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Re: AmigaOne



Claas Langbehn wrote:

Hello Ole-Egil,


You said, you are already working on an AmigaOne.
I think it is a really interesting system which
just has been started to be shipped.

So, why don't you tell us about your experience
with AmigaOne and (Debian) Linux.

What about the hardware support with the current
2.4.19 kernel? Is already everything working as
expected? So can we already buy the mainboards or
shall we wait some more time?

And for the critics: If the AmigaOne is crap,
which system is better? Of course, we are talking
about PPC systems only.

Well, for now I can only say the linux kernel isn't ready. Tom Gall disappeared from our mailing list a month ago with the words "I'll start coding on the kernel now, look for patches on the POP page on penguinppc.org". So Hyperion (who is already doing AmigaOS PPC and was contracted from MAI to port PPCBoot to the boards) has been helping out.

Anyway, I can't tell you to go and buy, but if you order now the board won't be sent to you for another month. So you might as well wait until they are in stock.

Everything is NOT already working as expected. But it is coming along. I've come down with a severe case of real life work, and I'm trying to do too many things at the same time here.

I will have to get back to you all on this, ok?



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