[News] Next Pegasos production sold out | ANN.lu |
Posted on 07-Jun-2002 18:19 GMT by Christian Kemp | 280 comments View flat View list |
"From: Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck. We would like to announce that the next scheduled production of the Pegasos has been sold out. Boards have been set aside for friendly developers, but all others have been sold. Another production of the Pegasos will follow in July." [ Source: Email forward... - CK ]
Update: More information was posted in comment 52.
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Posted by Raquel and Bill on 09-Jun-2002 11:50 GMT | OK, it is time to catch up again...
1. We discussed this with Trizt in detail offline, but for the record we want to repeat that MorphOS is and will be updated online. Ralph and the MorphOS team will release new versions and upgrades as they have. This will continue. There will be something there *on the net* when it is time for customers who purchase a desktop machine with "Pegasos inside."
2. Please continue to send us any information regarding documented losses related to the demise of Phase 5 or any proof demonstrating deficiencies with DCE services related to Phase 5 products. We are conducting our own research. We are interested to see if the problems are as great as they are claimed to be. So far, we have *one* response directly and *one* online.
3. @ Daniel
Raquel and I came out against another desktop machine once, the Walker, and we certainly do not mean to give that impression now. The Pegasos is a great desktop machine. We are going to sell plenty of them. But again, ultimately the idea is that you have something small and modular. This is the "mini-pegasos" or what we call today the eclipsis (if anyone has an idea for a great name send it to us!). The eclipsis is mobile and described on www.thendic-france.com. There is a docking station and here what is too cumbersome or power-demanding remains plugged into the wall (and connected by wire to the internet) . Remember the duo dock from Apple? That is the basic idea. Of course, when the main board can be that small you could make a laptop, etc. All the features you referenced are planned.
It is true we have moved away from Amiga Inc. and we do not have the same level of interest in cooperating with them today as we did before. Time marches on and we simply don't want to waste any more effort. We are in business. Your observation about the Amiga trademarks is in agreement with our research and has been for some time.
Well, we really do not feel like rebels, more like veterans. There are other similar products coming about the same time. The Oqo and Tiqit 83 are also mini-computers and have compatible interfaces for standard computer peripherals. Both are Windows platforms. Then, you have the Nokia 9290 and the Treo 270 which are more phones than computers, but clearly things are moving in that direction. The Nokia uses SymbianOS and supports JAVA. The Treo is kind of neat, but not as capable as the high end Nokia (PalmOS). The prices are high. The Oqo is targeted at $1000, the Tiqit at "laptop prices" and the Nokia and Treo at $599 and $699 *without* concessions from the mobile operator. There in the UK you can get one at Dixon's with a year long service agreement for significantly less. In any case, we think we can beat these prices without too much effort. The issue will be performance vs. power requirements and feature set. We think with the efficiencies of MorphOS (with the JVM Allan Havemose is developing) and all the money and research being poured into low-power PPC processors (by two very large companies who are interested in the Pegasos) that we will be in the right place at the right time. Our "development platform" is ready and it will be stable well before the first "mini-pegasos" is released. This creates some big advantages for us and will we need them. We do not have any illusions about what a challenge this will be. We will seek strategic partnerships. The wireless operators in Europe are the ultimate target.
4. @ Christian
I did not mean to give you the impression we were not interested in the "Amiga market." I think you know our history with the platform (http://www.amiga-news.de/archiv02/020417_interview_bb_pt.shtml). We will be very happy -- all of us -- if you can buy the Pegasos as a "ready fitted desktop machine." I am sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. We hope you will buy one and that you find it to be a great machine. But, we all have to admit that the "Amiga market" has atrophied a bit. This will not be the *big* market for the Pegasos -- just realistically speaking. The Pegasos will create its own demand. It has already. On this computer, I have email requests from 232 Linux users from all over the world in response to an email marketing campaign we did in March. We have not hit 232 on this thread yet and there are many who have made multiple posts. It is just a sad fact. Raquel and I are not negative in any way against "the community." We are here discussing all this here because we want to involve some of you in this project. We need talented developers and if you can help us we can figure out a way for you to get a Pegasos more quickly.
Just to clarify the production numbers, please check back to Post #53. You can probably buy a Pegasos in August and maybe in July if you are lucky. In this case, you would have to contact TerraSoft Solutions (www.yellowdoglinux.com).
Lastly, for the moment while Gerald, Ralph and Thomas are very busy, Raquel and I are doing our best at representing the collective interests: ours, theirs and *ours together.* We think we all get along pretty well and we have begun to beef up the internal support for the whole process/effort.
Hope this moves us closer to a better understanding with each of you. Please email us directly if you have questions.
Best regards,
Raquel and Bill |
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