@Hooligan_DCS
Hooligan_DCS wrote:
@Mr.Akey and Mr.Frieden
Could you comment about my earlier post in this thread, point by point? In mature and constructive way, like I did. No need to start flaming and calling me a troller.
Well, I can try. However, you must understand that there are some issues that I can't address and I certainly won't speak for or against our competition's product as I don't have any of their products for which to base a comparison. Now if they'd care to send me one.. (hey, I had to try didn't I? ;-))
Anyways, I'll answer what I quote:
I'd put it this way. AmigaOne without OS4 is practically useless.
I wouldn't quite put it this way. While it is currently useless
as an amiga (being without the AmigaOS until the OS is released to run on it) it does presently run Linux. :-)
And judging by late silence from Amiga
We (Amiga) are quite busy but we, as you know, are not working directly on AmigaOS 4 nor are we the manufacturer of the AmigaOne. These are partner projects and we have a clause w.r.t to ownsership of AmigaOS 4.
Amiga's internal developers are working on the APIs that will embrace and extend the future of AmigaOS (but not the forthcoming AmigaOS 4.0) as well as working on AmigaDE/Anywhere content.
Hyperion folks can't even give an estimate when it will be ready, it doesn't look too good.
I think we've pretty much agreed that giving dates that might be overshot or missed deadlines is a bad thing given the slagging that we take for it, when unforseen delays occur.. Fear not, the silence is a good thing. It means that those developers are working their behinds off instead of fielding rumors and speculations about their efforts and activities.
I can't and won't speak for Hyperion and/or Eyetech so, you'll have to wait for one of their people to answer questions related to the status and timing of their products.
Meanwhile there are hundreds of Pegasos' floating around used by developers. And some of them I'd call "Keypeople of community". Those developers won't necessarily never do any good for A1/OS4.
I don't think you really have anything to worry about here. The developers who really want to make a difference, who see opportunity wherever it knocks, will either come back to developer for AmigaOS or may even develop for both operating systems.
My opinion, having developed software for many platforms; including AmigaOS, QNX RtP, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows and others long past) is this: Only the developers who have a vendetta/hate against one company or the other, or are indifferent to an API, will refuse to develop for the other OS.
Also, while waiting for OS4 to arrive, MOS gets better and more polished every day.
OS4 looks good on paper, MOS looks good now.
AmigaOne doesn't look good on paper, Pegasos2 does.
Paper specs, while possibly impressive, really mean nothing until the product is released. As you may have noticed lately, there are issues with hardware that can spring up and effect a change of plans.
It's your choice to buy whatever product you feel suits your needs best but I'd wait until both are available if you're really uncertain about one or the other. The final result(s) might surprise you, one way or the other.
And those two items are likely to arrive just about the same time (3rd quarter 2003 as I quessed
WHEN Peg2 and A1/OS4 arrives, there's (hopefully) quite nice set of software available for MOS, when developing for A1 only *begins*.
True, but the AmigaOne has the dinstinction of being a product based directly on the original AmigaOS with a newly rewritten ExecSG. Amiga has legacy and for what it's worth (as others call it) "the name" on its side. I can't speak for the efforts or motives of other companies.
Looking at the situation from this point of view, it's obvious who leaves the ring undefeated.
That depends on a huge number of yet unpredictable factors. There are many things, both visible and invisible that could shape this. If you're unsure of either side, sit on the fence until both are released and the dust settles.
Of course, you may also be in a position to buy both systems, as some others have said they would do. Though, my experience is that once you have chosen, unless you really dislike something about your first choice, odds are you won't buy the other system.
Right now, it might be too much of a gamble for some individuals to choose yet. If you aren't sure .. wait. Amiga's product WILL be delivered. And I mean ALL of the ones still promised -- yes, including the t-shirts (sorry Hooligan, had to appease the trolls :-))
Or you can buy an AmigaOne now and get your free OS (as Kay said) when it is released. :-)
My point of view only, fuel up the flamethrowers.
No need. You asked for information without being particularly inflammatory -- a class act.
