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Geek Culture / A worthy successor.

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george++
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2012 22:37
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http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_AMIGAmini.aspx
The Vision OS is based on Linux.
I cannot understand why I have to pay $1995 for a Linux with an outdated GPU?
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Indicium
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2012 17:18
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For what it's worth, I don't get it either.

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Van B
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2012 17:58
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Nostalgia.

I'd rather see things like Netbooks being transformed into sideline computers like the Amiga and C64 - anyone who has $2000 to spend on that thing must have $2000 literally burning a hole in their pocket... or it's like the last $2000 in some Brewsters millions style comedy romp.

There are far better options out there, options that don't feel the need to carbon-copy Apple.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2012 18:02 Edited at: 23rd Mar 2012 18:24
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Eh? Seems fairly reasonable. If you purchase the base model you can update it yourself. Seems like the OS is free to download.

Also, I think it's cool they create their own distro. Something I've been thinking about playing around with too, but it's a fairly complicated thing to do to make reasonably useful that isn't already done by all the major players.

I might have to download it and check it out.

Also, the hardware is pretty neat, a bit pricey, but nothing wrong with a company trying to make some cash.

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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 25th Mar 2012 07:33
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The base (i3/4gig) model costs about what I paid for my A1200 back in the day. But given that C= are no longer in the custom hardware business (Make chips), the only logically thing is to wack an X86 chip / board in a box and call an Amiga. There's a part of me that is uncomfortable about that, but really using off the components is the only strategy that makes sense.

In terms of OS, I really don't think they've much choice than roll a custom distro. You can't run Amiga OS4 (PPC) on x86 chips, and even if you ported it, it's no where near as mature.


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Phaelax
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Posted: 26th Mar 2012 08:00
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nvidia 430? I see those embedded on mini-itx boards, and by looking at that case......

I am not impressed for that price. It literally would cost less than half their asking price to build yourself. I've even seen identical cases, minus the amiga logo.

I'm more interested in that vic-slim

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