| From: | Alex Barten |
| Date: | 29 Aug 99 at 11:23:55 |
| Subject: | Re: Future of Amiga |
Ave Donovan
On 28-aug-99, you wrote:
DR> Hi Luca,
DR>
DR> Any software you write which will run on Amiga OS 3.0-3.5 is guaranteed to
DR> be runable on the NG Amigas because they will have hardware enhanced emulation
DR> of the present generation Amigas. The new Amigas will of course have a
DR> completely different processor from anything of any type now existing, so NO
DR> software from ANY platform will be directly compatable. Software of all
DR> types will however run faster on the new Amigas under emulation than on the
DR> machines it was written for. Software written especially for the new Amigas
DR> will flat FLY!!!
DR> [cut]
DR> I personally believe that the present generation of Amigas will actually
DR> benifit some from the release of the NG Amigas, and many will continue to
DR> be used for years to come. However, most people will probably use their
DR> present Amiga software undr emulation on the NG Amigas when they get them.
DR> Whereas emulation of the present Amigas on wintel machines is basically
DR> a novelty and more trouble than it's worth for most people (sort of like
DR> emulating a wintel on an old Amiga), emulation of a present-generation
DR> Amiga on a NG Amiga will be very good indeed. Adding a fast processor to
DR> a present generation Amiga will definately make a new machine out of it
DR> though, and adding a G3 PPC to one will make it leave pentiums and Macs
DR> in the dust! The Amiga OS and software are so much more well optimised
DR> that giving them a ride on a modern processor is like launching them
DR> on a rocket!
Being off topic can be interesting ;-) But how do you know all these facts (or are these expectations) from the AmigaNG? I for one are *very* suspicious about the new computer and especially its proclaimed Amiga-emulator.
Will it be faster than UAE on a PC? Will it really run any software? Will I be able to use Blitz under emulation? And if not, will there be somebody to write a new superbasic variant? (or port the E-compiler ;-) Questions nobody of us can answer at the moment, as we don't know how far Amiga Inc have progressed with their job.
So I'll cross my fingers!
Kind regards
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