Re: The A9's a long time coming

In article <716c29ee4d.acld75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
george <george.greenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4dedf50684Colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Colin Wood <Colin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > In article <5616efed4d.acld75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, george
> > <george.greenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> In message <4dede241b9usenet-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Segfault
> >> <usenet-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> > In article <ac07e4ed4d.news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, News poster
> >> > <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >

> [snip]

> >
> >> I fully agree with all the comments made by the two previous posters.
> >> My only regret about buying an Iyo last July is that I did not do it
> >> two years earlier.
> >
> > and that's the rub, isn't it? It seems a lot of money for a machine
> > that's getting quite long in the tooth. Is it true that its
> > architecture makes it difficult (impossible?) for Castle to upgrade
> > its hardware?
> >
> > Regards to all,
> >

> Bearing in mind your sig discloses use of a machine getting on for its
> 12th birthday, pots and kettles spring to mind.

Well, actually, no. That one is in the cupboard as a possible spare!

I offered to buy a new RPC when some became available some 6/9 months
ago; unfortunately, all were sold so I bought a 'near-new' one.
Convenience rather than raw power is what I needed. And yes, it is a
stopgap.

I would probably have bought an Iyonix some time ago if it had had the
os enhancements I'm so used to in Adjust.

I've found this a most interesting thread. Don't want an emulated
machine, so I'm genuinely interested in the comparisons between the A9
and Iyonix. Will make my decision when A9 is launched.


> The Iyonix's basic architecture, in terms of UDMA, USB2, memory and
> disk speed, and screen size, resolution and colour depth, is a
> generation ahead of the RiscPC, and its performance reflects this. I
> bought mine last year for £799 and don't begrudge a penny of it. And
> before someone else points it out, I know a VRPC-equipped PC would
> have offered similar performance for the same or less money, but that
> isn't a Risc OS computer. As to Iyonix hardware upgrades, in terms of
> the processor you are right - it doesn't offer the same flexibility as
> the RPC, but the graphics cards and peripheral systems such as the
> CD-ROM can be upgraded, and I expect they will be in due course.

> George

Best wishes,

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