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Pictures of the New Amiga
Stace writes "Pictures exist of the new Amica MCC. to check them out. I dunno if it's excitement over something new, or the fact that I'm an old Amiga user, but I can't wait to get my hands on one of these! " Very smooth design from those shots.
Looks a little bulky, but very nice.
...where's the "Transmeta Inside" sticker??
--John Riney
jwriney@awod.com
Except for the hardware and the software, it's just like the old amiga.
I was at World of Amiga '99 last Saturday. Amiga had a glass cabinet with this box in on display, along with the "blueprints" produced by Pentagram, the design people who were contracted to produce the mockup. And it was a mockup; the monitor had no connections or ports on the back at all. It was just a box.
Thst said, it was a very stylish box. If you're not impressed by the pictures, keep an open mind. If they build these, and I truly hope they do, you'll get a chance to see one in the "flesh". They're attractive cases. I'd be happy to have one on my desktop.
"It's only a model..."
Amazing how nice styrofoam looks when you paint it, isn't it?
~ radiographite: art by john shepard
I thought that the "monitor" was covered with carpet =) I guess the fact that these are styrofoam mock-ups is the reason they're not smooth, though I do like the fuzzy computing look.
Like in the subject line - this isn't significant. We've seen cool Amiga cases before over the years. and they've contained nothing but vapor.
Until there's actually something there *in* the box, it's not news and it certainly doesn't matter.
-- Rick
That's a fanstastic idea! Felt covered foam computer cases! You can knock 'em over, kick them, poke at them, and stick velcro to them!
The RF emmissions must be huge, but man, what a great idea!
Bet they soak up coffee (beer, tequilla, etc) pretty well though. Oops. That'd suck.
I'm going to go buy some carpet padding and felt and make my computer cases look just like those!
Linux, yes, Transmeta no. And ignore the rumors of the word Transmeta flashing on a screen during the show - it's a red herring.
But then, Amiga Inc. lack the professionalism and drive that will be necessary to make a product like this succeed. It will be neither first nor fastest when it ships. Compound this with Amiga Inc's habit of blowing off developers, and their inability to do public relations worth a damn, and you're looking at a genuine successor to the original Amiga. Force to be reckoned with? Not until Amiga Inc. learn to play hardball.
~ radiographite: art by john shepard
Of NON-foam mockups.
t ml
http://www.funtime-world.de/bericht/woa240799.h
Well, anyway at least the image quality is better.
Note front-mounted USB ports, and the slight concave indentation above them - almost looks like the whole light-grey part can slide out of the case. Also, the improved shape of the monitor over the foam models. Still bulky, though. Case has DVD/CD drive on top and ???? on the bottom. Wonder what that could be.. 256k memory expansion slot?
These pics are from the World of Amiga 99 show in London, the one where the Transmeta logo was shown in the "Amiga Partners" video or whatever it was called.
-The Count