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damocles wrote: @Rassilon Quote: You're 100% right, but we (pardun the pun) have to keep the momentum going some how until hardware of a sufficient lower price can be brought out in a profitable manner. Why bother when there is AROS? There is no significant or economically viable niche market for OS4. If you say x86, what advantages will it have, once it's ported, over running AROS?

Why bother? Well having used AROS it is not there yet. As for cost, well we all have a ceiling on what we are prepared to pay. So will want it gratis, others are willing to pay a bit, and some a bit more

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damocles wrote: Why bother when there is AROS? There is no significant or economically viable niche market for OS4. If you say x86, what advantages will it have, once it's ported, over running AROS?

That would be up to the individual. Not everybody thinks the same, nor wants the same things.

As far as porting to x86. To me, and this is just me, that would be fine. As long as it was a selected motherboard(s) either produced in-house or under agreement with some OEM.

As you said, there is no advantage over AROS if it runs on the same hardware with the same
advantages and same limitations.

I suppose an argument could be made that with UAE and Amiga Forever there is no need for
Natami. That argument is just not going to work, and good for the Natami people. I hope they
come up with some fantastic stuff that can only work on their hardware/software.

I want an X1000 running OS4, and I don't really care if it is not going to take over the world.