A1222 For real??

[Iggy]

I just think it's great when you get all judgy!

BTW, I own a G4 1.42 DP (FW800) and a G4 1.25 (MDD2003) and a G4 1.67 1.5 mac mini. (all used)
but I bought a new powerbook g4 1.67 laptop...yep it's dead jim!

Maybe you don't know it all.

and yes, I tried morphos, but iggy/Jim talked me out of using it over at morphzone...

I did? I don't remember that. :laughing:

I sourced two of the hi-res 128mb vram models and sent them to friends in Europe (one to Wiktor Glowacki).

I like the PowerBook, its a solid performer. I'd even recommend the 1.42 GHz iBook (even if it only has 32mb of vram).
Not to mention that the last PowerBook I saw posted for sale was going for 80 euros.

And faster memory hasn't given the X5000 and edge over the PowerMac G5 (which as far as I know has better memory throughput), so there is no proof that the memory used in Tabor will be a significant improvement.
You oversold the X5000 as being a G5 killer, and now you're doing the same with a G3 level processor based board.

Why not just accept Aeon hardware for what it is, and for that fact that it's new?
The boards do offer some useful features, like PCIe expansion.

I agree with SACC-Guy. Waiting on bated breath for the Tabor.

Is that the fishy odor I smell?

[blakespot]

People should stop being so critical and take (or ignore, I guess) what's on the way. It's such a thin thread, the continuation of AmigaOS 4 and new hardware. I've owned several Amiga 1000s, 2000s, 1200s, and a SAM 440ep-Flex. I will buy a Tabor. I already have the case.

I think it was a mistake to go PPC way back when. What I would best like to see is a quality emulation layer inserted such that next OS4 ver could run on Intel, and then see a slow conversion of emulated parts to native --- exactly what happened w/ Mac going from MC68K to PPC. It took a LONG time. Many years. But things were always fast. Performance was good. I'd like to see a freeze on features after next OS release and an Intel shift.

MorphOS and AROS are not AmigaOS. IMHO they fracture the tiny bubble that is the AmigaOS experience. I have no desire to run those operating systems. I want to use a modern "Amiga."

Intel switch or not, I'd prefer if "Amiga" users stuck to AmigaOS vs. the aforementioned. It would strengthen things and that's what's needed. My $.02.


bp

[Iggy]

Blake, while I appreciate your input, it sounds like you are ready to just run Amiga Forever on a PC.
PPCs were chosen at the time because they, like the 68000 series, were big endian.
And MorphOS predates Amiga OS4, and at one time stood a chance of becoming the successor to Amiga OS 3.X.
AROS, on the other hand, is a successful re-implementation of the Amiga OS API as an open source OS.
Personally, I could care less where the 'official' licensable trademarked Amiga IP goes.

As fpga based systems get stronger, I may not even have to rely on legacy Amiga OS 3.X implementations.
And whatever happens with OS4, continuing with PPC, moving to X64, etc., the fact that it carries the branding 'Amiga' is not enough to earn any specific loyalty from me.

Hyperion will have to do that by producing a competitive product.