X1000 general questions

[brownb2]

Does it run Windows? :laughing:

In all seriousness what is third party support like for launch, specifically a number of users would buy this for gaming capability which is pretty much what sold most of the low end Amigas to the mass market (which I assume is something you'd want to capitalise on, if not immediately then shortly after)?

Perhaps somebody should approach old school houses like Team17, the remnants of Ocean, Elite software and so forth - people who knew to take a risk with something new who are more likely than behemoths like Activision's dev studios et al to support it.

The time to donate dev machines to these people will likely be here soon.

[Franko]

Are you seriously going to pay all that dosh, just to play some silly games !!!

What a waste of money and a good machine that would be if it were just another games machine...

[Tension]

Does it run Windows? :laughing:

In all seriousness what is third party support like for launch, specifically a number of users would buy this for gaming capability which is pretty much what sold most of the low end Amigas to the mass market (which I assume is something you'd want to capitalise on, if not immediately then shortly after)?

Perhaps somebody should approach old school houses like Team17, the remnants of Ocean, Elite software and so forth - people who knew to take a risk with something new who are more likely than behemoths like Activision's dev studios et al to support it.

The time to donate dev machines to these people will likely be here soon.

Are you having a bubble?

[Kesa]

Alright i just checked the online list and no mods are online as i right this post. Let's take him out before anyone will know :hammer:

[Franko]

Alright i just checked the online list and no mods are online as i right this post. Let's take him out before anyone will know :hammer:

Queen Spelling Bee, makes yet another Boo Boo... :roflmao:

[gertsy]

Franko d'you know there's an actual group at A.org that is into the grammar/spwlling thing.
Will the x1000 have support for a word pro with spelling and grammar checking ?

[Franko]

@ Gertsy

Yup, I think I'm a member but to be honest I think the the group is unfair as it only supports grammars, what about equal right for grandpas...

[gertsy]

chika boom..!

[brownb2]

Are you having a bubble?

Yes I know the Amiga has been able to run Windows for some time.

Oh you mean with regards to third party software support? I've not seen anything in the announcements on amiga.org.

Are you seriously going to pay all that dosh, just to play some silly games !!!

As opposed to spending lots of dosh on ebay for potentially old dodgy hardware to do the same thing?

[Franko]

As opposed to spending lots of dosh on ebay for potentially old dodgy hardware to do the same thing?

Unlike most Amiga users, I very rarely play games on the Amiga, and having just spent over a grand on evilBay over the past few weeks buying Amigas & accelerator boards I aint gonna waste them on playing games...

There are much better things to do with an Amiga than using it as a games console...

[brownb2]

Unlike most Amiga users, I very rarely play games on the Amiga, and having just spent over a grand on evilBay over the past few weeks buying Amigas & accelerator boards I aint gonna waste them on playing games...

There are much better things to do with an Amiga than using it as a games console...

Don't get me wrong I wasn't referring to you I meant me, I've spent money on old hardware when really I could be investing in new "close to bloodline" compatible hardware that would give some of my old PCs a run for money. My old computer collection is mainly for retro gaming, any development I do is generally on modern machines to appeal to a wider audience. If I had a modern Amiga chances are I'd develop for it since I've done that in the past for new hardware I've bought (Zaurus, Pocket PC, mobile phones etc).

[dammy]

Does it run Windows? :laughing:

In all seriousness what is third party support like for launch, specifically a number of users would buy this for gaming capability which is pretty much what sold most of the low end Amigas to the mass market (which I assume is something you'd want to capitalise on, if not immediately then shortly after)?

Perhaps somebody should approach old school houses like Team17, the remnants of Ocean, Elite software and so forth - people who knew to take a risk with something new who are more likely than behemoths like Activision's dev studios et al to support it.

The time to donate dev machines to these people will likely be here soon.

If this is in reference to A-EON's AmigaOne x1000, what third party is going to spend resources on a system that will sell in the low hundreds of total units sold?  Time you add in what AmiKit's profit on the AmigaOne x1000's, I wouldn't be too surprised if it's close to 1,800 GBP, then add in VAT and shipping.

[klx300r]

The time to donate dev machines to these people will likely be here soon.

don't worry mate as I'm sure Trevor & A-Eon are on that case as they've already donated many OS4.x machines and contributed to numerous bounties as well

[persia]

What does the X1000 offer the gaming world besides nostalgia?

Does it run Windows? :laughing:

In all seriousness what is third party support like for launch, specifically a number of users would buy this for gaming capability which is pretty much what sold most of the low end Amigas to the mass market (which I assume is something you'd want to capitalise on, if not immediately then shortly after)?

Perhaps somebody should approach old school houses like Team17, the remnants of Ocean, Elite software and so forth - people who knew to take a risk with something new who are more likely than behemoths like Activision's dev studios et al to support it.

The time to donate dev machines to these people will likely be here soon.

[klx300r]

What does the X1000 offer the gaming world besides nostalgia?

well if you're into gaming it'll give you the opportunity to play modern games as well as all the old classic 68k games while using your favourite OS