Ok, I wanna know is the cheat still working?
Typing CASTOR during play?

Not that I ever needed it

Nice that it's finally solved, also that explains why it was only some users that experienced the crackling sound.

And thank god it's an easy fix that can be done locally.

@Kicko, Voodoo
Is it silent or noisy, I see it has two modes is it running full RPM or half speed?

Hi VooDoo Good to have you back.

What's the name of that cooler, does it mount without modifications?

Personally I also managed to get my XE back in business over Christmas. Needed a new power supply and some other RAM modules (2x256mb) to become stable again. Current RAM is only stable at 100Mhz though, so at some point I need to track down a single 1 gig mmodule that's usable at 133Mhz.

But it's nice to have it working and fully updated again.

Happy new year from Denmark. Hope 2013 will be another good year for the Amigaplatform(S).

No duplicate work, the new guy has had contact with Alexandre.

@Mikey
Sad as my A1 is dead and I'm not likely to get another desktop computer ever again.

Well, I might get a SAM for my company but I had really really hoped we would have a portable device by now, and I would have preferred something more powerful/usable than the Limebook.

No need to apologize but thanks for the openness and get well soon.

Another nice little Andriod device

Makes you wonder if the money spend on building the X1000 HW and software support couldn't have been spent (and recouped) better on an AmigaOS4 port to readily available hardware everyone can afford.

@Daz
That's probably a good choice:)

@ssolie
Thanks for taking the time to clarify things for those who couldn't be at the show.

@Rogue
I don't see any ANY whining in Solie's AW thread.
I don't see any clear answers yet either.

Regarding Libreoffice that's great news, I use it regularly on PC (quite powerful one) and it would be great for future Amigas as well (X1000 and up).

Does anyone know who is doing the actual porting?

Let's hope he finds the SAM attractive and becomes an Amiga user once again.

@Rikki
Cool GF!!

I don't really know but I have seen similar systems go for crazy amounts on Ebay. Try to do a search and see if you can find something similar.

I would use Ebay to sell classic stuff... or Amibay.

CPU speed might not be a problem for the OS itself, but for applications and overall usability I see some problems.

I'm really looking forward to see this netbook available. I would probably have got it anyway, but since I'm without a working OS4 system for some months now it would be nice if it was available soon.

On the other hand if the waiting time results in better specs. I'm ok with that as my biggest worry was the slow (rumoured) CPU.

Congratulations and thanks to anyone making software for us

@Antique
The main problem IMO isn't PPC speed as for example the X1000 should be fast enough for most of us. The main problem is that we need HW specifically built for AmigaOS4 in batches so small that the HW price is 10x of what comparable X86 HW is.

Lots of people can't afford to get into AmigaOS4 and many of those who got the money won't/can't justify the cost.

It could have been an alternative route to what Hyperion/Acube/A-eon have choosen but I don't see it as an option right now, unless acube stops production of the SAM series.

Different G4 (and G5) macs are readily available at a fraction of the price of a new SAM440. I must admit that IF it was viable for Hyperion to sell OS4 for some specified Macs it would be a nice option for us people with a small economy. As for availability I think the Amiga market could never make the second hand mac market run dry.

Macs are better desktop HW than SAM systems (though modern gfx might be a problem?), so if it was available I'd pick one up right away as I'm without a working AmigaOS4 system right now and can't afford a SAM460 system.

@RNS
You have got to be kidding, right? Even if I have never used it myself it's impossible to ignore here in Denmark at least (perhaps not available in Poland yet?).

Every day there's some story in the media about Spotify's success, spotify not treating artists good or something else.

Once I can afford a working Amiga again (my XE has become unusable unstable) we might have the port complete and then I will have to see what the fuss is all about.

Diego Cassoran currently have a machine from Amigabounty on loan. He need his own OS4 capable HW so please support his bounty to help him afford it (and free the loaner machine for other another developer).
It would be good to see the avcodec.library featured instead of Qt, asap.