Amiga Inc answers your questions (updated)

[Colin_Camper]

On a lighter note;

Isn't the rebirth of Bill McEwen and his first visit here (and not Amigaworld.net) a bit like Ron L. Hubbard walking past the scientology convention and addressing a Hari Krishna group instead?  :lol:

[pierre]

@Colin_Camper
no it's not like that at all.  It makes sense as it sounds like Mr. Bill McEwen is skipping OS4 and pushing his new OS5.  I think amigaworld is very os4 centric, so they would eaten him alive, I think.
Sounds like Hyperion is out of the deal as soon as the laywers can make it so.

[AmigaCori]

@Troika

>If you have anything good to say fine. If not shut it!

Why anything good?, I want hear also bad thing.
And "shut it" isn't a right comment: joarkany think that Troika is a bad company, then, where is the problem?Its his/her opinion on a company.

[Zac67]

Just made a quick whois on amiga.com:
http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?Domain=AMIGA.COM

Last Updated on: 08-Jun-06
[...]
Issaquah, Washington 98027
[...]
Ravensdale, Washington 98051

Maybe everyone's too busy sorting legal papers, but this does look at least funny...

[jorkany]

Troika,

If you have anything good to say fine. If not shut it!

Come on...if Troika ever manages to release anything - heck, even DEMO something working - then it will be *I* who is the joke! So go ahead and prove me wrong, but you gotta admit it's been what, two-three  years and nothing to show for it...

How about this: I've got a custom PPC mobo that I intend will run OS4, I've been working on it in secret for the past three years. I'll be showing it at BB4 and AmiWest! There, now we're even, because I can't demo my board either.
 :roll:

[seer]

@jorkany

Really ? Great man ! Another mobo to run OS4 on ! Do you have a license ? When you gonna post a picture ?  :lol:  :-P

[snowman040]

Seems like Amiga Inc. is just waiting for some silly developer to step into "Amiga OS/IP/HW/whatever" bear trap and then to sue his a*s for load of money doing nothing in meantime

Sell it Bill - SELL IT! ...

[amigagr]

[color=660000]Bill McEwen -- It is obvious to me that from this question and the others that are like it, that we have done a very poor job in communicating about Amiga.[/color]


what? is he living in an other planet?

[redrumloa]

@jorkany

tEH TRUE AMIGA!!1

 ;-)

[Ian-uk]

Who is making the hardware? Samantha, powervixxen, Elbox?

[Fats]

From what I can gather(my pure speculation), Hyperion (Ben, not the Friedens) had the contract to develop OS4 and were paid in full for it but refuse to turn it over, citing that they are owed even more money than the contract allowed for.

I'm not sure but I think it's not about the money perse. I think there was also a clause that if Amiga Inc. would go broke or sold that then the rights for OS4 would go to Hyperion.
In the mean time Amiga Inc. has been sold to Amiga Inc. (aka KMOS inc.) to get rid of the three programmers that wanted to get paid for their work (Wayne, I think this sounds familiar). So I think Hyperion wants to use this fact to try to claim the right for OS4.
It would be nice if also somebody from Hyperion could be found to answer some questions.

greets,
Staf.

[wajdy]

I offer my sincerest condolences to you and your family, Bill.
Thanks Wayne.

[amigarules2k]

@ Mr. McEwen.

I usually do not post on public Forums, but after reading your answers to the 25 Questions that were posted, there is only one thing i can say:

personal attack removed by redrumloa

Taking a quick look on the last 5 - 6 years of Amiga history, you only ever claimed to develop either hardware or software, but never ever showed any of that "development" to the community.

And now you dare to show out off nothing and claim that "you" (which of course is the biggest lie of them all, because you have no idea of what Amiga means) are developing some hoax called Amiga OS5. I offer you all my savings if you show me just one little proof that OS5 exists.

I am sorry, but whoever that "Bill McEwen" guy is, just leave the Amiga COmmunity alone.

Stop annying people with your loads of sheit.

But hey, there is one thing you seem to be pretty good at:

Sueing people who are actively trying to develop Hardware and Software for the Community.

I am sorry to be so harsh, but you should have expected a reaction like that from a users

Dominik Bartz


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[pierre]

after some thought...

Bill, why are you making another OS?  

What will it have to over over linux, osx, morphOS or windowsXP?

Who is your market?  

Did you at least do a market study to see if anybody wanted ore need this new OS?

Considering you are struggeling with your AmigaAnywhere what makes you confident you have what it takes to build a NEW os? (esp. considering the mess you made with OS4!)

Do you realy think you can play with the big boys?
(the other bill )

Why did you not realize the problems years ago and do something while there MIGHT have been a chance?

When did you realize that there is still and amiga community?

When was the last to time you fired up a classic amiga just to check it out? watched a demo or ran a game?

Have you ever used a toaster/flyer for a produciotn?  Do you understand why that was a great product?

When was the first time you became aware of the amiga brand?

what experiences make you feel like you are a better leader today than you where in 1999?

what does amiga inc have today that can rival how unique the ORIGIONAL OS was in 85?  It's been a long time since tha amiga was INOVATING, we are playing chatch up...(and not doing to well)

I realy don't think there is much demand for this NEW product.  Since you are not doing anything with the old stuff please stop acting as a road block for hobbiest and consider giving the amiga back to the community that loves her.  Haven't we all suffered enough (esp. under your rule!)  Even for you, personaly and for your company, let her go end your agony!

[Jose]

There will never be convergence in a company's interest to make profit and nerd's wishes.
I get amazed with you guys, I just can't bother anymore... 8-)

[smithy]

I think the best interests of the community would be served by a slanging match between the two combatants (i.e. Amiga Inc and Hyperion).  In the old days we'd have "Fleecy" and Ralph Schmidt going at it on ANN, and later Ben Hermans and Ralph, and later, Bill Buck and Hermans, etc, etc...

It was great, everything was out in the open, everyone had enough information to take sides and everyone watched on with fascination.

20 questions with Ben Hermans might be a good start?