Apple Licensing Excess Hardware for AmigaOS4?

Just as the discussion surrounding the Pegasos II and AmigaOS4 is settling down, a new possibility for hardware for AmigaOS4 has arisen. PPCNux reports [German] about an Amiga-branded G5 board- which is basically the motherboard of the iMac G5 without the AirPort slot, but with an Amiga sticker slapped on. Another reason why this is a fake is that the board lacks legacy ports, heresy for Amiga fans. PPCNux speculates that with the switch to x86, Apple might be left with excess stock on PPC hardware, and will be licensing them as Amiga hardware. This is supported by Hyperion’s statement that they “are working with several hardware companies that want to provide hardware for AmigaOS4.0.” Another possible indication is that Hyperion states that AmigaOS4 runs on the PPC 9xx series– the G5 is the 970. Speculation, and probably a prank at best, but an interesting idea nonetheless.

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