Just read this!

I must say I am impressed by this move. I have been dealing with Directron for many, many years. they are a very good, serious company.

Now let's see some life pumped back into MorphOS!

Yeah, hopefully something good will come out of it!

We'll see ...

Actually I think you guys are a little too optimistic.

I don't really expect ANY progress for MorphOS in the next time through Genesi!

All the latest publications on the BBRV blogspot had somehow todo with Linux (Game CDs running Linux, Smartcards for Linux, I think the Media Center runs Linux by default, and so on)! So for me that looks like they gave up on MorphOS because it became obvious to them, that they get much more noticed (and therefor earn more money) being associated with Linux than with MorphOS.

thye havent given up. but for now it is being put aside because genesi needs to make some money and the current route theya re taking can get them that. after the get some money i think morphos will come back into the pictre, iam sure of it.

Yeah its not the top OS that Genesi wants to deal with, but they do still have an interest in it. The team seems to be working well together again. That is key. If they manage to get 1.5 released I have a feeling they will get some support from Genesi again.

Thanks red for posting this! I was about to post something myself.

Directron is a great supplier, distributor, and shop. I've used stuff from them before, and have never been let down. If they can manage to help get a sub-$1000 system out the door, then there is optimism for MorphOS. Why? Linux on the Pegasos is good, but MorphOS on a Pegasos is a SPECIAL experience. A sub-1k system also makes it possible to allow the concepts of MorphOS to be pushed by the community.

Targh

To sell an MOS system it needs to be sub $500 imo...

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Why? We all paid over $500 and still come back to it. I think a good $800 machine with a decent LCD would be a great buy, it would be nice to see something like that, but the Peg II at say $600-$800 complete is a great buy if things keep moving forward.

I think the goal is to get the price lower and lower as we can go. If we can get under 800$ for a system, that would be an EXCELLENT move forward. I think the goal should be less than $500, but we have to get where we CAN go less than 500.

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This is the Mr. Banana english lessons, please finish the sentence:

MorphOS runs on..

Very good!

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Well, we were already into this stuff and therefore an easy sell. I don't know where to draw the line, but anyway you can say for sure that the lower the price the higher the sales. In the past BBRV have talked about trying to get the volume up and price down, and also that MorphOS is still on their radar, so this is all looking real good for the Pegasos and all of its OSs.

-- gary_c

I don't want to say anything about this. Only the time will tell....

Just remember what they said when Amiga Inc bought Amiga from Commodore, about Escom, about etc etc ......

Very interesting news. As far as I know, Directron could be a great step towards low prices and high sales. Being a supplier , distributor, and vendor, Directron may guarantee the market success of the ODW. And even if the main reason of interest for the ODW software environment is focused on Linux, now, there may be promising results for MorphOS in the future, I hope. There is need for MorphOS 1.5 and its expected features as soon as possible!

A sub-$1000 ODW is possible and good, a sub-$900 system is possible and will be better, and a sub-$800 system could really have a great impact on the market. I think Directron can do, and should do, its best to achieve such a result.

Good luck to Genesi and Directron.

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Probably the single best thing to happen to the Pegasos and you're *complaining* about it?

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They're selling Pegasoses (Pegasosen?) not the company...


Even if it's not directly connected to MorphOS, volume means the Pegasos gets cheaper to produce and that means more sales and more interest in MorphOS.

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I agree. At lower prices the Pegasos qould become much more actractive for many people. You just need to look at the feedback articles that appears at sites like OSNews.com receive. There are of course peoploe not interested, but many show more than a sign of curiosity. For many people the only factor driving away from a purchase is the price.
And you wouldn't necessarily need a sub 800$ price, in my opinion. A better specced machine (even if only in terms of CPU installed, since we heard bPlan already tinkered with higher frequencies 7447A) at that price level would definitely sell.

And on the Pegasos the real gem still is MorphOS (I think most of us agree on this). Hopefully this means good things for the OS development. The team deserves it.

Kind regards,
Andrea