Are you buying Amiga X1000? - Page 6

Paul_s · 02 March 2011, 13:57

It's entirely believable though and it's something that has been said from the start.

The people I feel sorry for are those who 'pre-ordered' the X1000 and will probably see nothing of the hardware and will be waiting a hell of a long time for a refund if it is true!

DDNI · 02 March 2011, 20:36

EVERY forum comment posted by A-Eon, Hyperion or one of their employees has been misquoted, ridiculed or flamed, I think they made a huge mistake conducting their business in a public forum.
I suspect that they have reached this conclusion too.

Personally, I am waiting to see the latest article in AmigaFuture magazine.
Having met Trevor in Belfast last year, I believe that things are on track.

cosmicfrog · 03 March 2011, 00:45

I`m sure the name of the processor has been released too anyone got any info,thoughts

NovaCoder · 03 March 2011, 02:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

EVERY forum comment posted by A-Eon, Hyperion or one of their employees has been misquoted, ridiculed or flamed, I think they made a huge mistake conducting their business in a public forum.
I suspect that they have reached this conclusion too.

Yes of course it was a big mistake. Logic (and experience) dictates that you don't announce a major 'Amiga' hw product years before it is ready for retail, people have been burnt before and are understandable skeptical

At this point-in-time, I'm sorry to say that it's looking unlikely that the X1000 will ever be released.

ChrisUnionNJ · 03 March 2011, 02:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by RMK

Who knows how true this is, but if there is any truth to it then it doesn't look too good for the X1000.

http://moobunny.dreamhosters.com/cgi...a/186755.shtml

Well I guess they thought they could do what commodore did in the day of the Pet 2001,,made 3.3 million and only had 3 prototypes..

Chris

klx300r · 03 March 2011, 04:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kada

I have no idea what the Amiga X1000 is, but unless this computer also does cooking and cleaning, I would never pay that price.

well then you better not get married either if ya want cooking & cleaning

voxel · 03 March 2011, 10:12

definitely YES ! AmigaONE X-1000 will be a an awesome Amiga New Gen computer and will open the multiprocessing (dual core for now) capabilities to the Amiga OS :-)
Waiting for my betatest mobo now :-D
Amigalement,
JF

TCD · 03 March 2011, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by voxel

Waiting for my betatest mobo now :-D

How much will that be?

Loedown · 03 March 2011, 15:06

No, emulation does a better job and runs everything I need, end of.

JohnnyWalker · 03 March 2011, 19:03

Confused. What is this and what will it be able to do?

TCD · 03 March 2011, 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyWalker

Confused. What is this and what will it be able to do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmigaOne_X1000

RMK · 03 March 2011, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by voxel

Waiting for my betatest mobo now :-D
Amigalement,
JF

You're a beta tester? If so, when do you expect to receive the board? Are you not tied by a NDA?

Trevor has just posted on AW.net that the work on the project is still ongoing.

http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/...order=0#603311

cronos · 03 March 2011, 23:10

Not interested, regardless of how fast it is, or how much ram it has, etc. These new "Amiga's" are just an over-priced PC with nothing to offer.

I would much prefer to buy an AmigaOS that runs on x86. I am sure more people would be willing to spend money on an OS rather than a new hardware that would take up space and sit beside a PC. Having more people use AmigaOS means more software development.

gilgamesh · 03 March 2011, 23:25

Hm, the price is one big show stopper. But then some people buy sports cars.
I wish AEON good luck anyway.

gilgamesh · 04 March 2011, 14:34

Why do some people prefer MacOS over Win?

Amiga OS gets updated regularly by Hyperion Entertainment, and some people like it. Some people like AROS, which is free and runs on standard hardware.
http://www.icarosdesktop.org/
http://www.aros-broadway.de/

voxel · 04 March 2011, 14:47

sorry cyberdruid I can't tell much about it ;-) NDA you know... ;-)

You're wrong Kada, AmigaOS is still far superior to windaube and linux today >;-))))

TCD · 04 March 2011, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by voxel

sorry cyberdruid I can't tell much about it ;-) NDA you know... ;-)

Okay.

Quote:

Originally Posted by voxel

You're wrong Kada, AmigaOS is still far superior to windaube and linux today >;-))))

Hmm, sometimes it's the software that makes the OS more valuable for people. Don't think that OS 4.x would hold too fine against those two.

gilgamesh · 04 March 2011, 16:08

Amiga OS is the fastest booting OS i know of. AWESOME.

gilgamesh · 04 March 2011, 18:28

Just kidding. The two most often mentioned arguments for modern Amigas are
a) boot time
b) energy efficiency

The real reason to run Amiga OS 4.1 is to troll wannabe individualistic Apple users and just because.

Paul_s · 05 March 2011, 01:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kada

Yes, you are very right about that

yeah gilgamesh sure does

I've bought a couple of those 25th Anniversary x1000 pin badges anyway as they're the only 'hardware' available with x1000 on em!

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02 March 2011, 13:57	#101
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,336	It's entirely believable though and it's something that has been said from the start. The people I feel sorry for are those who 'pre-ordered' the X1000 and will probably see nothing of the hardware and will be waiting a hell of a long time for a refund if it is true!

02 March 2011, 20:36	#102
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	EVERY forum comment posted by A-Eon, Hyperion or one of their employees has been misquoted, ridiculed or flamed, I think they made a huge mistake conducting their business in a public forum. I suspect that they have reached this conclusion too. Personally, I am waiting to see the latest article in AmigaFuture magazine. Having met Trevor in Belfast last year, I believe that things are on track.

03 March 2011, 00:45	#103
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	I`m sure the name of the processor has been released too anyone got any info,thoughts

03 March 2011, 10:12	#107
voxel Amiga Nuts! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Mayet d'Ecole, 03800, FRANCE Posts: 176	definitely YES ! AmigaONE X-1000 will be a an awesome Amiga New Gen computer and will open the multiprocessing (dual core for now) capabilities to the Amiga OS :-) Waiting for my betatest mobo now :-D Amigalement, JF

03 March 2011, 15:06	#109
Loedown Precious & fragile things Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,946	No, emulation does a better job and runs everything I need, end of.

03 March 2011, 19:03	#110
JohnnyWalker aka ThunderPeel2001 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 303	Confused. What is this and what will it be able to do?

03 March 2011, 23:10	#113
cronos Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne/Australia Age: 47 Posts: 62	Not interested, regardless of how fast it is, or how much ram it has, etc. These new "Amiga's" are just an over-priced PC with nothing to offer. I would much prefer to buy an AmigaOS that runs on x86. I am sure more people would be willing to spend money on an OS rather than a new hardware that would take up space and sit beside a PC. Having more people use AmigaOS means more software development.

03 March 2011, 23:25	#114
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Hm, the price is one big show stopper. But then some people buy sports cars. I wish AEON good luck anyway.

04 March 2011, 14:34	#115
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Why do some people prefer MacOS over Win? Amiga OS gets updated regularly by Hyperion Entertainment, and some people like it. Some people like AROS, which is free and runs on standard hardware. http://www.icarosdesktop.org/ http://www.aros-broadway.de/

04 March 2011, 14:47	#116
voxel Amiga Nuts! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Mayet d'Ecole, 03800, FRANCE Posts: 176	sorry cyberdruid I can't tell much about it ;-) NDA you know... ;-) You're wrong Kada, AmigaOS is still far superior to windaube and linux today >;-))))

04 March 2011, 16:08	#118
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Amiga OS is the fastest booting OS i know of. AWESOME.

04 March 2011, 18:28	#119
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Just kidding. The two most often mentioned arguments for modern Amigas are a) boot time b) energy efficiency The real reason to run Amiga OS 4.1 is to troll wannabe individualistic Apple users and just because.

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