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Posted on 25-Nov-2000 13:35 GMT by Christian Kemp64 comments
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Bill McEwen has posted a new Executive Update, where he hints that there might be a strong possibility of an AmigaOS 4.0, if sales of 3.9 are good enough, and announces that there will be more details and announcements at the Amiga World show in Cologne next month.
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New Executive Update : Comment 34 of 64ANN.lu
Posted by Rich on 25-Nov-2000 23:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 17 (the man in the shadows):
The PPC is a dead end. Motorola will give up developing it
just like they gave up developing the 68k. The MAC
market is not big enough to support a large enough market.
The Intel P4 and future AMD processors will be the final
nail in the PPC coffin. There just isn't enough money
in making chips for the MAC market. IMO is why the new
MAC OS is based on Linux, an easy PORT to x86 architecture.
Processor speed:
NOW
x86=1500Mhz
PPC=500Mhz
FUTURE
x86=2000Mhz
PPC=600Mhz maybe 700Mhz
Right now the X86 is a life support for me Amiga via winuae on P200mhz
desktop and P3-500mhz laptop. I got a chance the run winuae on a
thunderbird 700 overclocked to 900 and was quite impressed. That's
quite a powerful platform, too bad its running microsquash software.
I recently downloaded the x86pc version of AROS. I wasn't very impressed
but that's the only hope for the future.
In closing what is the current cost of a 500mhz PPC (mac) and what is the
cost of a 1000mhz x86 box. With intro of the p4 I think the x86 box is
less. In addition, AMD and Intel are in a fierce competition to bring
out faster chips. x86 wins, If your into donations don't buy 3.9 but
send that money to the AROS folks. In the long run you will be able to
buy faster/cheaper boxes.
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