| [News] Amiga announces the AmigaOne | ANN.lu |
| Posted on 21-Oct-2000 14:22 GMT by Teemu I. Yliselä | 119 comments
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Amiga have just released this press release about the AmigaOne hardware spec. Eyetech will build the first actual boxes, which are Classic Amiga/AmigaOne hybrids (both A1200 and A4000-based models will be available) and will be based on PPC. They are scheduled for a Q1 2001 release. First stand-alone AmigaOnes should ship in Q3 2001. Also, the development of the Classic AmigaOS will continue with v3.9 coming out before Christmas.
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| Posted by Anonymous on 22-Oct-2000 22:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 99 (fleecy):
Yes Fleecy I did read the PR release several times. It took that
many times because of disbelief. Btw...I have written Exbox and
expressed my oppions on the A3000T's and the A4000T's being
left out, and I'm telling you they have cut their market in
half perhaps more in the US and probably Canada as well.
From what I read in the release is they are making these
cards for the A1200 and the A4000 only, and those are not
even for orginal machines as they have to be ripped out of their
original cases and put in a tower??? Who makes the towers???
They say they want to help the owners of the classic Amiga
extend their investment, however A1200 owners and A4000 owners
are going to have to buy the "tower" if they don't already have
such a borg machine.
Now, if you wonder why I'm moaning here...isn't this a comment
chatboard? That is what this thing is for. I have expressed my
oppions and I stand by them. I'm not trying to bash you, Amiga,
Inc., or Elbox. I have just expressed my oppion that with their
solution they have cut out all original big box Amigas completely
off. I have found that people with the A3000T and A4000T will
spend alot more money on these generally than others, but we
will not have a solution. That does not sit well with me.
As stated before in my own area I know about 40 Amiga users
and again I state that not one of them even own an A1200
and only a handful own A4000's. Most of them own A3000T's
or A4000T's. I stand by the statement that Exbox is cutting
off well over 50% of the existing Amiga user in the US and
Canada. I don't think that's a very smart move in light
of the continously shrinking existing Amiga user base.
Granted Exbox is in the UK, and where they did their research
is unknown. I'm sure many, many A1200's were sold in the UK
and some A4000's, however that does not represent the rest of
the world. Again, I say that probably most of the A1200's sold
are probably in their box under the bed or in the closet right
beside the A500's and C64s', and they are not even being used,
except for the die hards that have upgraded them.
Most users I personally know here and others I know from online
in both the US and Canada have big box Amigas. I'm expressing
my oppinion that their research is flawed and they are not
looking at the overall big picture of what is representative
of Amiga users in the US and Canada. I'm sure there are some
A1200's being used and some A4000's, but overall in the US
and Canada I think they will find that the higher percentage
of current Amiga users are on big box Amigas...A3000T's,
A4000T's, and the A3000 and the A2000, and that these users
have spent big bucks to keep these machines running and as
up to date as possible at this time.
I think the idea is a good one till the AmigaOne comes out,
but I cannot think any other way concerning the LARGE segment
of Amiga users that are left out in the cold by this solution.
Again I'm not trying to bash anyone. I'm discussing what I think
is a tragic mistake on the part of Exbox. I don't blame you,
Amiga, Inc., nor am I trying to condem anyone. The simple fact
is that I strongly believe that leaving current original big
box towers like the A3000T and the A4000T is a mistake, apparently
fueled by faulty research on the part of Exbox. Again, who is it
that makes these required tower cases for one to shove their
A1200 and A4000 guts into? Exbox???
After all this is a discussion board isn't it? This is where we
are supposed to discuss like this and bitch and moan if need be,
but that don't mean we all are not friends. I've never met an
Amiga user that was not immediately a friend. :)
My post here and my concerns are valid, and I think many would
agree. If you big box Amiga owners haven't written Exbox yet
I suggest that you do so, hopefully in droves. |
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