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AmigaOne Systems: AmigaOne Pricing
http://www.mrhardwarecomputers.com Email: sales@mrhardwarecomputers.com
AmigaOne Systems: AmigaOne Pricing
Mr. Hardware Computers is happy to announce MicroA1 Computer Systems in the USA. At the LICA (Long Island Computing Amigans) meeting, we will also show OS4.0 running on the new AmigaOne computer. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month. 8:00pm-10:20pm, in Long Island, Nassau County, Westbury, New York. Located at the Town of Hempstead Facility, corner of Salisbury Park Drive and Carmen Ave. Meetings start at 8:00 PM. Everyone is invited.
Amiga is back for the future!
For further info, call Russ Norrby at 631-918-2558
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CPU Options
. Specifications for the AmigaOneG4-XE CPU speed concerns The AmigaOneG3-XE will handle G3/G4 CPU's up to their current clocking limits (of course, subject to chip availability at the higher end - Apple currently absorbs most of these chips under contract). Memory speed concerns The AmigaOneG4-XE supports 133MHz FSB SDRAM. (According to engineers, DDR memory doesn't gain any speed in PPC board design). Not all ram will work. We do have ram that is specially made for us to work in conjuction with each other. They are available in 512mb and 1gb sticks. Provision of legacy peripherals The AmigaOneG4-XE has on board FDD, serial, parallel, PS2 kb & PS2 mouse ports. Provision of integrated peripherals The AmigaOneG4-XE provides 2x USB on the motherboard rear ATX I/O panel + 2 more on headers (using a front bay connecter), 10/100 ethernet, and ATA 133 hard disk/ATAPI interface (2 channels - 4 devices). Graphics interface speed The AmigaOneG4-XE supports a 2x AGP bus, and PCI graphics cards at 66 MHz. Will it run Linux? Yes. In fact that's how the AmigaOneG4-XE hardware design was debugged. The units will be shipped with Debian Linux PPC and UAE PPC install CD's. OS 3.1 is also on the install disk so you can run it over UAE. I don’t need hardware-hitting application compatibility The AmigaOneG4-XE will run in standalone mode as soon as OS4.0 has had all of the legacy hardware dependency removed from it. According to Hyperion, this issue has already been addressed in the rewritten "exec.library." This full hardware independence will be incorporated into the AmigaOneG4-XE. Will it fit in an MRH One Tower / Elbox tower / standard ATX tower? The AmigaOneG4-XE has a full ATX form factor and will therefore fit into any suitable ATX tower with a 300W or higher PSU. It will fit directly into the MRH One tower in the PC board position. We are working on the MRH One tower to allow an A1200 motherboard to be mounted within the same case as the AmigaOneG4-XE board.
The EZTower-Z4, the Power/Elbox Tower and any other Amiga-specific tower design are not suitable for the AmigaOneG4-XE board without substantial modification.
. In summary, AmigaOneG4-XE will come with:
- 4 x PCI slots + 1 x AGP slot on 2 buses
- 10/100Mbps ethernet
- 2 x USB 1.0 connectors + 2 more on headers
- 2 x UDMA 100 channels (4 devices)
- U-Boot rom BIOS to run Amiga OS and Linux OS
- PS2 mouse & keyboard connectors
- Parallel, serial & floppy (PC FDD controller) connectors
- Real Time Clock
- 2 x SDRAM sockets for up to 2 GB of main memory
G4's are socketed/chip carrier version with 800mhz CPU upgradeable to faster CPU's in the future.
AmigaOneG4-XE Availability
To keep prices down and quality up, the boards are manufactured in the Far East.
The next production run order will be placed when Hyperion can commit to release OS4 as an end user product. Hyperion's web site will give updated OS4 release information on a regular basis.
Users will be required to purchase one copy of OS4 with each AmigaOneG4-XE mainboard or system.
AmigaOneG4-XE Pricing
Our pricing for the AmigaOneG4-XE motherboard, inclusive of a 800 MHz G4 PPC processor and fan but exclusive of local taxes and shipping charges, cases, etc., is $830 US.
OS4 pricing is determined by Hyperion but is likely to be $75 US, (excluding local taxes) when bought with an AmigaOneG4-XE board or system. The standalone prices for OS4 (for use with the CyberstormPPC, etc.) are likely to be $74.00 (excluding local taxes & shipping).
FAQ'sWhat versions of Linux does the AmigaOneG4-XE run? The board currently operates with SUSE Linux and Debian Linux PPC.
Can I buy a version of the board for running Linux PPC only? We are making this available. However, you should note that it will not be possible to run Amiga OS4 on such a board without purchasing a special copy of OS4 which comes with a firmware update UBOOT ROM. Obviously, this is to prevent OS4 piracy, which is essential if Hyperion/Amiga Inc. are to continue to develop OS4.
Will MorphOS run on the board? The AmigaOneG4-XE is designed to run Amiga OS4 & beyond, and Linux for PPC. It is likely that MorphOS could be made to run on the AmigaOneG4-XE by someone committed to port it, but that will not be endorsed or supported by either us or Hyperion.
Where can I buy it? Call 631-821-2364 in the USA, New York area.
What sort of memory does it take? The board has 2 168 pin SDRAM sockets each capable of taking an 133MHz SDRAM DIMM of up to 1GB. DIMMs do not have to be of the same size, but should ideally be bought from us, because we have ram manufactured specifically for the AmigaOne.
What sort of tower case does the board need? The AmigaOneG4-XE board is a full size ATX board and needs a 300W or greater ATX PSU, and two fans. We recommend you purchase the board first before selecting your tower, or buy it from us, either in component form or as a ready built system. We recommend our mid size tower cases.
Is the AmigaOneG4-XE the same as the MAI Teron Cx? No. During the period leading up to the OS4 development agreement being signed we evaluated the Articia S northbridge chip for possible use in a redesigned AmigaOne. We concluded that it was the most cost-effective chip for the design and proceeded to draw up some new specifications for an uprated, more cost-effectively engineered AmigaOne, the AmigaOneG3-SE. Using the Articia S instead of Escena's custom northbridge design meant that both the schematic design and the PCB layout would be entirely new. MAI logic are a chipset manufacturer, not a PPC motherboard manufacturer, but they had commissioned a low volume, high cost evaluation board, the Teron Cx, to help sell their chipsets. The Teron Cx was never designed to, or intended to go into volume production. We, therefore, asked them if they could recommend a design company who was familiar with using the Articia S in PPC motherboard design. They recommended the same Far Eastern company that designed their Teron Cx evaluation board.
The new AmigaOne design obviously shares a lot of commonality with the Teron Cx board, but more than a cursory glance at the specifications (ATA speed, integrated ethernet, custom firmware, number of active PCI/AGP slots etc.) and the price of both boards, should be enough to convince most people that they really are different designs.
However, if you remain unconvinced you are perfectly welcome to purchase the Teron Cx evaluation board. It costs $3,900.00, misses many features of the AmigaOneG3-SE, and won't run OS4.
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