Acolyte of the Butterfly
Posts: 101 from 2004/4/17
I think Pegasos have much potential.
PPC seem a powerful CPU, capable to use well actual tecnologies and cunsuming lesser power/resources than other kind of CPU. Seem also older PPC machines (G3 for istance) can run heavy programs whitout trouble, my Pegasos G3 600 Mhz can play Dvd very well. Also some "heavy emulators", like last Mame or DosBox releases are running well also with a Pegasos G3.
For me this mean the platform is more robust than a 86x processor based: sometimes my old P3 450 have difficult alredy to play a 3d game, also if it's under the "minimal requisite"!. I think this will not happens if only I can run these games on my Peggy.
Probably this will allow also "old" Pegasos version (like actual Pegasos 1) to rest competitive for long time. Probably this can help our platform, but I can't say how much can. I think older Pegasos versions probably will cost lesser, and this can be persuade many "lesser whealty" users to buy a Pegasos, becouse with a "cheap" expanse can have a machine capable to run well all existing software with dignity.
But I don't know if this will suggest a User to keep old models than upgrade them... but surely the fact my machine still competitive altrough it have a bit of age, is a good incentive to use and develop it than a different one. And maybe this will give a good fame, and suggest to buy last pegasos motherboard so we can have another good machine to use. :D
For me, seem also Pegasos platform become "old" much slowly than 86x platform. My pentium 3 450Mhz is become too slow to play also emulators (but... well, it have at least 7 years :D!).
My Pegasos G3 seem have not much more Mhz than Pentium 3, between "450" and "600" there isn't much difference, and G3 PPC are around alredy some years, but Peggy have fast and efficenty at least double (or more!) than Pentium 3 to execute same last release of same emulators!
So, seem a good thing of this PPC machine is it's "longevity". Wealty customers can afford a big expanse to buy last model, but also a "poor customer" will buy a Pegasos, becouse also old models can execute well lasted programs witout too problems. Under this point of wiewn, Pegasos platform can be a platform for "all kind" of customer, rich and "lesser rich".
And, surely, Linux is a great ally. Is a adaptable platform, and probably a phenomeon which no-one can stop, simply becouse any kind of job have advantage to use a OS which can be adapted to run into any special kind machine. Also his titanic software archivie is something of invidiable. Support it is a natural marketing move. :)
From a "Player point-of-wiewn": if Pegasos is really so efficent, it should become a good gaming stations (and maybe an Emulation station :D). Games, expecially 3d games, require a lot of CPU power and RAM, than a 3d card power, and PowerPC seem have it in abdundance. So, I think a "heavy" (like future Doom 3) 3d game will run smooth on last Pegasos g4 or a future Pegasos g5. But at least, also emulators (in particular 86x emulators, platform where the major part of games are produted) into Pegasos should be find a powerful platform to run. At least, I have see MOS emulators running smooth, or at least decentely. (the only problem abouth 86x emulators: these programs often they lack of adeguate development on speed side, and this make them slow: DosBox and Bochs team also warm they emulators aren't fast).
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