mugs who might have been out of the scene for a while may purchase one thinking they are getting a nice new modern genuine C64 or AMIGA that's 100% backwards compatible...

If anyone want's to run a C64 or AMIGA under emulation (which is all these machines will be doing) then buy an emulator for your PC or MAC and save yourself a small fortune. :)

I wish them luck in their ventures, just wish they wouldn't tarnish the legacy of two of the best home computers the world has ever seen. :)
 

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Re: Has CommodoreUSA shipped anything?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2010, 02:58:16 AM »
@ Jan

I've heard some crazy stuff in my time said about the Amiga but you sure take the biscuit... :)

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someone who works in such an environment and has to exchange work with others.


If you really want or need/need to use the programs you mention then use them on a PC or Mac or whatever machine they are written to run on. The Amiga has it's own software for doing such things and I don't honestly think that any Amiga user would actually even try to compare the old software they use against modern PC/Mac software. The Amiga may no longer be used by professionals anymore for such tasks but that's what a PC or Mac is for.

A PC can run emulation of an Amiga, but why on earth would someone want to emulate a modern day PC or MAC on an Amiga or run Windows or Mac software on it. The Amiga is what it is, a machine used by most of us left who still actively use it either in hardware form or emulation form for the fun, enjoyment and nostalgia of something that was and still is that wee bit different.

If someone does create and build an Amiga that does run Windows or Mac software then I for one would not be buying or using it, what's the point, if you want to use Windows software buy a PC if you want to run Mac software buy a Mac. If you simply want to run all your old Amiga software for what it does then invest in some old hardware or run an emulator.

The only thing lacking these day's with the Amiga is trying to keep things like memory cards and HDs CD/DVDs up and running but that's why their are still some folk constantly working on ingenious solutions to these problems not to mention all those who work on things like Aros or MorphOS.

The best thing to happen to the Amiga would be something like the Natami which is supposedly going to be 100% backwards compatible but running at speeds never before seen on an Amiga and hopefully the ability to be able to use things like SATA HDs & DVD drives.

I dream of such a machine, but I certainly don't want to run Final Cut Pro or Photoshop on it, I'd be perfectly happy running the likes of ImageFX at an almost realtime speed and all my other old Amiga software and either writing my own software to take advantage of it or using software that other folk would no doubt write to do the same.

The day the Amiga becomes nothing more than a machine for running Windows or Mac software will truly be the day the Amiga dies... :)