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What do you think of it? I was a little surprised about it

It's a good time to return to the Amiga Scene..

I want to advertise NatAmi and various Amiga products on a number of websites that I have partnerships with.

Catch:
1) I need GIF adverts in various sizes
2) I need Animated GIF's in various sizes
etc..

These should promote FPGA Development (NataAmi, MiniMig), Sam440ep, OS4.x / Amiga.

Any artists willing to help the Amiga Cause?

I might be willing to help, but advertising the Natami before the consumer version is on the horizon is not a good idea in my opinion.

Getting people's hopes up prematurely might not be a positive thing.

Oh yes, of course Natami will have TV output as standard a console running on anything beside a TV is not a console.

As for Sam440ep well that would be PPC focuses and it exists.

Amiga OS4.x same thing raise awareness to attract developers more so than users.  But users would get the same idea.  Use a better OS.

I need help, and good artistic talent and support.

The rest, I will take care of the thousands of unique user views through a network of websites.  But other are welcome to join the affiliate type network.

I totally, totally, totally, totally DISAGREE with you!!!!!

"The load time for games running on DVD would be the same fast speed as PS 2...."

I will hunt you down if that's what you want for Natami! ;-) Have you ever USED a PS2??? It takes FOREVER to "boot up"! No, really, it takes waaaaaaaaay tooooooo loooong to boot up!! I played a first generation game on PS2, and it kept loading levels every 4 minutes, it was a total disgrace!

But YES, I agree with you totally that the NatAmi should be very console like, BUT it STILL IS a full blown computer, unlike a PS2 or a PS3 is.

Oh and, it really needs HDMI or at least 1920*1080 support, in the intital run, EVEN IF it's dead slow, at least single screen platform games and turn based RPGs should work, no problem. Otherwise, the rift between the models would be immense.

I LOVE IT!!! Of course the console case of Natami would have to be elegant, sexy like PS 2 slim or something similar, and we must have that flashing power LED when an error occurs with rumbling game pad and take full advantage of Super AGA giving same results as PS 2....I would like to order two of those consoles please.

I do not disagree because it's you, or on the basis of the idea. I like it very much. I DO disagree that the NatAmi70 could not be used as a general purpose everyday computer..... It does most "everyday" things.

It should be able to play DVDs. It can do WP, DTP, email, database managament, drawing and animation quite well. Genlocking should be excellent! Can't wait to see it raytracing! Only web browsing it lags in, and that's only due to lack of SW. (Could some CPU routines be made that could speed up flash animation playback?? Would SIMD be able to do that?)

The reason it CAN compete with the likes of 3 GHz computers is because they KEEL OVER due to the operating systems they are cursed by to use.

Fahed Al Daye wrote:

This is my response: Not only do I own a PS 2, I own over 30 games for it, so yeah I have experience with it. You are wrong with the boot up time, I played all my games on it and it is at speed of light.

Well, the last time I used a Playstaion 2, that IS the experience I got. Boot up was loooong. I did have the first model (about 1 year after they made it.)

Fahed Al Daye wrote:

This is what you said: But YES, I agree with you totally that the NatAmi should be very console like, BUT it STILL IS a full blown computer, unlike a PS2 or a PS3 is. This is my response: I disagree this time. It is too late for classical Amiga to be anything as a usable modern computer. There are hardly any or ever will be a modern browser for it, the movie players are barely catching up yet, yet it cannot play all the latest movies that PC or Mac can play.

Take a look here.
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Now imagine that with 4 joystick ports and 2 for a keyboard and mouse. Also 2 CF card and 2 SD card slots. Tell me it's NOT better than a PS2 shaped console.
   

Fahed Al Daye wrote:

This is what you said: Oh and, it really needs HDMI or at least 1920*1080 support, in the intital run, EVEN IF it's dead slow, at least single screen platform games and turn based RPGs should work, no problem. Otherwise, the rift between the models would be immense. This is my response: I don't understand what you mean by it.

Simply this:
If there is a NatAmi70 made, and it doesn't support 1080P and one year later, the NatAmi80 DOES, then it would be the same as, ECS coming out for merely one year and then AGA being available the next.... The difference would be TOO MUCH and not pleasant for the NatAmi70 users. They would feel cheated.

EVEN IF 1080 resolution is dog slow*, so what?, it could still be used to display photos and do WP and read text files. Turn based (RPG) games should play just fine too!

* I realize it's not going to make BluRay watching possible. And I'm sure everyone else does too.

Almost 'nobody' will feel really cheated... because:
The Natami Team would announce a feature or a 'possible experiment' as such.
When a Machine is improved all needed is to retain Compatibility with the former. Natami·080 if you wish will be definetly warmly welcomed with all its new and useful improvements.
; A positive Speculation, a positive Mindset,
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Also, having native YUV support, transcoding from and to YUV as well as YUV screenmodes would help.

Thanks for that information!

Well, we ALL hope something useful is possible.

I'm just wondering.... Anyone think that they released AOS4.1 for Sam440EP because of the NatAmi60/70 project??? Or is it just me?

S.H.S.

We have to programm soomthing to get him back...
Let's call the programm ROPE... it's purpose is to re-bind Thierry to our Natami Tree...
Don't let them take Thierry away from Us!(not without a Natami·060·WeltraumExplorerEdition·Computer...)
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