[News] The M-day has come! | ANN.lu |
Posted on 04-Oct-2002 13:57 GMT by Alkis Tsapanidis | 114 comments View flat View list |
Phase II Team Betatester and Betatester II, Frankfurt:
The Betatester Program has been very successful and we need to acknowledge the reliable support we have received from most of our Betatesters for the Pegasos and MorphOS. Thanks!
If you are a Core MorphOS Developer, a Qualified Betatester, or a Phase II Betatester (to be explained) we will organize and cover your travel and lodging expenses to the Betatester II Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The Conference is currently scheduled for 12 October. We understand that we need to push the date back so that plans can be made and we can maximize the opportunity to make this gathering as meaningful and productive as possible. The new date will be 14-15 December at the Hilton Hotel, Frankfurt.
Get ready! M-Day is here!
1. On 12 October version 1.0 of MorphOS will be released to all Betatesters.
2. The week of 13 October the Pegasos Betatester mainboard will be released to Resellers. It is STILL a "Betatester."
3. On 12 October Phase II of Team Betatester will begin.
About the Betatester II Conference
If you are Core MorphOS Developer you are automatically included.
If you are a "qualified" Betatester (you have been sending your bug reports, testing applications, etc.) you are included.
If you purchase a Betatester in October and port an application or develop an original program for MorphOS to demonstrate at Betatester II you are *eligible* to be included.
If you have an interesting hardware development or special hardware skills required to test and experiment with the Pegasos you are *eligible* for Phase II of the Betatester Program and can be included.
If you are a Graphic Artist, a Demo Scene producer, or a Web Designer and you have something to show us that captures the spirit of the future we want to create with Team Betatester, you are *eligible* and can be included. The websites to be created are www.pegasosppc.com and www.pegasosppc.org.
We will provide travel and lodging for up to 100 Developers/Betatesters. To register and be considered you must email your full contact information to betatester@thendic-france.com before 20 October.
After 14 October Betatester machines can be purchased from these known distributors/resellers:
Master Distributors:
Germany http://www.vesalia.de
France http://www.aps.fr
Resellers:
France http://www.pegasos-france.com
Germany http://www.kdh-shop24.de
Spain http://www.amigasuperbit.com
Italy http://www.virtualworks.it
Holland http://www.compcity.nl
Poland http://efunzine.pegasos.pl/
Sweden http://www.ggsdata.se
Suisse http://www.pegasos-suisse.com
Denmark http://www.kiwimultimedia.dk
Austria http://www.pointdesign.at/
USA and Canada details coming soon!
Also at Betatester II...
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We will present the strategic plan for MorphOS, the Pegasos and the eclipsis.
We will present the first peripheral devices: a wireless camera, a smart card reader, and the DataPlay disc drive. They will all work with the Pegasos and depending on what activity each Betatester is involved with in the future these devices will be given to Betatesters for testing/development. All Betatesters will receive the Thendic card reader and a Betatester Smart Card that enables secure FTP access to the Betatester II application library and loyalty program.
We will also award 1000 Euros for the best program ported to MorphOS, the best Demo, and the best hardware innovation presented at the Conference. The results will be determined by a popular vote of the 100 Developers/Betatesters present and the Thendic/bplan Team. Each person has one vote.
The Conference begins at 1000 14 December. The formal presentations begin at 1500 and end at 1800. From 1000 to 1800 only Developers/Betatesters and the Thendic/bplan Team will be admitted. At 1800 until 2400 the Conference will be open to all interested parties and a buffet style "working" dinner will be provided with coffee and drinks. All others admitted for the evening demonstration from will receive a Betatester II T-Shirt. The cost of entry for interested parties is 20 Euros. However, anyone having purchased a Betatester and not already a Conference participant will be admitted free.
Sunday, 15 December the Conference will be open from 1000 until 1500. The voting for the contests will be at 1200. The cost of entry for interested parties is 20 Euros. A buffet lunch will be served and coffee and drinks will be provided. Again, anyone having purchased a Betatester and not already a Conference participant will be admitted free.
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Posted by Janne Sirén on 05-Oct-2002 11:31 GMT | In reply to Comment 38 (Bill Hoggett): >It's hardly fair to demand that they review a version of MorphOS that is
>more than 18 months old, just because some people think it's not getting
>enough publicity.
Please re-read my post if you got that impression from me. I made no demands. I simply disagreed with one comment and then went on to give suggestions on what they might do, since they said they knew nothing about MorphOS. Downloading an old beta could give them some insight and is readily available. That was the sole reason behind my suggestion. It is not like there wasn't anything the review for the past 18 months. Perhaps it is a silly suggestion now, but it was meant as a helpful pointer.
A suggestion and an encouragement, by no means a demand.
>No one owes MorphOS/bPlan/Thendic anything.
Well, not being their accountant I don't claim to know if anyone owes them anything :-), I do agree with you. However, I do feel they are a part of the Amiga market these days and as such, something to cover. Besides, you got to agree Amiga Inc. have gotten a lot of free press and support - perhaps it's not so bad to encourage people to support all the efforts?
Again, to encourage, not demand, not to say one can't choose sides and their favourite product. Mikey said he had an open mind and therefore I went on to make some suggestions that I've personally found helpful. Well, of course it was labeled as "unwarranted criticism" in this day and age, but I do still stand behind my original point of encouraging open mindedness and I believe I made a fair comment.
Well, this is what I've done with my own time and my own resources.
And I do disagree with you and others that there isn't anything to write about concerning MorphOS. I believe there is and has been. Well, as much as there is to write about many things concerning other still not readily available products in this market. Whether or not one chooses or has the people to write about them is obviously up to them and their resources, but that doesn't change the fact that there is and has been some stuff to report for ages.
I find the claim that there is nothing to write about MorphOS just plain and simply wrong. If one chooses not to write about it and makes that stand, then that is their choice and fine, but lets not pretend there is nothing to write about. OK?
Oh well, now it certainly looks like I'm rooting for MorphOS. However, that is not my intention or the case. I have no personal preference whatsoever. I don't own MorphOS and have seen it only very briefly. I doubt I'll ever get it. AmigaOS I've used for years. I'm not sure about OS4. But I do feel there are a lot of politics in the community that we'd be better without. I have found an open-minded approach a welcome one.
So, if I'm preaching anything then that is encouraging people to keep an open mind. We have a lot of talent and effort going on in this extended community of ours. Lets cherish it. All of it. |
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