01 October 2013, 11:31 | #1 |
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Amiga X1000 System
When did the Amiga X1000 computer become available on Amigakit. Was it this year or last year? I can only see one system on there website for about £2,200. Is Amiga OS 4.1 good enough to run program's which are like 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and Zbrush? I'm thinking about getting one when I've saved up some money, equipped with high quality base speakers to get the most out of the games audio score and sound effects. Has anyone got one and can you tell me what there like? Oh yeah, just one more question. Is the Amiga's operating system (OS4.1) better than MorphOS or are they just as good in different ways? Which one do you use. Thanks for your time.
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01 October 2013, 11:41 | #2 |
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The NG/PPC Amiga world is a bit like Marmite for many Amigans.
Personally I really enjoy my X1000. It runs most old 68k apps very well through native petunia 68k emulation or Runin UAE for HW banging stuff. 1. It's an Amiga! /ddni ducks from the Marmite haters 2. Good tinkering and fun developments. 3. Expensive. 4. Perpetually in beta. 5. New software will always be thin on the ground compared to Linux etc. Do your research make up your own mind. |
01 October 2013, 11:49 | #3 |
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If you want to try out OS4.1 and get a feel for whether the X1000 is right for you look for a cheaper setup like the AmigaOne or SamEP's, I have a a Micro AmigaOne which is housed in a nice Antec MiniITX, it's only 800mhz PPC but will run most stuff I throw at it just fine and is great to tinker with and didn't break the bank.
Have a look a one of my Videos, but bare in mind they're a little old now so there would have been advances: [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ] |
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01 October 2013, 16:54 | #5 |
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02 October 2013, 00:56 | #6 |
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02 October 2013, 07:29 | #7 |
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Is there a release date?
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I use AROS and from what I have heard and read (I do not own it) it is not more Amiga than MorphOS (just different). It is the only one that can call itself "Amiga" (at least as part of the name) and it is the only one based on the old "3.1." sources (what is both emotionally important for some). For me the last "Amiga" I bought was a A4000 with 68030, all successors are successors and at least no one more Amiga than the other (just different pricey . But that is my personal view. |
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What are best digital art software program's on AmigaX1000?
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02 October 2013, 22:34 | #13 |
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Sketchblock. Plus any number of other art packages.
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You would think that there would be more digital art and other up to date software for the amiga today as new hardware comes out quite often.
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06 October 2013, 13:41 | #20 |
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It's a niche market and the number of AmigaOS 4 users is compared to Windows, Mac and *nix very low, so the interest to port commercial software for it or to code from scratch isn't that high.
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