WarPiper wrote:
I WANT AN ORIGINAL AMIGA CASE WITH THE AMIGA NAME ENBLAZONED ON IT
Amiga, Inc. doesn't seem to have thought this one through, apparently not wanting to impose additional restrictions on their partners, or not realizing the benefits. In either case, there are no "Amiga" (as in hardware by Amiga, Inc.) computers, only AmigaOS computers produced by third-party partners (so far just Eyetech). So the opportunity was missed to maximize the brand. Funny after all Amiga, Inc.'s ranting about people stealing their IP or whatever, they don't look at the other side of the situation and optimize the ownership themselves.
Anyway, here's my idea -- a way to get an Amiga "badge" on every AOS computer, and at the same time not inhibit partners and users from doing their own thing case-wise: The anti-piracy ROM would be mounted inside a case-front bezel, which would have the Amiga identity emblazed on it. This would have to be some kind of universal-mount thing, the point being that it'd identify the box as running authentic AmigaOS. The piracy-dongle fans would be happy, and so would the people wanting a box that says, officially, "Amiga".
-- gary_c