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Check This Out! (Hoax Amiga vapourware)
« on: August 31, 2003, 08:13:25 AM »
I came out the spec. from the company named "Orion" who will make an AmigaOne with this. It will be out at the market in 2004 or 2005.

 - PPC Processor (Single, Dual or Quad; G4, 970 or 980)
- Rambus Redwood I/O technology support
- Rambus XDR DRAM memory support (up to 16 GB)
- Rambus RaSer IP Cell for PCI Express
- Single, Dual or Quad indenpendente FSB (from 400 MHz to 6,4 GHz)
- Kickstart In 4 MB or 16 MB MRAM
- Custom Made Matrox graphic card (Pixel and Vertex Shaders 3.0 and Direct X 9.1)
- Second Generation Of Custom Chips
- RLDRAM II memory support for Custom Chips ( up to 576 MB)
- USB 2.0 (6 ports) support
- FireWire 800 (4 ports) support
- Wireless Technology - WiFi 802.11n (320 MB/s) support
- SerialATA II (3 GB/s) support
- High Definition DVD-ROM (HD-DVD) support
- Blue Ray Disc support
- 56 K V.92 Modem support
- PCI Express slots support (up to 4)
- Zorro 5 slots support (up to 3)
- RAID support for Dual And Quad models (2+4 independent connectors)
- x86-64 processor (AmigaOne expansion card add-on)
- Coldfire processor (AmigaOne expansion card add-on)
- HDD support from 80 GB to ... (with 10.000 rpm and 8 MB cache)
- Creative Labs 3 support
- Wireless USB support

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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2003, 08:18:22 AM »
Proof, please.

Edit:
Wow, that was interesting. Looked up "orion powerpc" on Google and got a sponsored link here: www.kelkoo.no/erotica

Uhm, what? :-)
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2003, 08:20:51 AM »
What?? And they don' even have a website?

LOOKS LIKE A TROLL TO ME
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2003, 10:02:42 AM »
They have a website, just no mention of any AmigaOne products ;-)

On the other hand, Embedded version of OS4 would be nice on their existing products...

I say it's just a hoax like always. But at least the company in question IS a large powerpc board manufacturer :-)
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2003, 10:13:02 AM »
This sounds to good to be true, so it most likely ain't true :-(

Do Zorro 5 slots exist ?
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2003, 10:17:43 AM »
@NitrousB:
No

No new Amiga would come out with Custom chips or a new Zorro standard. There just isn't any incentive for that after 10 years of not using it...
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2003, 10:22:24 AM »
Did'nt think so, i don't even recall real Zorro 4 slot existing either, what enjoyment can someone get out making crap like this up?
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2003, 10:24:28 AM »
Looks like a hoax again. Take a look at the listed specs;

- Custom Made Matrox graphic card (Pixel and Vertex Shaders 3.0 and Direct X 9.1)
- Second Generation Of Custom Chips

Why not mention AAA then  ;-)  But if it has a "custom made Matrox" why the need for the second generation custom chipset ? Besides, I don't think Matrox is interested in this, doesn't follow their current bussines plan..

- Zorro 5 slots support (up to 3)

There isn't even a "official" Z4, who would develope Z5 and use that instead of PCI-X?

- x86-64 processor (AmigaOne expansion card add-on)
- Coldfire processor (AmigaOne expansion card add-on)

Oh come on.... Yet Another Bridgeboard... Nice touch tho..

- Creative Labs 3 support

Meaning ?

I almost believe Merlancia over this  ;-)

Still, would be nice if some of it was true
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2003, 10:34:24 AM »
Shawn-the-bus-arch-troll's wet dream ... :-D
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2003, 10:53:14 AM »
Some day Shawn is going to realize that Z3 uses a multiplexed addressing (it's a 24 + 16 bit bus used to transfer 32 + 32 bit address/data information), and that this means PCI (with 32 bit multiplexed between address and data) is actually not less efficient.

Hopefully he'll fit his whole head in front of the shotgun.
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2003, 11:46:20 AM »
Sounds fantastic!
I would like to pre-order one, is there a pre-ordering scheme in place yet?
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2003, 11:58:30 AM »
Sounds fantastic!
I would like to pre-order one, is there a pre-ordering scheme in place yet?

Well, I could always make a web form and give you my bank account number for you to transfer your cash to ? Won't give you this setup, but that won't make a difference.... ;-)
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2003, 12:13:30 PM »
*Yawn* Fake.

It has advanced a bit since someone submitted it as a news article here though...
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Re: Check This Out!
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2003, 01:21:31 PM »
hehe, ok i want one! ..

i guess its just another troll, his first post..

and became utterly quiet...

hmmz ...

oh well...lets wait and see when the world grows into amiga only :)

cheers
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Re: Check This Out! (Hoax Amiga vapourware)
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2003, 01:37:18 PM »
Cool, we have kamikazi trolls here too :)

(never believe a news item by a user with 1 post) :-D
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