FS: Cyberstorm PPC -DEFECTIVE-

[Vanilla]

Just because it wasn't officially done by CBM doesn't mean it's not somehow "Amiga", IMHO.

So where does the AmigaOne fit into that? ;-)

[Vanilla]

Because they can do things an AmigaOne can't, run OS3.x programs with PPC support.

It can be done, an A1 can run WarpUP programs, but it is limited. A G3/G4 is more compatible with a G2 than the SoC on a Sam which can give you nightmares if you expect Warp PPC programs or games to work. :-)

[Vanilla]

Because they can do things an AmigaOne can't, run OS3.x programs with PPC support.

It can be done, an A1 can run WarpUP programs, but it is limited. A G3/G4 is more compatible with a G2 than the SoC on a Sam which can give you nightmares if you expect Warp PPC programs or games to work. :-)

[spirantho]

So where does the AmhgaOne fit into that? ;-)

AmigaOne runs AmigaOS, and AmigaOS is designed to run on it natively. Therefore - to me at least - it's an Amiga. Custom chips do not an Amiga make - they used to, but times changed.

Which is what I said.... though maybe there were a few too many negatives to make that sentence easily parsable.

[Vanilla]

AmigaOne runs AmigaOS, and AmigaOS is designed to run on it natively. Therefore - to me at least - it's an Amiga. Custom chips do not an Amiga make - they used to, but times changed.

I know it's not exactly the same. The firmware isn't Amiga like at all. I would have made it act more like an Amiga with an early firmware Gadtools like boot screen. With a red pointer. Kind of like what EFI does. I think it does.

But, I am rather purist in this regard as to me the AmigaOne isn't an Amiga, it's an AmigaOne! :razz:

Which is what I said.... though maybe there were a few too many negatives to make that sentence easily parsable.

Hehe. What I find the most amusing here and what seems to be missed in the arguments was that this is a DEFECTIVE board. So everyone has been arguing how a defective board is better than a working machine. Haha!

A friend had a CyberStormPPC that ended up being defective. He really wanted to make good use of it and promptly purchased OS4 classic. When he tried to boot OS4 it went through boot colours and then stopped. Just wouldn't work. Some OS3 PPC software was tested also also and it was determined the board was due for repair. It was sent off and hasn't come back. Years after buying OS4 his A4000T and him have never seen it.

However, an opportunity came up to buy an AmigaOne with a working install of OS4. He took up the offer. Though he didn't like the PC like UBoot that comes on screen and I agree here he had  to get past that. And also get past the onboard IDE not being as good as SCSI. And now has a working machine with OS4. Or he did until all the screenmodes went missing for which I am currently to blame! Hehe. :laugh1: