Question polls for AmiWest 2003 are available!

[tekmage]

With AmiWest 2003 fast approaching the UGN with help of Nicolas Mendoza has updated the question polling site. Visit the AmiWest 2003 poll to post a question and vote on the questions of others.

[bbrv]

Hi, there is no reason to wait to answer these questions...:-)

#1: Is there any plan by Plexuscom / Bomy to invest in Genesi?

No, we are not looking for investment from either of these entities in Genesi, nor have we ever asked them to consider such an idea.  Our only relationship with Plexuscom was that they produced the sample STB cases we have demonstrated at CeBIT, etc.

#2 from Emeric SH (Hi, Emeric! :-)  )

a.  About the Box system of MorphOS:  Is there a plan as MorphOS evolves to make/use different boxes besides the A/Box and Q/Box one, like running a Linux/Box, QNX/Box, or any other OS in a box, parallel to the other Boxes?

Yes, but this is nothing more than a concept today.  The fact that there are now 16 operating systems ported or being ported to the Pegasos today.  The choice whether or not there is a X-Box or not (  ;-)  ), will be something that occurs after all these ports (and others) are completed.  Stay updated on the latest details HERE.   :-)

b.  Is it technically/theoretically possible?  Another question:   How will the Boxes A/Box and Q/Box work together: will they share the same desktop or it will be something similar to AmigaOS screens, each box with a different set of desktops/screens? Or will A/Box run in a Q/Box window/screen?  

Again, this could be one approach, so keep thinking you might be the person who comes up with the right answer!  :-)

"Thank you for the answers in advance."

No, thank you Emeric for your support and effort!

We are happy to answer any questions.

Sincerely,
Raquel and Bill  :-)

[Warface]

If you answer all the questions in advance, what will you answer to at AmiWest? :-) Anyway, thanks for the answers :-)

[asian1]

Hello
I hope someone can moderate the questions and
avoid multiple vote by the same person.

Q. to Bill McEwen: "Would you like a baloon?"

Why Bill McEwen need baloons?
Is he in jail and need several dozens of baloon
to escape from the prison? (see A-Team jail break!)
:-)

[bbrv]

#3

"Competition is healthy but could Genesi and Amiga Inc.not agree on at least some things and survive side by side. Why do some people think one has to die for the other to succeed?"

Not sure why this should be the case after what has *really* happened during the last two years, but it was not helped by "official" positions like "we are going to shut you down," etc., etc.  The next year will have its own surprises.  Guess we will all have to wait to see what happens.

Certainly, there have been may exchanges online given the rivalries, but we think it will mellow out with time.  The fact is, Pegasos owners are an important target market for OS4.  One day these folks will appreciate this.  In the meanwhile, Amiga Inc. as as operational entity is non-existent.  They are already "dead."  What is more important is that "Amiga" is a concept and a community -- frankly, it is www.amiga.org more than anything else at the moment (Congratulations Wayne!).  In sum, Amiga Inc. is not a factor in the future of this Community.  

Officially, from the Genesi position there is no competition in this regard.  We are marching along.  We welcome all constructive participation.  We still have many challenges to overcome and need all the support we can get!  

Sincerely,
Raquel and Bill  :-)

[bbrv]

#4  Bill, with the G5 release, and we are just now seeing the G4 board released for the pegasos. Are you looking at the G5 chip? What is the time frame till we see a G5 board?

Raquel and I discussed this issue specifically this past week in Germany with Gerald and Thomas.  We cannot get 970 samples for three months, but we will and do plan to release the 970 version of the Pegasos in early 2004.


#5  Are the pegasos II boards on schedule and how big will the first run be, 1,000 or 100,000? Thank for all you hard work!

Your welcome...:-)  We plan on working the same way we did last year.  We wish there was a market right off the bat for 100,000 units, but we are not seeing that.  1,000 will be the initial production, which we hope will be the start of a a run of 5,000 units.  The first batch will need to get out there to build up the enthusiasm and acceptance.  Hopefully, then the rest will follow!


#6 When the feds finally shut down Amiga Inc, will you attempt to purchase the name from the creditors in the fire sale?  

There are many ways to do this now if we wanted to under existing licenses and agreements.  For example, there are over 500 copies of OS 3.5 ready available that we could bundle with the selected "Amiga" versions of the Pegasos.  They were all legally obtained and purchased.  But, would this add anything really?  Until that whole Amiga Inc. situation is settled it is really just pure speculation.  Would the market appreciate it?  That is the real question.

:-)

R&B

[bbrv]

Hi Again Robert...;-)

#7  Have you spoke to Carl Sassenrath about porting Rebol to MorphOS?

No, but someone is working on the port...;-)  Maybe, we should call him since we will be in Sacramento next weekend.

"Is there going to be a port or new ARexx for MorphOS?"

That we cannot answer yet.

Thank again!!

Your welcome!  :-)

R&B

[DanDude]

I don't know, dude.  But, I heard someone posted this up....

http://polls.heavystorm.com/poll.cgi?id=2035

 :-D

[bbrv]

#8  "Is there any plan to go public / IPO / Initial Public Offering?"

Sure, one day when we are more than a venture investment...;-)

"Is there any plan to port business applications to MorphOS (Mozilla, OpenOffice, Opera, Accounting, RDBMS, ERP, CRM, Oracle, SAP, AutoCAD etc)?"

With a scale of 1 to 10...

Mozilla  3 (we would rather a KHTML solution like Atlantis+AWeb)
OpenOffice 10
Opera 1 (they want 100,000 Euros to port it)

In terms of operating systems running on the Pegasos and NOT necessarily MorphOS...

Accounting  8 (LinuxPPC)
RDBMS 10 (already there, LinuxPPC)
ERP 10 (already there in Debian)
CRM 10 (already available in LinuxPPC)
Oracle 1 (please do not tell Larry!)
SAP 5 (if SuSE got in the door, we can too!)
AutoCAD 10 (already there for LinuxPPC)

"Thank you."

Your welcome!

R&B  :-)