07 May 2007, 22:39 | #1 |
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New POWER Amiga details released
Issaquah, Wash USA – Fonthill, ON Canada May 7, 2007 – ACK Software Controls, Inc. and Amiga, Inc. are pleased to announce the specifications for the new Power System.
“While targeting the needs of today, we wanted to challenge ourselves to design for the future as well.”, said Adam Kowalczyk President of ACK Software Controls, Inc. This new system will be offered at a suggested retail price of $ 1498.00 and be a complete offering excluding monitor in a finished design that will provide customers with everything they need to get started. Power Design Specifications PowerPC board: • Based on the P.A. Semi PWRficient PA6T-1682M dual core 64 bit CPUs clocked at 2GHz. • RoHS compliant ATX form factor. • Four (4) DDR2 DIMM slots. • One (1) PCI Express x16 slot for high performance graphics cards. • One (1) PCI Express x2 slot for high performance I/O cards. • One (1) PCI Express x1 slot for standard I/O cards. • One (1) PCI 32 bit slot for legacy cards. • Six (6) USB 2.0 ports. • Two (2) Gb Ethernet ports. • Two (2) UART ports for serial connectivity and debug. • One 8Mb Flash EEPROM containing U-Boot firmware. • Four (4) SATA II ports based on the Silicon Image SiI3132 (x2) “This new design offers the Amiga user a new choice in hardware. Amiga believes that this new system will address the needs of the Amiga user today and into the near future.”, said Bill McEwen of Amiga, Inc. |
07 May 2007, 22:52 | #2 |
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Does anyone of you believe this sh*t? I hope it's true though...
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07 May 2007, 22:57 | #3 |
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cant find this "news" on Amiga.com though... ??? Hoax???
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07 May 2007, 23:05 | #4 |
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It's there alright..
But where are the forums gone? |
07 May 2007, 23:12 | #5 |
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where is it? I only see the entry level details
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07 May 2007, 23:13 | #6 |
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Oh goodie, goodie a board based on a dual-core processor that even the latest version of AmigaOS can't use to its full. Oh wait... there's no mention of an OS... *HOW* strange.
I guess the judge has to see something. |
07 May 2007, 23:46 | #7 |
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Two More Weeks!!!!!
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07 May 2007, 23:54 | #8 |
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I am gonna freeze my self for 2 weeks, I cannot wait anymore!!!!
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08 May 2007, 01:28 | #9 |
Ya' like it Retr0?
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*shakes head*
its not fair...... |
08 May 2007, 05:52 | #10 |
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Anyone who believes this shit, or cares, is a shit head.
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08 May 2007, 06:33 | #11 |
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Too bad Amiga Inc. does not employ even 1 single Amiga programmer to port Amiga OS over to this new imaginary hardware.
Does anyone really think that AmigaOS is just going to magically port itself to work with PCI Express? I doubt Bill McEwen could even get Linux ported to this hardware, were it to ever actually exist. One final question: Why is Bill McEwen allowed to post news announcements which are obviously fraudulent? |
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08 May 2007, 09:42 | #13 |
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Lying twats .
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08 May 2007, 10:03 | #14 |
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Afraid I agree, it does seem like legal leverage... but wouldn't it be nice...
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08 May 2007, 11:36 | #15 | |
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08 May 2007, 13:43 | #16 |
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Good specs!
The future will tell if all is true, i hope so |
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There are no 2x lane devices out there. (They are all 1x, 4x or 8x) No PC's (that I have come across) have x2 lane slots (they have 1x, 4x, 8x, 16x). 99% of non gfx card devices are x1 lane because that is all that is left on a consumer PC after all the "onboard" peripherals are added. I've had a real problem getting motherboards with anything other than a 1x lane slot. Maybe if it was an 8x slot wired as 2x then there is a *slim* chance it would work at 2x lane speed with cards which are 4x and above. Most cards which cannot operate at their intended lane width default to 1x lane. |
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08 May 2007, 15:11 | #19 |
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I can't wait to not buy it when it's not released!
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