Hi there
Some years back, the whole Amiga community was discussing this issue.
Like what Apple did some time back, they decided to allow other
companies to make clones. However a lot of people started making ATX
style motherboard, with G3-G4 chips. The boards where very similar to a
quicksilver board.
This seemed to be what everyone was looking for, a new lease of life in
the product. However, a voice started up with a question that soon had
everyone asking the same thing. What makes the machine an Amiga? Is it
the general design? The operating system? Personally i thought it was
the OS and the user base that made it what it was.
When i stopped using the machine some years ago, i wanted to swap to
Apple. But the price was way out for a seventeen year old. Fast forward
to last year, i got fed up with my PC, it was boring. So i bought a
very cheap 8200. I later swapped the motherboard for a 8500. I was
using OS 9 for most of last year, until i was able to afford a B/W. OSX
is great and i think most of all, that is was Apple are. A company that
makes products ahead of the game. They come out with things most
companies seem to only have on the drawing board.
If Apple can continue to do this, then i think we might get through
this transition ok. In my opinion, Apple has always played with it's
cards cards close to it's chest. So any new Mac/intel compatible
hardware will probably come through apple with its usual high price
tag. But will still be uniquely Mac made and not a PC cast off.
I'm afraid that people who think in a year or two's time, that they
will be seeing macs going for comparable PC prices. Are possibly going
to be in for a disappointment. Like i said, it's my humble opinion. But
with Apples record doing it on their own. I fear we won't be seeing the
price drop we are all hoping for. But then again who knows eh! This
time next year we could have a new version of the Mac Mini going for
£150-200!
I also think and believe many will agree with me. That any price drop,
will be good for business. The Apple community is still relatively
small compared to that of the PC one. And i think it's about time we
started nibbling at that community and bringing them over from the dark
side of the force *cough* :-P (It is not the writers intention to imply
PC's are evil. Just like old people on the freeway, doing 35 in the
fast lane aren't),
James
On 17 Jun 2005, at 07:59, Indiana John wrote:
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Good article. I really do hope Intel and Apple work together to make
nice processors. Maybe theyll use the Altivec? And, Intel has the
DEC Alpha team working for them, who made the first 64 bit desktop
processor in the mid 90s. And Im glad to be reassured that Apple wont
become a Dell like company. But I hope they keep the CPU upgrades
easy. And I hope they use and sell ATX motherboards.
chris
Sounds to me like you're talking out of both sides of your mouth at the
same time!
First you say, "I'm glad to be reassured that Apple won't become
another Dell". Then you say, "I hope they use and sell ATX
motherboards". Think about that a minute........................
If Apple starts using generic ATX motherboards and other generic PC
components, then what will that make them? Right, just another Dell!
If Apple just starts stuffing generic PC parts in Apple-designed cases,
other than OS X, what will make the "Macintel" anything different than
a Dell or a Gateway?
JR (who really hopes that's not what happens!)
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