| From: | Thomas Frieden |
| Date: | 15 Dec 99 at 21:05:50 |
| Subject: | Re: [warpup] Something about G3/G4 cards |
Hi,
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Alin Ageu wrote:
> The last news from Phase5 is that they will use the same PCI/Memory
> controller as IBM (including AGP) and that LinuxPPC will be available
> for this cards shipping 1st q 2000.
I just don't see what AGP has to do with Linux..
> I also think that it is possible for P5 to make a standalone mainboard
> instead of a accelerator card (something like the new Mac's with no
> serial/parallel port). since the board provides USB, it will be no
> problem to make a ATX-sized mainboard out of it with more PCI-slots
> and standard SDRAM- DIMM -slots.
I don't see what USB has to do with ATX, PCI or SDRAM..
> The P5 hardware was never so uncompatible to other standards as always
> told(LinuxAPUS is the proof).
No, only too expensive....
> Lets stop complaining about all things and enter a common path for the
> future of the spirit of Amiga.(I think no programmer is willing to
> support 3 standards if escena, P5,metabox and maybe H&P will do
> separate incompatible solutions for G3/G4 implementation)
That's why most developers settle for WarpUp, it doesn't need a P5 dongle
to run.
CU,