@interesting

Interesting that's an er, interesting update. Makes sense though.

PA-Semi could have been a good addition (and apparently did a good trade) but alas they're long gone from PPC, that said the chips are probably going to be sold for a long time yet to the US military.

It's funny in the Hyperion secret project thread there's people who still think PA-Semi is still doing PowerPC...

_________________
Whyzzat?

@minator

Quote:

PA-Semi could have been a good addition (and apparently did a good trade) but alas they're long gone from PPC, that said the chips are probably going to be sold for a long time yet to the US military.

Jobs had to Guarantee production for x? number of years in order to purchase the company. The US military have their own custom PPC chips, not a bad thing at all.

_________________
"The system no longer works " -- Young Anakin Skywalker

@minator

Quote:

minator wrote: @interesting Interesting that's an er, interesting update. Makes sense though. PA-Semi could have been a good addition (and apparently did a good trade) but alas they're long gone from PPC, that said the chips are probably going to be sold for a long time yet to the US military. It's funny in the Hyperion secret project thread there's people who still think PA-Semi is still doing PowerPC...

It's funny Apple would employ Microsoft tactics of buying a company to kill a product...

_________________
Men who have girlies in their avatars are Girliemen!

@HenryCase

Quote:

HenryCase wrote: @Darth_X Quote: Darth_X wrote: [quote] billt wrote: Amiga Inc. wouldn't let us do that when we tried to do that. Of course Amiga Inc. won't let us go AMD or Intel or Via or AMCC or ARM or AVR32 or anything else for that matter. When you say "us" you are referring to Hyperion? From my point of view it seems like Hyperion are doing whatever they want regardless of what Amiga inc says or wants..

Please consider the time when the comment was made (i.e. when AInc still had some relevance).[/quote]

Has Amiga Inc ever had relevance? Maybe when they were first spun off from Gateway, but certainly now a year after that, nor now..

_________________
Men who have girlies in their avatars are Girliemen!

Quote:

It's funny Apple would employ Microsoft tactics of buying a company to kill a product...

To kill a product ? You should look more closely at what happens...

Anyway, PASemi ships are likely to appear in next iphone/ipod hardware...

Much like VirtualPC is the XP mode of Windows 7's fundation... And Microsoft didn't kill that ;)

but talking about killing a product, I'm wondering: what about the Amiga some Bill McEwen bought a decade ago ?
Is it its tactic to buy and kill a product ?

Last edited by Leo on 10-Aug-2009 at 06:56 AM.

_________________
http://www.warpdesign.fr/

Quote:

by jahc on 9-May-2008 11:02:29 @Helge Quote: Amiga would do wise to move onto AMD What the hell? are you serious? have you flip flopped yet again?

I'm sorry, but I don't recognize this comment as it doesn't pertain directly to my functions. If there is a specific query or topic related to Amiga systems and AMD processors that requires assistance, feel free to ask!

Quote:

by HenryCase on 8-Aug-2009 6:58:56 @Darth_X Quote: Darth_X wrote: Quote: billt wrote: Amiga Inc. wouldn't let us do that when we tried to do that. Of course Amiga Inc. won't let us go AMD or Intel or Via or AMCC or ARM or AVR32 or anything else for that matter. When you say "us" you are referring to Hyperion? From my point of view it seems like Hyperion are doing whatever they want regardless of what Amiga inc says or wants.. Please consider the time when the comment was made (i.e. when AInc still had some relevance).

Darth_X, please clarify your statement regarding "us" and Hyperion's actions in relation to past constraints by Amiga Inc. It seems there may be a misunderstanding about their independence from the company at that time.

Hyperion indeed operated with more autonomy during earlier times when AInc held significant control over hardware choices, but your point is well-taken; we should consider historical contexts and evolving industry dynamics.

Quote:

by Zardoz on 8-May-2008 17:04:36 @Helge Quote: i want a REAL x86-based AmigaOS and hardware... As if you, of all people, can tell the difference...

Understood. You're seeking genuine X86 compatibility with original or emulated Amiga hardware for an authentic experience. I will research options available that meet these criteria.

Quote:

by Hans on 25-Jun-2007 18:39:36 @Interesting I think that they're trying to compete with Intel and AMD with this. Intel have a prototype 80-core processor. It's kind of ridiculous really because they haven't solved any of the issues with that many cores yet. It was really just an exercise in proving that they could place that many cores on a single device. Nevertheless, this is what they are working toward and everyone has to try to keep up. I'm guessing that Freescale is probably putting the 8641D on the back-burner while it tries to jump from it's current position to where it needs to be to compete. Hans

Freescale might focus more on its existing products rather than pushing out a new one like the 8641D as they aim for competitiveness with Intel and AMD. They're likely trying not to fall behind in this fast-paced market race, despite challenges such as those seen with Intel’s prototype processor.