What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.

[redrumloa]

We are considering actually entering the market after all. This thread in particular is mostly aimed at people who still use classic boxes.

Ok first throw out the A1 and Pegasos. Great, now that we did that what product would YOU like to see?

I'll start first.
-> I'd like a new PPC accelerator for classic Amigas at a reasonable price.

We are actually evaluating it, but to be completely honest it's not likely to happen. The cost of R&D would probably never get recouped, even if OS4 became a smash hit on classic boxes:-(

-> Our own PCI solution ~50% cheaper than current options.

This is a very good possibility.

And now YOU. What would YOU like to see? We are thinking mainly hardwarewise. Would you like to see a cheaper RGB->VGA adapter? An extinct product ressurected? What? I'd really like to hear alot of opinions. This is mainly aimed at hardware, not software.

[restore2003]

I would like to see a new ppc g4 card supporting 1ghz or more for 1200 or 4000 with a slot for a geforce4 card or similar  :-)

Not too expensive ofcourse  ;-)

[hnl_dk]

restore2003 wrote:
I would like to see a new ppc g4 card supporting 1ghz or more for 1200 or 4000 with a slot for a geforce4 card or similar  :-)

Not too expensive ofcourse  ;-)

Sounds like You are talking about SharkPPC+ G4 ;-)

[restore2003]

@hnl_dk:

EUR 449.95?  :-o And thats with the cheapest processor? Too expensive option, u need the mediator too  :-o

[Bodie_CI5]

@ redrum

You must forgive my ignorance here, but are you stating that the re-entry into the market entails manufacture of certain products (ie hardware), or of re-selling them as NOS etc?

[MrZammler]

I'd like a pci backplane for A3000D which will not require the whole thing to move to a tower. ;-)

[L8Knight]

Hi Redrumola,

Here's hoping you DO enter the market...   I would like to see an inexpensive (< $200 USD) graphics card for the classic boxes (or at least the A4000 since that's the one I have..) ;-)

[redrumloa]

You must forgive my ignorance here, but are you stating that the re-entry into the market entails manufacture of certain products (ie hardware),

Possibly, very possibly. Thus the reason I post this:-)

or of re-selling them as NOS etc?

Less likely, but if we find it you never know.

IMO the only way to squeak out a profit in this market is to really have your ear to the ground, so to speak, to see what people actually want.

[Paul_Gadd]

A good upgrade to Amithlon, like Amithlon2K4 (all unoffical) or some product like that what runs on the hardware i want instead of very expensive hardware.

[redrumloa]

L8Knight wrote:
Hi Redrumola,
Here's hoping you DO enter the market...   I would like to see an inexpensive (< $200 USD) graphics card for the classic boxes (or at least the A4000 since that's the one I have..) ;-)

Does that include a PCI solution, or only a Zorro?

[MrZammler]

Here's hoping you DO enter the market... I would like to see an inexpensive (< $200 USD) graphics card for the classic boxes (or at least the A4000 since that's the one I have..)

Vesalia sells CV643D's for ~130 euros.

[downix]

Well, you already know what I'd like to see there Red.

[downix]

@L8Knight

I've actually had a design for one sitting on the shelf for years.  

Hey Red, think there'd be enough of a market for this?

[redrumloa]

downix wrote:
Hey Red, think there'd be enough of a market for this?

Probably if we can bring it to market cheap enough. I think <$100US is a must. We'll talk:-)

[Bodie]

redrumloa wrote:


-> Our own PCI solution ~50% cheaper than current options.

This is a very good possibility.

How about resurrecting some sort of Zorro busboard expansion for the A1200. I can't seem to find any these days .