Emulators on an Amiga.

[Buleste]

Just read elsewhere that if your theory on the SharkPPC and Sonnet Crescendo are right then we're stuffed anyway as they are no longer in production and isn't the PPC being dropped?

[TiredOfLife]

PPC in general isn't being dropped.
It has been dropped by Apple who where the major buyers of the Sonnet.

I have heard unofficially, Elbox claim there isn't a problem.
Why there isn't, I can only speculate.

1) They have already bought a job lot.
2) They know someone who has them in stock.
3) They have a contract for some to be made when they are ready.

Who knows what the truth is?

[Harrison]

People got a bit worried when Apple dropped PPC processors in their machines because Apple were one of the 3 main companies who own and developed the whole PPC range of processors. But there are still a lot of PPC processors used these days, especially in integrated solutions such as industrial machinery and home appliances.

In addition, all three current main consoles from M$, Sony and Nintendo are using custom versions of PPC processors in their consoles, so IBM have a much larger manufacturing revenue than when they were mainly supplying chips to Apple.

[Buleste]

PPC in general isn't being dropped.
It has been dropped by Apple who where the major buyers of the Sonnet.

I have heard unofficially, Elbox claim there isn't a problem.
Why there isn't, I can only speculate.

1) They have already bought a job lot.
2) They know someone who has them in stock.
3) They have a contract for some to be made when they are ready.

Who knows what the truth is?

O.k. so the PPC isn't being dropped but the if the Sonnet and the Shark are the same then the Shark is already a dead end bit of hardware and once the stock is gone then thats it. In fact if they are the same piece of kit then all we need from Elbox is the drivers and the Amiga community can save money. But like i say if it's a dead end hardware that will not be developed further what's the point?

[Harrison]

But you could say the the same about the Amiga in general, that it is completely dead end hardware and hasn't really been developed for over 15 years!

My point being that the Amiga is always going to now be an enthusiast hobby for us all and whatever hardware upgrades we buy for them are going to be dead end in some way.

[Buleste]

Does that mean you are saying the Amiga is dead??

[v85rawdeal]

Nope, it's just been castrated...


Think about it...

[Buleste]

My mouse still has it's ball so thats not it. And the Amiga still uses the Boing Ball so thats not it. So thats two balls so i think you may be wrong v85.

[TiredOfLife]

PPC in general isn't being dropped.
It has been dropped by Apple who where the major buyers of the Sonnet.

I have heard unofficially, Elbox claim there isn't a problem.
Why there isn't, I can only speculate.

1) They have already bought a job lot.
2) They know someone who has them in stock.
3) They have a contract for some to be made when they are ready.

Who knows what the truth is?

O.k. so the PPC isn't being dropped but the if the Sonnet and the Shark are the same then the Shark is already a dead end bit of hardware and once the stock is gone then thats it. In fact if they are the same piece of kit then all we need from Elbox is the drivers and the Amiga community can save money. But like i say if it's a dead end hardware that will not be developed further what's the point?

The point is pretty obvious.
It's all about getting the max possible of aging technology, see how far you can push it.
That's where the fun is.
Could easily buy a top of the range PC and do everything you want, but where is the fun element?
Computers are usually a tool but as Harrison says, the Amiga is pretty much a hobby for most people.
For me it's both but I've got the bug pretty badly.