02 March 2003, 11:03 | #1 |
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AmigaONE and Games
I have to vote stupidity to the Amiga scene, just so you know before my little question.
Will the AmigaONE be compatable with current games, or software in general for Amiga (Im sorry about this, Im just clearing it up..) Also, about Hyperion Entertainment, are they still active? They havent posted any news for a long time. Also, did they ever release the full version of Freespace, once I decide on my Amgia path, I would love to get that game.... About Internet and Word Processing, what kind of options are in this department of software? Is there any Instant Messaging apps? Also since I am a new Amiga user, would it be wise just to get the low-end AmigaONE G3 -SE? Or should I save up for a higer range one... |
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@Fedorenko:
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About two weeks ago, Hyperion announced that Scitech's SNAP technology will be included with AmigaOS4 (this means that AmigaOS4 will support about 180 different graphics chipsets). Here's the announcement. About one week ago, Ben Hermans (Hyperion manager, project manager of OS4) was interviewed by Amiga-News.de. Additionally, Ben Hermans (nick: "HyperionMP") and the two most important OS4 developers Hans-Jörg Frieden ("Rogue") and Thomas Frieden ("EnthilZa") regularly take part in Amiga.org discussions. Quote:
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The word processor Papyrus will be released for OS4. OpenOffice will be ported, but that will take a while (i.e. don't expect a release this year). Quote:
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03 March 2003, 03:46 | #3 |
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Korodny my nextgen Amiga man ;D
Where have you been? |
03 March 2003, 08:12 | #4 |
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Thanks Korodny, you have helped me ALOT .
Other than whats listed, can anyone sugest any other sftware that is appropriate for a AmigaONE machine? |
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http://www.discreetfx.com/Products.html Some of them require the Amiga Video Toaster but many of them include a version on the same CD that works without the VT. |
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03 March 2003, 08:57 | #6 |
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Sorry about this but lets take the following senario. Lets say that my only requirement for the Amiga is running Freespace, what Amiga would you sugest?
I will require some light wordprocessing software too, also the internet. Also, any links where I could pick up this hardware would be apreciated. About Amiga, what is the situation wiht putitng Amiga files onto a disk and then using this disk in a PC, could I access the files? |
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I'm a busy man these days ;-) @Fedorenko: You have to options: 1. Buy a "classic" Amiga (an A1200 would be the best option) On such a computer, you'll be able to run all software (both very old titles and OS4.0, including all the new PPC applications). But you'll need to get a lot of add-ons (a faster processor, a graphics card, a HD controller more RAM etc.), and the computer will always feel "slow" compared to modern PCs, as soon as you want to do something that needs some more CPU power (3D raytracing, watching DVDs, encoding MPEG etc.). You'll need to do a bit of research first (what kind of add-ons do I need, how much should I pay for them), buy all the parts from different sources and then assemble the computer. The price/performance ratio of such a setup will be pretty poor. I would not recommend this option, unless you really want to run old games and applications. 2. Buy an AmigaOne This will be more expensive than a classic Amiga, but it has a lot more power and is easily expandable with standard PC parts. It won't run old software and games, you'll have to use UAE for that purpose (there's an Amiga port of UAE available). Any Amiga dealer should be able to sell you bare motherboards or complete systems. Quote:
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Internet: Check the demo version of IBrowse. No CSS yet, no Flash plugin. But apart from that, it works pretty good with the vast majority of web sites. There's also Voyager and AWeb (the latter one is open-source now). Quote:
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Alternatively, buy both.
The AmigaOne for the "heavy" stuff, the A1200 for the classic gaming. A plain A1200 shouldn't cut a large hole in your budget anyway. |
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