@ferrels

I was not going to reply to your post but just could not help myself.

Just thought I would make a couple of comments.

The first public demo of the A1-X1000 was in June 2010 at the VCF held at Bletchly Park, UK. The second was at Essen 2010 Amiga show held in Germany in July and the third at AmiWest 2010 in October. All demos were in the last year. The technology is about as up-to-date as it gets in the current "next gen" Amiga market.

TrevorD

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@ferrels

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The X1000 is "progress" and "the only game in town? Well, it's 7 year old technology and is using a CPU that's been discontinued. That's not what anyone will call progressive

I didn't say it was the best hardware available - I said it was the best out of what is available ie - using standard components to build a marketable system.

You want to name another system that is more 'the only game in town' than the X1000 and SAM systems?

Deafening silence - there aren't any other production systems!

You could argue that only includes the SAM as the X1000 isn't available yet.

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But I agree that the SAM440/460 is the only game in town IF you're an OS4 fan

From a rebuilding a market point of view it is the only option. The Natami will fill a niche but if you were trying to rebuild a market you wouldn't do it solely on NatAmi - you would need the X1000/SAM approach of using standard hardware. OS 3.9 is way too long in the tooth.

Besides the X1000 is not a closed door to MOS and AROS. I am a fan of all Amiga OS flavours.

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The market for Amigas has long since ceased to be. It's now just a hobbyist scene and will remain so.

Finally something we agree on. Yes - I believe it will but if you were trying to rebuild a market then your best approach - 'the only game in town' - would still be theSAM/X1000 approach. The NatAmi - although very cool - is not that option.

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@ferrels

I must say that I hate the word "fanboys". If I use AOS 4 I'm an AOS 4 fanboy, if I use a Wii I'm a Wii fanboy, if I play my Jackson guitarr I'm a Jackson fanboy.

What if I also use MacOS X and Windows?

What if I also play games on anything that I own and can play on?

What if I like to try playing on any guitarr I can get my hands on?

I don't think I'm special in that regard, I think most people fit in this description.

I also think that the AOS 4 "fanboys" are interested in the Natami, some of them. There are Amiga backgrounds in all camps and to me if I can play the old games on new hardware that is more than my a4k, offcourse I am interested.

Fanboy should be used on those that clearly can't use anything other than one brand and defend it no matter what but please use it wisely instead of insulting people. This isn't only aimed at you but all MOS users and trolls that call everyone using AOS 4 for fanboys. It is tiresome and really, really stupid IMO becaus it isn't true most of the times.

Last edited by hotrod on 15-Apr-2011 at 07:59 PM.