Comment Re:Why "Amiga"? (Score 0) 225
"die with whatever shred of respect that great machine once had?" No.
I had an email conversation with Bill McEwen a couple of years back, when he became the CEO of the new 'Amiga, Inc.' He is in touch with the Amiga community, and has a vision (albeit an odd one, but you must agree that the world has changed in the last 20 years) for where Amiga should go. It isn't in "name only." The Amiga was brilliant, in terms of architecture and its operating system. It had its flaws, sure, but imagine what it would have become if it weren't for Commodore's awful marketing. It reminds me of a quote that was always passed around among Amiga users, regarding the development of PC architecture: "A barn door can be used as a raft. You can strap an outboard motor onto a barn door, and it might go fast, but it will never be a speedboat." Just look at Vista. Now its a barn door with lovely glass windows.
McEwen's vision, currently, is to develop small, sleek embedded systems that use Amiga principles of design. There is nothing wrong with that, and I would hate for the Amiga to die. He has mentioned that, depending on their success, there may be a set top Amiga device or two, reminiscent of the old Amiga computers for us vintage fans. I, personally, can't wait.
I told him once, the Amiga was way ahead of its time, maybe that was part of its early failure. But now that the world has caught up, it's time for Amiga.
I had an email conversation with Bill McEwen a couple of years back, when he became the CEO of the new 'Amiga, Inc.' He is in touch with the Amiga community, and has a vision (albeit an odd one, but you must agree that the world has changed in the last 20 years) for where Amiga should go. It isn't in "name only." The Amiga was brilliant, in terms of architecture and its operating system. It had its flaws, sure, but imagine what it would have become if it weren't for Commodore's awful marketing. It reminds me of a quote that was always passed around among Amiga users, regarding the development of PC architecture: "A barn door can be used as a raft. You can strap an outboard motor onto a barn door, and it might go fast, but it will never be a speedboat." Just look at Vista. Now its a barn door with lovely glass windows.
McEwen's vision, currently, is to develop small, sleek embedded systems that use Amiga principles of design. There is nothing wrong with that, and I would hate for the Amiga to die. He has mentioned that, depending on their success, there may be a set top Amiga device or two, reminiscent of the old Amiga computers for us vintage fans. I, personally, can't wait.
I told him once, the Amiga was way ahead of its time, maybe that was part of its early failure. But now that the world has caught up, it's time for Amiga.
