[News] Interview with Ben Hermans from Hyperion | ANN.lu |
Posted on 07-Nov-2001 20:45 GMT by Christophe Decanini | 194 comments View flat View list |
Christoph Gutjahr interviewed Hyperion about AmigaOS 4.0.
You can read the interview on amiga-news.de in English or in German.
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Posted by Anonymous on 08-Nov-2001 07:44 GMT | In reply to Comment 9 (smithy): > Would Linux have been a success like it is without a x86 port? No.
Most definitly not, that's true.
However, it's not exactly a desktop OS (except for the hardcore Linux fan), so as a desktop OS it is not successful. (And before any Linux Weenies start flaming, I do know what I am talking about, I regularly try out the latest releases etc - it still requires too much knowledge for a non-tech to set up and run on their own. That's just the way of things, and what is to be expected from what is effectvly a "geek" OS. Not a critisism, just an observation.).
> Would QNX have been a success like it is without a x86 port? No.
It's not exactly a roaring success, to be fair...
> Would half as many people be using Solaris if there was no x86 port. No.
LOL!
Yeah, right!
The vast majority of Solaris installations are on Sparc, NOT x86 - ask Sun if you disbelieve.
x86 contributes VERY little to Solaris's success (here's a clue for you - if, as you claim, >50% of Solaris installations are x86, how come the VAST majority of commercial Solaris software is Sparc-only?)
> Would half as many people still be using AmigaOS, and active members of the community if it wasn't for UAE/x86 and Amithlon/x86? No.
I disagree.
In your UAE count, ignore the vast number of pirates who use it (disbelieve? Hang around Usenet or go hunting round the web), and I do not believe you'll find that >50% of Amiga users are running UAE and/or Amithlon/AmigaOSXL.
One thing that many pro-x86 supporters conveniently forget to consider when calling for AmigaOS to be ported now, is that x86 is all-but dead.
What? x86 all but dead? Am I mad?!?!
No, I'm not.
The x86 line has reached the end.
AMD and Intel are both readying their 64-bit replacements (about flipping time too! e.g. the Sun Sparc series has been 64-bit for many many years! Nice to see the x86-companies finally catching up <g).
Sure, these new 64-bit processors will have x86 compatability, but they will be far more efficient runinng NATIVE code.
Given the timeframes of these and the AmigaOS development timeline, it makes FAR more sense to concentrate on PPC for now (2.4GHz G5, anyway? You know, the beast which is thrashing the PIV in all benchmarks and is due to be on sale next year...), and be ready to migrate nativly to the new CPUs when they come out - it'd be a far more efficient and faster OS as a result.
Just my 2p-worth, do with as you will. |
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