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    takemehomegrandma
    Posts: 2720 from 2003/2/24
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    Velcro_SP wrote:

    The Register article said it was "unveiled" in Bletchley Park and that it "runs AmigaOS 4." That's semi-mainstream computer news so I don't think it's vapor, unless you are attacking The Register.


    An early prototype has been shown (without the most promoted component even present), that managed to boot up some kind of OS4 that actually didn't support much of the board at all IIRC. Taking it from there to a real, delivered end-user product is *the real* challenge, a business challenge, a financial long-haul. Especially for a new, small, upstart company that is asking for pre-payments. This is where many hardware projects fail, if you look at Amiga history. We have seen many HW projects with a maturity level similar to the "X1000" shown, that never reached end-users. You can't buy it now, and in my world it's quite uncertain if you will ever be able to. Heck, they haven't even revealed the specifications yet. So it's Vapor alright, and there is no way anyone can compare booting-time, stability, performance etc between Vapor HW and real, existing HW.
    MorphOS is Amiga done right! :-)
    MorphOS NG will be AROS done right! :-)
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