Re: The A9's a long time coming

In article <xn0eh63ubtvawl004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jeff Gaines
<jgaines_newsid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 12/01/2006 druck wrote:

> > On 12 Jan 2006 Dave Higton <davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > The A9 was launched at Wakefield last year, but it still isn't
> > > generally available. This seems an extraordinarily long time in
> > > electronics development terms for something that was demonstrated
> > > working (of course with limitations).
> > >
> > > Any idea when it will be fully released?

> [snipped]

> I would appreciate being kept up to date occasionally by the beta users if
> they're not subject to NDA.

Beta users have been advised to refer problems to Ad6 rather than software
authors direct because software may not run due to current limitations in the
OS. Other than that you are likely to get fairly free opinion but it's
difficult as the differences between the A9 and other RISC OS machines (other
than the obvious) are difficult to describe from the beta version - eg whilst
the A9 is fast we are promised a faster retail version, the OS is unfinished
and the final version will be different (but the same as that released for
other machines), &c

> The key question to me is whether the release of a new machine will lead to
> a flow of software.

I would think so. The A9 *should* find a home (!) where RISC OS users have
rejected an Iyonix on grounds of cost and, between them, the new users of
RO4/5 should be sufficient numbers to make software writers interested in
upgrading software (+ more I hope).

> I am finding it very hard to adapt to Pluto, for instance, having used
> XanaNews/TheBat! for so long under Windows. I wonder if it will spur the
> authors on?

In the case of Pluto that's author.

> I did email Intelligit asking if a demo of Messenger was available, I
> didn't even get an acknowledgement, it strikes me they are putting all
> their efforts into Gemini (which I've used on an iBook) and Messenger is
> out in the cold.

Messenger is from RComp.

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