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Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 18:58:55
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Posted this over on Amigans, but thought it should be on this site too : -)
The article is very positive about the new Amiga and it's specs. Nice to see the Amiga get mentioned on a mainstream site like this, maybe the Amiga will be mentioned in the next issue of Custom PC magazine (the magazine is linked with/own the website) too. Last edited by Tommo1975 on 19-Apr-2010 at 07:38 PM.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 19:18:06
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| @Tommo1975
Hm, reading the comments on this site, one thing is pretty clear: We urgently need remakes of all the classy old ECS/AGA-Games to run with OS4. Most people remember the games best... |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 19:29:06
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| @Tommo1975
That is interesting, especially the comments after the article.
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I dont understand, what purpose is this computer? It's way past 1st of April. |
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I wouldn't buy one now though and I can't see this being anything bigger than a pet project or vintage computing platform etc. Interesting though all the same |
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But I can't see this new one being any kind of serious contender. I would love them back in the marketplace but I just don't see it happening. I will wait and see though...and hope. |
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if they had relaunched this 10 years ago, then maybe i would be interested |
It will be interesting to see the A1X1K mentioned in some more public arenas outside the inner circle of devoted worshipers. I expect to see more folks writing about the fond times they had back in the day when their classic machines were new along with WTF comments about this weird new machine that nobody can figure out why it even exists in the first place. _________________
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 19:29:33
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| @Tommo1975
The 'memories' and the 'good old days' are always the most talked things in reaction to these articles.
Again, nostalgia kicks in. A thing to be utilised
I hope, somehow, that its release can draw a fraction of old 'fans' back to the platform, for some fun
Somehow.
Steve Last edited by stevieu on 19-Apr-2010 at 07:30 PM.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 19:34:42
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| it will only be for the rich nobody in the street like they used to will be able to afford 1 ,thats why amiga will stay dead over priced before it starts.
they could have chucked a sam into a little 1200 style case with cdrom floppy ,
and said 300 squid would have soldzillions but they obviously dont want to make money ,dummos. |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 19:35:00
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whose wrote: @Tommo1975
Hm, reading the comments on this site, one thing is pretty clear: We urgently need remakes of all the classy old ECS/AGA-Games to run with OS4. Most people remember the games best... |
This is why i think we should have had intergrated 68k/custom chip emulation. |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 20:39:52
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 20:55:08
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Deluxe Paint already works on OS4.1, as far as I have tested it.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 21:07:59
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Nice article. I do wonder how many of those comments were written by people who aren't already members of this community though.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 21:10:19
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| amiga is well know most for his games..than other great features
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 21:23:05
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No, custom chip emulation is not needed. Read it again, I wrote "remakes" I would be a better idea to get new games. In the spirit of the old ones, but carefully modernized. No 3D-from-2D-games-crap though... |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 21:26:20
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No, custom chip emulation is not needed. Read it again, I wrote "remakes" I would be a better idea to get new games. In the spirit of the old ones, but carefully modernized. No 3D-from-2D-games-crap though... |
But that sadly wont happen. Alot of the original companies sadly dont even exist anymore and those who do would never develop for a system without users. I wish it was possible though... |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 19-Apr-2010 21:47:52
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Agree, nice article.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 3:20:19
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You still dont understand The old companies are not always needed for the remakes. Good remakes could be done by other companies/developers, too.
But they should be done...
Emulation (regardless if integrated seemlessy or not) wont help at all. It wouldnt be a thing that is unique to the X1000/OS4. In fact, the emulation available to OS4 is not as good as e.g. WinUAE. But even if it becomes better, its still no unique feature. Most people remembering the good ol´ Amiga 500 days are not really interested in playing the same old games on a new, quite pricy machine.
They may be interested in the machine, if there were games with playability and fun like the games on the A500 were, but with e.g. more modern fx (e.g. much more moving objects on the screen, faster gfx, better sound effects etc. etc.). In the end its all about fun. Look at the Wii. No 3D monster machine, but the games are fun (and the steering, that is).
Maybe TrevorDick could help with this?
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 5:29:53
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"they could have chucked a sam into a little 1200 style case"
Oh no!
1) there has always been (expensive) high end Amiga available (they traditionally are the beginning) 2) we need also something more powerfull than PPC440/Celeron500Mhz/etc. 3) I already have SAM Last edited by KimmoK on 20-Apr-2010 at 05:30 AM.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 5:40:29
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| "As standard, the Xorro slot will be populated with a programmable 500MHz board dubbed Xena."
I think I read english better than that author. ;-P Last edited by KimmoK on 20-Apr-2010 at 05:41 AM.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 8:33:40
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| @whose Quote:
reading the comments on this site, one thing is pretty clear: We urgently need remakes of all the classy old ECS/AGA-Games to run with OS4. Most people remember the games best... |
That's one reason why I wrote RunInUAE. Ideally it (or something like it) should be officially part of OS4, then no need to buy an AmigaForever CD, nor install it in the first place.
Remakes would be nice, but would also take a lot more effort.
@Kimmok The article managed to get quite a few things slightly wrong. Xena is a chip on the mobo, it is not a separate plug-in card!_________________ Author of the PortablE programming language. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue... |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 9:17:35
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| @Koft Read Hans comment and you will realize that the moobunny residents are very likely to negatively comment any amiga news out there. That said if Hyperion can can get 0.1% of ex Amigans back they will be happy, no need for a 100% "come back" ratio.
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 10:25:43
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Quote from Bit-Tech article: Comments Quote:
have fond memories of my Amiga! Great games, fun times with friends. Of course this X1000 isn't made by Commodore, just some company trying to cash in on the Amiga name. Pretty sad. |
A-Eon has some work to do here! "Who are you and what makes you qualified to pick up Commodore's baton in the area of Amiga Hardware?" Is what people are asking.
Without intuitive OCS/ECS/AGA compatibility with classic programs these guys remember we are not going to clinch any new users! The software model requires the ability to download some of these said 'Classic' programs in a simple to use PlayStation Store type arrangement. Most people will see the X1000 as irrelevant unless it is a seemless Retro Amiga program running machine AS WELL as a kickass relevant modern Web machine! Difficult to combine the 2!!!
At the moment we are leaving the UAE side of things to contributors. Hyperion needs to get these freelance contributors on-side and helping making this vision a reality IN TIME FOR THE AmigaOne X1000's launch!_________________ "Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art." John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios |
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Re: Amiga X1000 mentioned on Bit-Tech website Posted on 20-Apr-2010 10:34:48
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When I show my X1000 off to my mates they will expect it to run almost all their old Amiga games easy and perfect... Last edited by mskov on 20-Apr-2010 at 10:35 AM.
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