ACK Controls has released the specifications of the upcoming high-end Amiga system. As already known, it will use the P.A. Semi PWRficient PA6T-1682M dual core 64 bit CPUs clocked at 2GHz, the ATX form factor, PCI Express slots, and will have a retail price of USD 1498. The machine will supposedly be available this summer.
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Member since:2005-07-06
There isn't one. It's just PPC holdouts who don't realize it is really and truely dead on the desktop.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think unpopularity is a reason to avoid a platform (hey I use Lisp). However, unpopularity combined with any lack of performance or price or quality advantage...
Edited 2007-05-08 08:54
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Member since:2005-07-06
This isn't a criticism but I am genuinely curious: why buy such a machine?
If I end up buying one it will be because I think the new Amiga OS sounds interesting and useful enough to want to try. The Linux thing would be more of an insurance policy against ending up with an expensive doorstop.
But really, if I'm to be honest with myself, the truth of the matter is that this thing interests me because I'm a hopeless computer geek with more disposable income than common sense.
Member since:2005-07-15
But really, if I'm to be honest with myself, the truth of the matter is that this thing interests me because I'm a hopeless computer geek with more disposable income than common sense.
I was too until I got married 
Truth be told I can afford one but I want to see how they sell, see what the look like, etc.. I want to see if OS5 will be in development, etc.. Lots of wait and sees.
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2005-09-28
This isn't a criticism but I am genuinely curious: why buy such a machine? Once Linux has booted, in use, what is the difference between Linux on this platform and on X86 other than slower performance, more expense and less choice?