The Amiga world is an interesting one to follow. As an outsider, it is almost impossible to fully understand all the processes at work over there. The various companies, the individuals, the developers, The Three Men And A Cow who own an AmigaOne - they are not making it any easier. The past few weeks have seen quite a few news items regarding the Amiga platform. Did they help in creating a clearer picture of where the Amiga stands?
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Member since:2005-10-21
I also went the Pegaos route and had a nice walk since then.
And the makers of MOS have already realized that neiter MorphOS or OS4 or AROS or #? except the already big player will get any relevant share of the market.
It is a hobby system and may have chance to hit fit some niches. Also ppc is currently a "bit problematic".
There is just no reasonable chip beside the low end (and POWER, but that's another story then) available.
The G4 is old the G4 "reloaded" aka 8641 is ways too expensive. The 8610 lacks an available good southbridge.
The PA Semi chips are also not really best for desktop usage. The 970 train has also left somewhen lest year.
It is really dark in the mid range area with ppc.
Only thing that's left is low end. But there the ppc and MorphOS are both good for some fun.
A raher cheap and energy efficient system which *is* capable of quite a lot *is possible* (and available), that's a way to go. Not a multi million seller obviously, but not totally superflous.
MorphOS is not as immature as many tag it and useful for a lot of things, but of course it is not good for everything and in the end it is a matter of taste.
But it hits my taste exactly.
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2007-09-18
I went with a Peg II and MorphOS years ago and I must say that I have enjoyed it every since.
Looking at the current mess and the Efika and upcomming efika2 and morphos 2.0 and the constant update of ambient. This IMHO makes the most sense for the community at this point.