Ben Hermans - Hyperion Entertainment Interviewed

[elendil]

Apart from noMaam's apparant inability to type 'answer' correctly , I think it was a fine interview and I thank you for the effort, both interviewer and interviewed.

I have much respect for Hyperion. Just thought you should know - it all helps, right?

Sincerely,

-Kenneth Straarup.

[Kees]

LOL .. thanks ...

[Hooligan_DCS]

Firstly there are only are 600 (+plus internal Genesi) boards in existance, and there is no-way of knowing 100% for certain whether the Peg2 will ever be produced in quantity until it is physically available.

On the other hand it seems like there not more than 600 AmigaOnes out there either, judging from the eager screams in forums of " hopefully soon" getting one..  :-)

But I liked the interview, and would like to see more.. once a month till OS4 is released for those who don't get to see CAM, maybe?

[System]

Poster: Kay Date: 2003/5/20 17:15:15

@mdma:

Dodged the question? He gave *three* good reasons why they aren't currently working on a Pegasos version:
*No license. Why should Hyperion strain their resources further just to make a version that can not, and may never, be legally used with the Pegasos?
*Small market. Does an *absolute maximum* of 600 sales (and this is a maximum they would be unlikely to reach) justify the extra development effort?
*No documentation. I somehow doubt that writing low-level stuff without a hardware documentation is as convenient as writing it with full documentation.

How could he have been more direct? (Seriously, please explain, I really don't see how)

Kay

I was being sarcastic.

But seriously, the A1 is not much different to the Pegasos, the main difference is about 200 dollars! ;-)

edited by admin : inappropriate conversation regarding piracy of OS4

[magnetic]

Mr. Hermans
  Thank you very much for doing this interview. It is very important to a lot of people with Amigas and awaiting your OS to purchase new ones. I thought it was very upfront and informative - unlike other people... I am very excited to buy OS4 for our 4000T PPC and I'm sure you have a good product.. I am writing this on a Pegasos and love it though  But, I still support Amiga products and people like Hyperion and Eyetech keep up the good work. You will be making a lot of people happy and hopefully making some money for yoursel
magnetic

[System]

@Ben,

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.  Sorry it has taken me so long today to notice this thread and make the following request to the members of this site.  Even though it doesn't seem like it based on some of the comments here, your input is appreciated.

@all amiga.org members and visitors

Ben Hermans was nice enough to grant us a bit of his time to answer a few questions.  His responses are not open for your debate.  If you disagree with his answers, that's fine, but this comment thread is not the place for it.  

Whether or not you like or agree with his answers, please respect the fact that he took the time when there are a lot of other officials in this community who wouldn't.

[Hooligan_DCS]

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[catohagen]

> because quite a few "experts" claimed that our emulation integration concept couldn't possibly work

wierd or what ? who's the expert that claimed that ? :-D

[Kay]

> I was being sarcastic.

Oh. Sorry, I didn't see that. There are so many strange viewpoints these days, you can't really tell who are being serious anymore.

> But seriously, the A1 is not much different to the Pegasos, the main difference is about 200 dollars! ;-)

Ooooh. Touchè :-). Hopefully, in a month or two, I'll have a good comeback, like ("...and approximately 1000 units"). In the meantime, I'll settle for "...and 200MHz and an Altivec". :-D (and don't try telling me the G3 Pegasos is faster anyway)

Kay

[PMC]

I always enjoy Ben's updates, he manages to whet the appetite without committing Hyperion to a deadline.

I have worked for a software company and am aware of the kind of things that can surface during development that can put the kybosh on the whole project.  Don't forget that OS4.0 is being complied for different combinations of hardware, and on reflection their job would be much simpler if we all owned Aones.....

I'm quite intrigued as to what game titles will be announced when OS4 is released, although a PC gaming system makes sense for me right now I can't quite take the plunge with the prospect of a new Amiga round the corner......

[mahen]

(off topic sorry)

peg 1 G4 upgrade should be available in june / 1st july


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It's a nice interview BTW

[Quixote]

;-) I, for one, look forward  to the final release of OS4, which looks to be closer now than ever before.

Thank you, Mr. Hermans.

[samdu]

Remember, Amiga Inc wants OS5 to be ported to x86, and we all know what Hyperion thinks of x86.

Not exactly. Amiga, Inc. wants OS5 to be platform independent. There's a marked difference.

[HMetal]

@Warface

Just a correction..  I didn't "dodge" any such question and don't even recall being asked.  However, please realize that I would have flat out told you that I would not answer a question relating to release timing.   ETA estimates are up to those working on the project (or at least the project manager) to address.

Maybe you were thinking of Fleecy and got us confused?

[JamesR]

An interview with someone regarding Amiga that isn't espousing age-old things we already know (aka "Fleecy")? Music to my ears!

[System]

oooh. Touchè . Hopefully, in a month or two, I'll have a good comeback, like ("...and approximately 1000 units"). In the meantime, I'll settle for "...and 200MHz and an Altivec".  (and don't try telling me the G3 Pegasos is faster anyway)

:lol:

I am in no way a Pegasos fanboy, or an A1 fanboy.  I just want to purchase the most cost effective solution for me.  At the moment that is a Pegasos..