[A-EON updates] The "Golden" Child - Nemo revision 2.1

[Franko]

this is a test... :nervous:

[Kesa]

So what's a cobbler? :confused:

A test of what? :confused:

I'm bored...  

[commodorejohn]

So how much does it cost just for the CPUs themselves and nothing else? I'm guessing maybe $1000 for the pair? Just remember that the Sams come with only a single PPC whereas the X1000 comes as a pair thus explaining such a high cost...

It's a dual-core CPU, not two CPUs - quite a bit cheaper of an approach. I'd suspect more of the price is in paying off the development cost and the higher per-unit cost of a small production run versus a large one, though you'd have to ask A-eon to know for sure.

[Franko]

hello & help

[amigadave]

So how much does it cost just for the CPUs themselves and nothing else? I'm guessing maybe $1000 for the pair? Just remember that the Sams come with only a single PPC whereas the X1000 comes as a pair thus explaining such a high cost...

Once you have removed your foot from your mouth, you might want to try reading up on the specs of the X1000 at the A-Eon website, or Google the PA6T CPU before commenting on either of them in the future.

[Franko]

First of all... sorry for all the short posts that don't mean anything but my account has been f'ed up once again and Pyro & Transition and even the mods seem to have fallen of the face of the earth...

So I'm posting this video here in the hope that someone can please try and contact one of the admins or mods for me to alert them to the fact that my account isn't working again.

It started last night just after I received an email from DiscreetFX informing me that they had just renewed my annual subscription and had taken the money from my back account. Straight after that when I tried to log in I kept getting the message "username or password invalid"...

I have since last night had to get at least 15 "temporary" passwords and reset my account but after either just one short post or even simply loging out and trying to log back in again my password becomes "invalid" once again and so I have to go through the rigamaroll of getting yet another temporary ruddy password...

Once again it's only Amiga.org this is happening on, all other sites work fine as normal. I've tried it on two different computers with two entirely different set ups, all with the same result... my password becomes "invalid" after one post or logging out...

I've checked for viruses, checked the cookies and everything else, all is fine at this end except for my Amiga.org account...

(I've even had to type this offline and cut and paste it cos it's doesn't give me time to type any more than a few words before my account becomes invalid once again)...

Hopefully this video I made of it will show the problem better.... heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp... :cry:

[youtube]GJaTsEn-zqM[/youtube]

and to top it all off. I've just burnt me friggin dinner in the oven while trying to get this video posted... :madashell:

PS: I couldn't do this via PM as that don't work either...

PPS: I can't answer any questions here or read PM's so you'll have to contact me via email if you have to...

[AmigaNG]

So how much does it cost just for the CPUs themselves and nothing else? I'm guessing maybe $1000 for the pair? Just remember that the Sams come with only a single PPC whereas the X1000 comes as a pair thus explaining such a high cost...

oh dear. :insane:

Its just the one CPU, that feature two cores.

Its been said that the CPU chips cost $500 (£400) each, now add the Xmos and few other things on the board, in actually cost I'm guess it cost no more than £600 to make a X1000, but then you got add cost of developing the board and cost of porting OS4 and Linux to the machine and all the extras like Ram, Gfx card, HD, DVD drive, Case, PSU, Cables, Taxs, Profit margins, Packaging, Shipment cost, etc and it soon get to £1,500+.

[Kesa]

oh dear. :insane:

Its just the one CPU, that feature two cores.

Its been said that the CPU chips cost $500 (£400) each, now add the Xmos and few other things on the board, in actually cost I'm guess it cost no more than £600 to make a X1000, but then you got add cost of developing the board and cost of porting OS4 and Linux to the machine and all the extras like Ram, Gfx card, HD, DVD drive, Case, PSU, Cables, Taxs, Profit margins, Packaging, Shipment cost, etc and it soon get to £1,500+.

Oppppps :sealed:

I didn't actually know this. I never really gave the idea of dual cores much thought. I always just assumed they were just 2 cpus thrown together. I guess you learn something new everyday. Thanks guys!

[Kesa]

First of all... sorry for all the short posts that don't mean anything but my account has been f'ed up once again and Pyro & Transition and even the mods seem to have fallen of the face of the earth...

So I'm posting this video here in the hope that someone can please try and contact one of the admins or mods for me to alert them to the fact that my account isn't working again.

It started last night just after I received an email from DiscreetFX informing me that they had just renewed my annual subscription and had taken the money from my back account. Straight after that when I tried to log in I kept getting the message "username or password invalid"...

I have since last night had to get at least 15 "temporary" passwords and reset my account but after either just one short post or even simply loging out and trying to log back in again my password becomes "invalid" once again and so I have to go through the rigamaroll of getting yet another temporary ruddy password...

Once again it's only Amiga.org this is happening on, all other sites work fine as normal. I've tried it on two different computers with two entirely different set ups, all with the same result... my password becomes "invalid" after one post or logging out...

I've checked for viruses, checked the cookies and everything else, all is fine at this end except for my Amiga.org account...

(I've even had to type this offline and cut and paste it cos it's doesn't give me time to type any more than a few words before my account becomes invalid once again)...

Hopefully this video I made of it will show the problem better.... heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp... :cry:

[youtube]GJaTsEn-zqM[/youtube]

and to top it all off. I've just burnt me friggin dinner in the oven while trying to get this video posted... :madashell:

PS: I couldn't do this via PM as that don't work either...

PPS: I can't answer any questions here or read PM's so you'll have to contact me via email if you have to...

My favourite part was at 8:30 mins. The swearing is priceless

I also liked the part where you send me a message before i have even checked my messages. It feels like a weird sci-fi paradox or time travel :mickeymouse:

[jorkany]

Oppppps :sealed:

I didn't actually know this. I never really gave the idea of dual cores much thought. I always just assumed they were just 2 cpus thrown together. I guess you learn something new everyday. Thanks guys!

So you support the X1000 even though you're not clear at all on what it is?

I think you should get one. You'll make a great customer for Hyperion and Co.

[persia]

Not to mention that Apple's support for the PA6T ends next year and they can finally bury the chip.   Apple's prime focus has been on the A4, A5 (and A6) chips that power iOS devices.

If the chips do indeed cost £400 (US$650) that's a big pile of money for only two cores running at 1.8 GHz,  4 core Xeons can be had for a third the price, as can quad core i7s.  Both running at over 3 GHz.

[commodorejohn]

True, but x86 is boring as hell.

There's gotta be a cheaper way to get PPC hardware, really there does. Nintendo can sell a Wii for $150. Granted that's only a souped-up G3 in there, but it still can't be that expensive to manufacture the PA6T...

[Framiga]

mhh! reading between the lines, it "seems" that jorkany and persia are not interested in the X1000. ok then .... next!!!

[yakumo9275]

but it still can't be that expensive to manufacture the PA6T...

its not the manufacturing, its the R&D that costs money, so your price reflects the cost of recouping research and development.

[Iggy]

its not the manufacturing, its the R&D that costs money, so your price reflects the cost of recouping research and development.

And in the case of the X1000, you've also got to factor in low production volume into the price.

[commodorejohn]

And in the case of the X1000, you've also got to factor in low production volume into the price.

Well naturally - I was just a bit stunned by the cost of the CPU...