From: ganoe@cs.vt.edu (Craig H. Ganoe) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: PPC AMIGAS WANTED NOW! Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 22:10:23 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech Lines: 21 Message-ID: <34171954.1066475901@news.vt.edu> References: <4081.7189T524T2403@hartingdale.com.au> <5v3jqa$du3$1@infa.central.susx.ac.uk> <34219de2.16181908@news.pdq.net> <01bcbe21$e4b1ff80$308f46cf@nick> NNTP-Posting-Host: as5200-3.sl027.cns.vt.edu X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Path: 195.95.96.10!news.unisource.be!planetinternet.be!newsgate.unisource.nl!surfnet.nl!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newscore.univie.ac.at!newsfeed.nacamar.de!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!198.82.160.249!solaris.cc.vt.edu!not-for-mail Xref: 195.95.96.10 comp.sys.amiga.advocacy:181523 comp.sys.amiga.misc:152663 On 10 Sep 1997 19:55:59 GMT, "Harlan Carroll" wrote: >David Corn: >> >no, a low-end Amiga based on a 603e would work out at about $500 - have >> >all the features you mentioned (aprt from PCMCIA maybe) and have much >> >more performance >> >> $500, eh? I would like to see that. > >Me, too. But it wouldn't offer high-end graphics or sound onbaord to come >for that price. > Dave Haynie had something like this worked out (what seems like over a year ago now). If I remember right, it could sort of be compared to an A1200, but basically PPC instead of 68k and reasonably powerful standard PC graphics and audio chips instead of AGA. Might have been in the around $800 price range, but that was a year ago. Maybe he could better comment on it. Craig