@Franko

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I went with Betamax when it first came out,

Oh no!

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superior technology & picture but whadaya know, the inferior VHS won out in the end...

I almost got sucked into that too. I'd rather have the better technology. So, I understand your position. Fortunately for me I did not have the funds back then to invest in one. When I could afford one Betamax was already being rejected and VHS became the standard.

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I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

@klx300r

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Quote: I love my X1000 and I am very happy that I have it. I enjoy receiving each update as it comes along. It makes me appreciate the machine just seeing how it improves each time. Perhaps I am unusual in this aspect. nah you aint unusal Moxee ol boy ...I feel the exact same way after every update cause after all I bought it knowing full well we would be getting multi-core support and full 3d acceleration later on. heck for me, like my other hobby- cars, it's all about enjoying the ride to where I wanna go

Besides the ride my X1000 is giving me, this is another of my favorite rides:


1959 Chevrolet Apache 3100 Step Side.

This was my Father's work truck from 1959-1999 when he passed on.

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I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

@Moxee

Great truck.
Sometimes I wish this forum had a "Like" button!

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@Moxee

Wow bet that thing sucks the juice down. Looks in nice condition has the engine been tweaked.

@Moxee

Like you, I've got my X1000 and got my truck. :) Moxee, that's a very cool ride. Bet your old man would be pleased you kept it around.

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@AlicePPC

Sorry for dragging your thread off topic.

@ddni
@Rob
@mbrantley

Check your PMs.

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AmigaOne X1000
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I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

@Moxee

They sure don't make 'em like that anymore, unfortunately. The days of buying a car or truck and keeping it more than 4-5 years are over. We live in a disposable world......

@Moxee
No problem Moxee
Your truck is like X1000 beatiful and hard to find

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@Moxee

Awe inspiring

I'm slightly younger, so my old ride is the 1969 MF135 (straight axle like rev2 but mk1 hydraulics pump like rev1, sort of a rev 1.5 produced for a month or so in late 69) my father bought second hand in 1977. Drove it most of today, clearing out horse poo from the thawing field. And then drilling some post holes cause I knocked down a post in addition to the one my horse ran over last weekend. Took half an hour or so to drill two half meter deep holes.

The other old ride is of course my oldest horse, she was born in 1977. This morning she went to sleep in the snow and couldn't get back up. She keeps forgetting about that part. Luckily I was there to assist. We're hoping for one more summer with her. My younger horse is not very well behaved, so been doing some mental exercises with her this week so I know I have something to use when the old one kicks the bucket (funnily enough, they kick buckets daily, but not in that way).

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Using "voltage" instead of "potential", which leads to inventing new words like "amperage" instead of "current" (I, measured in A) or possible "charge" (amperehours, Ah or Coulomb, C). Sometimes I don't even know what people mean.

i heard there porting it to the mac g5 as its way faster than a x1000 oops lol


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@webhead

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i heard there porting it to the mac g5 as its way faster than a x1000 oops lol

According to current benchmarks 970FX 2300 MHz is nearly as fast as both cores of PA6T 1800 MHz. However, X1000 supports PCIe and Radeon HD is much faster than old R300 in PowerMac G5, so 3D games will be probably faster on X1000 (and maybe even on SAM460EX).

@pavlor

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According to current benchmarks 970FX 2300 MHz is nearly as fast as both cores of PA6T 1800 MHz. However, X1000 supports PCIe and Radeon HD is much faster than old R300 in PowerMac G5, so 3D games will be probably faster on X1000 (and maybe even on SAM460EX).

once theoretically assuming that the multicore support (if any ever appears) doesnt slow down the system below the single core implementation and that any kind of hardware accelerated 3d for those pcie cards actually surfaces, this better not being just warp3d port. besides dont g5 macs have pcie anyway?

@wawa

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dont g5 macs have pcie anyway?

Only last generation (970MP).

@pavlor

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Only last generation (970MP).

so they do... the number of units available will anyway be in no comparison to availability of x1k..

@wawa

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so they do... the number of units available will anyway be in no comparison to availability of x1k..

Not the models that will be (hopefuly soon) supported by MorphOS (970/970FX based). 970MP PowerMacs G5 are a little bit more expensive than and not that common as older models.

@pavlor

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Not the models that will be (hopefuly soon) supported by MorphOS (970/970FX based). 970MP PowerMacs G5 are a little bit more expensive than and not that common as older models.

you seriously think apple built them in batches of hundert? and that they cost 3k$ second hand?

@wawa

errmm, guess nor, found one for 180eur:
http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/apple+powermac+g5+970mp+gebrauchter+pc+g5+970mp+2x+20

@wawa

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you seriously think apple built them in batches of hundert? and that they cost 3k$ second hand?

No, only not that common as 970/970FX ones.

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NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE

Nice card, only 7 years old...

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@webhead

dunno who the jokes on. My PC rig runs circles around the rig you are describing (for less money too im sure), but thats not the point.
For many amiga w/os 3-4x is a hobby thats fun. It might not be the best money vs speed ratio, but the same can be said for vintage cars too.

If its fun it makes sense.