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| 17.Dec.2002 Jens Schönfeld (ANF) |
News from Merlancia (Update) Update 22.12.2002: I have completely removed the text and corresponding links of this report, because it became clear through telephone calls and emails that it was not [fully] about a news matter, but about a private conflict that has no business being publically aired. (ps) [News message: 17. Dec. 2002, 22:51] [Comments: 3 - 20. Dec. 2002, 18:08] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
| 04.Dec.2002 Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck (ANF) |
Statement from Thendic about April, Mai and teamwork in the Amiga market Raquel Velasco and Bill Buck of Thendic France sent us an email to gain the attention for an important comment they both posted at the comments of amiga.org (see title link). For simplicity we repeat the statement which they gave about the collaboration opportunities within the Amiga market: OK, last word before Aachen Show.... The is no Mai without April. The Articia does not work as promoted. There. We have said it. Everything that has been promised for the AmigaOne and the Pegasos will not work without April -- April is *mostly* a "patch." With April the Articia will work as advertised, without April the Articia will not. Betatesters of the A1 and the "Betatester (Pegasos)" know that there are difficulties. In September and October bplan developed the "patch" with Mai. There is no other patch for the Articia and there was no other assistance from anyone else in creating it. This is why the Pegasos, A1 and Teron are not available in quantity and why they will not be until the patch is mounted on the respective PCBs and shipped. Check out the estimated shipping dates at the YDL site. Do you think they will get anywhere else sooner? Where is the biggest market? Is it MorphOS and OS4, or is it LinuxPPC? Where do you think Mai will focus? Not here (MorphOS/OS4)! Our sales commitments for the first 1000 Pegasos went 817 to Linux and the rest to this community (less two for OpenBSD and two for OpenBeOS). Mai does not care about this market. They care about the Linux market. They want to sell the Articia and their board. They make chips and want to sell them. LinuxPPC is a bigger market for them. That will be their new focus. We are the poor stepchild now. Please forget all the delusions about the new Amiga or the Pegasos that will re-conquer the world when the hardware shows up. If we want success this is going to be hard work and a long haul. In the meanwhile, you won't have to worry about MorphOS or OS4 being pirated by someone here now. There is a whole new world of potential users with an OpenSource/Freeware mentality that is about to consume this market and make it more irrelevant. This is a post-Napster world.... and Napster was only the beginning. Individual "freedom" has replaced respect for others. Something is wrong with this picture and it needs to be fixed, but it will not happen with dongles. If this community wants a future it needs to start working together. We are spending plenty of money to make the Pegasos successful, but it is not our final focus. We are a niche market -- both OS4 and MorphOS. We need unity if we want to be more than a lingering historical footnote. The Mai story is not over yet. The first patch is not enough. We figured this out in November when Mai was scurrying back to Tiawan to make what they thought would be the final solution. It is not. There are more problems. We finally solved all this a week and a half ago. Plus, we have added a couple of other features that are better accomplished in hardware than software (and don't believe a few lines of code will make the first patch work). If YDL sets off on their current course, they will "crash and burn" in a month after they finally introduce the product. The Linux market is unforgiving when it comes to hardware bugs. With all the success they will seem to achieve their liability will grow correspondingly. Before you think this is another marketing stunt, here is something new. We know what Eyetech pays for the Teron/A1; we know what the A1 distributors pay. We would be willing to match the prices all around less 5% and provide an immediate solution to the community. We make the Pegasos. Eyetech does not. We have many of the same distributors. We can compensate Allan Redhouse through his success (something he is clearly about to loose with YDL Teron pricing). Hyperion too. Oh yes, you want to buy a G4 A1? Wake up people! Read the disclaimers on the YDL site. Do you understand what needs to happen before this will? There is a Pegasos G4 now. The question is not how fast the processor *can* work, the issue is how fast the processor *does* work! Let's get better organized. We are about to be crushed. If we pulled eveyone together on this we might even honor those $50 coupons! This market and community is in complete confusion. There is no leadership or vision and we need both fast or we can forget it. This is a public statement in good faith to Eyetech and Hyperion. Allan and Ben are formidible marketing opponents. We can forget the past if you can. We need to get into the same boat. Amiga Inc. has lost its leadership mantel. Selling coupons, promoting unachievable concepts and making wild claims about the next deal have worn tired and false. Fortunately, all have not blindly followed this route and Hyperion and Eyetech have a solid agreement in place that protects them in the event of Amiga Inc bankruptcy. And, before you think this is a "group hug" thing, we have paid our King County, Washigton legal counsel a retainer. We will commence legal action against Amiga Inc. this month. This is not some "get legal" BS. This is business and the Amiga Inc. management do not understand what business is. They "blew it" and we have had enough of their interference in our future. The whole Mai/YDL collaboration has changed the situation dramatically. We hope this statement helps you understand this better. We will give Hyperion a board. We will support the A1 Betatesters as we have our own. We don't have to trade sources or get Ralph having a beer with Ben, but we could all move ahead this way. Eyetech can certify the Pegasos to meet Amiga specifications -- they are positioned to do this. Hyperion and Eyetech can promote OS4. Great. We might even develop some collaborative efforts quickly. We should. Things are moving very fast. We have alot to do. Thanks for reading this post and please think about it carefully. See you in Aachen! Sincerely, Raquel and Bill (ps) [News message: 04. Dec. 2002, 11:35] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
| 04.Dec.2002 Russ Norrby (ANF) |
AmigaOne's available & Amiga Repair Mr. Hardware Computers is happy to announce that we are selling AmigaOne Systems and motherboards. We have packages on our site and can configure any system to your liking. you should atleast order your AmigaOne motherboard ASAP because there are a limited number of boards. We have a huge listing of new and used Amiga parts. We even repair your Amiga Classics. Based out of New York, USA we ship internationally. Amiga since 1985 http://www.mrhardwarecomputers.com (ps) [News message: 04. Dec. 2002, 11:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
| 03.Dec.2002 Thomas Steiding (E-Mail) |
e.p.i.c. interactive at the Amiga+Retrocomputing 2002 in Aachen, Germany We will be guests at the stand of falke media during the Amiga + Retrocomputing show in Aachen this year. Naturally you will be able to buy all our Amiga products such as Software Tycoon, The Feeble Files or the Earth 2140 series games a.o. at very special prices directly at our stand. For the first time we will present some of our products in native MorphOS versions on the Pegasos, among these will be bussiness simulation Software Tycoon and Simon The Sorcerer 2. In addition we will also present two brand new games for MorphOS/Pegasos. The first is our carzy arcade fun shooter Birdie Shoot which we originally developed for Windows and Macintosh. Fans of real-time strategy fans will be treated to a demonstration of empire builder Knights and Merchants, which will be released shortly for the Pegasos. More information on both Knights and Merchants and Birdie Shoot can be found in the projects section of our homepage. The first 25 customers at our stand will receive a free Earth 2140 mousepad. So, make sure you visit us early. (ps) [News message: 03. Dec. 2002, 14:18] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
| 03.Dec.2002 Mariusz Wloczysiak (E-Mail) |
Elbox: Spider USB 2.0 working in High-Speed mode Elbox is pleased to inform that development of the USB EHCI High-Speed driver for the Spider USB 2.0 card for Mediator busboards has been completed. The new Spider EHCI driver provides all three USB speeds: High-Speed, Full-Speed and Low-Speed. Up to now the EHCI controller (the main part of the Spider USB 2.0 controller) was not activated. The Spider cards worked as two independent OHCI (USB 1.1) controllers with 5 USB ports. Now you can take advantage of the EHCI (USB 2.0) and two OHCI (USB 1.1) controllers included in the Spider board. The first public demonstration of the Spider USB 2.0 PCI card working in the Mediator system in the High-Speed (USB 2.0) mode will have place in the AMIGA+RETRO Computing 2002 show in Aachen on 07 December 2002. During the show, Spider USB 2.0 PCI cards will be available for purchase, exclusively at the Vesalia Computer stand. Contact Vesalia before the show to make sure the Spider USB 2.0 cards will not run out of the show stock before you have one for yourself. Spider USB 2.0, the fastest and most advanced USB solution for Amiga computers, will be presented with various USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices like USB HDD, USB ZIP, USB CD, USB card reader/writer, USB keyboard and USB mice. Spider USB 2.0 will be working in the PCI slot of the Mediator PCI 1200 SX. All the registered Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed card users will receive the new Spider EHCI driver as a FREE software update just after the AMIGA+RETRO Computing 2002 show. (ps) [News message: 03. Dec. 2002, 14:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
| 03.Dec.2002 Raquel Velasco or Bill Buck (E-Mail) |
Genesi Press Release about the April® Chip for PegasosPPC bplan GmbH and Thendic-France SARL Announce Completion of April® Chip for PegasosPPC Paris, France - December 3rd, 2002. bplan GmbH and Thendic-France SARL, both soon to be acquired by Genesi S.à.r.l. of Luxembourg, are pleased to announce the development and final certification of the April® chip. The April® chip adds new functionality to the successful Articia® chipset developed by Mai Logic Incorporated of Fremont, California. Mai Logic, an innovative technology design house of integrated circuits/systems, worked with bplan to develop the first prototype of the April® chip. The April® chip enables Mai and Genesi licensees to offer PPC based computer systems that can compete in today's quickly evolving IT environment. The Pegasos will be the first platform to offer the April® chip and will be commercially launched at the Amiga+Retro Computing 2002 in Aachen, Germany 7-8 December. "We were very pleased to have worked with Mai Logic on this development," said Gerald Carda, Chief Technology Officer of bplan. "Through our collaborative efforts, we were able to leverage Mai's expertise in PowerPC-based chipset/system development and manufacturing technologies and our own knowledge of system design, architecture and software to bring the April® development to a successful conclusion. The Articia® and April® can be used together to promote an exciting alternative platform for the desktop, portable computer and sub-notebook marketplace. The Pegasos incorporates the Articia® and April® chip with either a PowerPC 750FX processor or a G4 processor, operating at 800 MHz or higher. A dual CPU module release is planned for 2003. In addition to the standard enterprise applications and other state-of-the-art functions to satisfy the most demanding users, the Pegasos platform will offer many state of the art functions. For example, smart card and bar code modules have been prepared to work with the platform. A handheld version of the Pegasos is currently being developed with a planned release in 2003. Genesi, Innovation for the Future MorphOS is also being launched at Amiga+Retro Computing 2002. MorphOS is a new operating system for PowerPC RISC microprocessors and was developed for the Pegasos. MorphOS runs on the Pegasos and on the Mai Logic Teron CX and Teron PX evaluation boards. MorphOS functions on 603e, 604e, 750 and 7400 (Original G4) PowerPC processors. In the future MorphOS will also run on other Open Firmware based PowerPC machines. Genesi will also be release an internally developed CD-bootable version of DebianPPC at Amiga+Retro Computing 2002 for Linux users. Additionally, a first quarter 2003 Pegasos release of OpenBSD is expected. The Pegasos on sale NOW! The Pegasos can now be purchased through any of the following vendors:
Articia® is the registered trademarks or trademarks of Mai Logic Incorporated. April® is the registered trademark of Genesi S.à.r.l. For more information, please contact: Raquel Velasco or Bill Buck +33 1 43662800 bplan@thendic-france.com (ps) [News message: 03. Dec. 2002, 13:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
| 03.Dec.2002 Amiga Inc. |
Amiga announces partnership with Extreme Computing Amiga announces partnership with Extreme Computing to provide Amiga licensed merchandise AmigaMall will provide on-line solution for customers desiring AMIGA® products. (Snoqualmie, WA) December 2, 2002 - Amiga has announced the creation of a partnership with Extreme Computing to provide customers with a source to purchase Amiga licensed clothing and merchandise. The "AmigaMall" e-commerce site will provide both Amiga branded clothing and merchandise as well as Extreme computer systems. The AmigaMall can be accessed from the Amiga Website or via mall.amiga.com. "We are very happy to be able to enter into this partnership with Extreme Computing to provide these types of products" said Vince Pfeifer, Vice President of Operations. "Having Extreme handle all of our physical product fulfillment allows us to focus our resources on delivering software solutions for our customers. The timing of this agreement allows customers to purchase products in time for the holiday season." "We are very pleased to be able to work with Amiga Inc. on this project" said Todd Gustafson, CEO of Extreme Computing. "We feel it is important to keep the Amiga spirit alive, and the AmigaMall is just one way to keep things going in the right direction. We plan to continue offering unique and fun Amiga products, and we will update our website with new products throughout the new year". About Amiga: Amiga, Inc. established itself in 1985 as the premier provider of multimedia technologies to the world. Its award-winning software has been a mainstay for motion picture studios, government agencies, and entertainment enthusiasts from around the world. Today Amiga continues to lead the way in multimedia development by providing developers with hardware-independent technologies for writing and porting applications to a new hardware-agnostic, multimedia platform. Amiga Anywhere powered with intent from the Tao Group, enables applications to run unchanged on a broad range of processors including ARM, StrongARM, Intel X-Scale, OMAP, MIPS, Intel x86, Motorola 68K, and Hitachi SH. It can run hosted on a wide variety of operating systems including Windows CE .NET, Windows 9x, 2000, and XP. Amiga Anywhere applications can be purchased online at www.shopamiga.com Amiga is based in Snoqualmie, Wash. For more information, call 425-396-5660 or visit www.amiga.com (ps) [News message: 03. Dec. 2002, 08:28] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version] |
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