Thanks for the summary... much appreciated for those of us that couldn't be there in person.

Any speculation on this prototype board that Amiga was apparently scheduled to display? As much as the circumstances surrounding this exhibit demand compassion I'm still surprised that someone (or something) didn't appear as a contigency.

Kudos as well to Carl S. for making an appearance. To many of us he will always be a bit of a hero.

Indeed, very nice read this article. Thanks for the report !

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Great report, thanx a bunch.

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Thanks for the show write up Steven. I'm glad to hear that there were some positive points in the show. Hopefully next years show will be buzzing with new hardware, and lot's more visitors. I would love to make the trip one year.

thanx a lotsters SSolie! A lovely read!

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Thanks Steven for the report,

It was great to meet you in person at the show this year,
I know I was very happy to have made the show and plan
to be back next year.

For those interested in some more content that was presented
at AmiWest by myself for BITbyBIT this year, I have uploaded
the PDF documents for the flier that was handed out, along with
the Hollywood2 slide show that I used in my presentation of AVD.

The files are a bit large, but you can find them here:

Edit: Added links to "lores" versions of the AVD flier for faster online viewing
(Thanks for these Eliseo)

AVD Flier (cover): avd_flier_cover-lores.pdf [145 KB]
AVD Flier (inside): avd_flier_inside-lores.pdf [113 KB]

(Download larger "hires" versions for better printing)

AVD Flier (both PDFs): avd_flier.lha [5.8 Meg]
AVD Flier (cover): avd_flier_cover.pdf [2.4 Meg]
AVD Flier (inside): avd_flier_inside.pdf [3.4 Meg]
AVD Flier README: AVD_FLIER_README

AVD Slide show (requires AmigaOS4(tm) to run): avd_amiwest_slideshow.lha [2.2 Meg]

Special thanks to Dario Soccoli and Eliseo Bianchi for thier efforts in creating these documents
and presenting them at the Pianeta Show in Italy!

Best Regards,

Jamie Krueger

Edit: Typo, sorry Eliseo

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Good report, ssolie, and some painstakingly made links in there, too! Thanks!

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Great report, ssolie

Thanks...

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Any speculation on this prototype board that Amiga was apparently scheduled to display? As much as the circumstances surrounding this exhibit demand compassion I'm still surprised that someone (or something) didn't appear as a contigency.

It has surprised me that people posting here do not seem to have noticed
there is another unnannounced hardware project on the go. On June 23 Rogue
remarked:
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I am just saying that I hear from these companies so I think they are being worked on (especially those that have not gone public yet).

He later confirmed that he referred to more than one company,
Ack and Troika already being announced. Within a month we were onto
Samantha but did not know its name, so that was one down. Since then
Bill McEwen has said that he has been talking to someone for even
longer than the Samantha team and at Pianeta went so far as to say
he would be at AmiWest with a high-end prototype.

So it appears there is a project of some substance in the offing.
If OS4 is to be publicly released by the end of the year, which is
rather close now, it implies a belief that the hardware will be
available for sale. Neither the modified Troika Panda, nor Samantha
are likely to be in production this side of 2007. Ack could have
some hardware with OS4 already just about there, but may be frustrated
at his current inability to supply OS4 with the hardware. I think
this undeclared project, perhaps like others awaiting some sorting
out between Amiga Inc and Hyperion, is the most likely prospect.
It was rather disappointing therefore that Bill McEwen could not
show this prototype board.

Still it seems Hyperion should be awfully busy with three ports
of OS4 to new hardware already lined up, Samantha, Panda and ???.

Noel

Nice report Steve. Thanks.

I couldn't stay up for the whole event but...


As a Viderographer.. can you have a word with Mr Bosari about get someone to live man the camera please ? He does a great job but he needs an extra Bod to help him.

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Thanks for the report, it was very informative. As always I, like most other dedicated Amigans, live in hope that new hardware will soon be available to complement the official release of OS4.0.

TrevorDick

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Thank you, ssolie. I'm too tired to read the round-up, but you seem to have put in some real effort. I think it should make for some nice, Saturday morning, reading.

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An excellent report Steve. Very well described.

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As a Viderographer.. can you have a word with Mr Bosari about get someone to live man the camera please ? He does a great job but he needs an extra Bod to help him.

Sounds like we have a volunteer for next year. Thanks!

But really, nobody wants that thankless job. We are all having too much fun at the show and shine to care about the video really.

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Still it seems Hyperion should be awfully busy with three ports of OS4 to new hardware already lined up, Samantha, Panda and ???.

You are not the first to notice all the choices lately. And who knows how many more are behind the scenes with their own projects. Odds are good at least one of these groups starts selling one of their boards with OS4.

There is the tiresome distraction of "the license" but I really think that is none of our business. Those with the power to change things are busy at work negotiating and I refuse to believe Amiga Inc. are just going to snub out every single new hardware option. Ideally, I wish Amiga Inc. would license several players and see what happens instead of trying to limit things from the gate. Then again, I don't know any more about what is going on inside Amiga Inc. than any other obsessed fan with a fetish for court documents.

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Thanks very much for your report. I enjoyed reading the whole thing. I was not able to go this year because of other expenses, but I do hope to be there next year. - Lars

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Thanks for the great summary Steven. I went out for lunch with my family and missed your part of the show. Got most of the rest on audio feed.

I hope you can share more about the Panda as time goes on.

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@ssolie
Great job Steve,
Both with this report and the show presentation.


@NoelFuller
I had very high hopes for Bill McEwen's presentation in great
anticipation of this “project” as well. It was hard to hear his
son was injured... I couldn't even be upset with him.

But real things seem to be happening ..... now... again......soon ..... I hope.

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I hope you can share more about the Panda as time goes on.

I was playing with Linux last night on it from flash. Plan to install Linux to an HD soon so I can do some more interesting tests with it like X Windows (e.g. run GIMP from the A1 to the Panda) and other insane things. Doing some exploratory testing for now to get used to the system.

My Troika overlords may allow me to share more but we'll see as time goes on.

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I don't know any more about what is going on inside Amiga Inc. than any other obsessed fan with a fetish for court documents

And that's the problem. The perception right now is that there is one guy running a dog and pony show.

Yes, a private company isn't accountable to anyone but if you want to be taken seriously and convince people that your 'products' are worth buying you have to make good on these opportunities.

As Carl S. pointed out, the driving force behind any effort is a clear vision and the determination to make that happen. There may be a vision here but the game plan and delivery have long passed their best before date.