Initiative for new PPC Classic hardware

See the original post here:

http://www.amiga.org/modules/newbb/vi ... hp?topic_id=41236&forum=8

@SEP

Might be prudent to first find out if Hyperion would be able to release an OS4 version for such a card or if they are contractually limited to the old cards. Perhaps a PCI-card doesn't cut it and it has to be an A1200 accelerator card or A3/4000 cpu card.

@orgin

ACube and Hyperion are strategic partners. I'm sure they can work out a detail like that through a couple of emails. This is just something to try to get the ball rolling.

@SEP

Acube has nothing to do with that. It's only related to a certain set of contractual documents. If Hyperion is bound to either specific hardware or hardware of a specific type then they are just as dead locked as they are with the Sam.

@orgin

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If ACube are interested in doing this, they are the ones who should be asking the questions. I'm just a potential customer. I tell ACube that I would buy such a product, they either say "not going to happen", or they start investigating. It's not down to me to ask these things.

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I understand that. My point was that ACube and Hyperion already talk to each other. A quick phone call or email should be enough to solicit the relevant info.

@SEP

Hence the term "Might be prudent"

@orgin

This really is a non-issue at this time. The first step is to see whether acube are interested. Also, I doubt Hyperion will disclose any licensing details to me, particularly in the current climate. I therefore will not be asking.

PS. Feel free to keep bumping this though

@SEP

Heh... if you don't ask, how can you expect to get what you want?

@orgin

My own personal interpretation of the AmigaOne Partners contract would allow it. I also read it to allow any new hardware platform so long as it is marketed "for the Amiga platform". That of course doesn't amount to a hill of beans, we'll just have to wait for the lawsuit to run its course to find out what a meaningful opinion from a judge turns out to be.

From the contract, the term "Target Hardware" is defined as (with my bold font)
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IMHO that "but not limited to" allows more than just the CSPPC, BPPC and AmigaOne. Until a judge rules on everything caution and paranoia may be prudent, but what fun is prudent in our community? :)