On Tue, 8 May 2007 17:59:13 +0200 "Johan M:son Lindman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 May 2007, you wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > during the last days news popped up [0] verifying that the new > > 'Power System' (aka Amiga) will be based on PA Semi's very nice > > PowerPC chip. > > > > I was disappointed quite often by vaporware in the Amiga universe, > > especially during the hard, long time of agony of this system. > > > > However, as this really might become reality, how are chances to > > port OpenBSD to this machine? I'd like to be able to replace my > > x86/amd64 workstation at work by something non-SPARCy [I *like* > > SPARC] ;) > > > > [0] -- http://www.amiga.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7310 > > > > -- > > I think sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it. > > Timo, > > Please check the URL you provided yourself. I never do such things ;) > It is the same scam and con artists behind this scheme as in the > other cases of amiga vapoware that we've seen over the course of the > last ten years or so. > > So please, don't start foaming at the mouth before you actually hold > one of these units in your hand. IMHO this attitude destroys (not only) their business model; of course one need pre-orders before they really start to create PCBs et al. out of nothing. > The Pegasos story ought to have taught us all a very valuable lesson > about the fraudsters that have been (and I believe still are) dealing > with what is left of Amiga. So did Phase 5. > Regards > Johan M:son "If you don't have a dream .. Then you'll never have a dream come true" (South Pacific) ;)
