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Old 04-19-2012, 02:10 PM   #1
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Default The OS4 Notebook
...or netbook, rebadged LimePC, whatever you want to call it.

Any news? I know it's only been six months since it was announced, but had a spare minute so thought I'd ask.
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Old 04-19-2012, 02:12 PM   #2
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...or netbook, rebadged LimePC, whatever you want to call it.

Any news? I know it's only been six months since it was announced, but had a spare minute so thought I'd ask.

Naghhh, for something that is due out this summer....

things sure have been quiet about it.

Vapor anyone?!

An affordable OS 4 machine is certainly too good to be true.
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Old 04-19-2012, 02:38 PM   #3
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I don't care if this is a rebadged LimePC whatsit. At least it will have some perceptible lineage to the "Amiga concept". My money waits for one.
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Old 04-19-2012, 02:40 PM   #4
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I'm still tentatively interested, assuming they ever actually get around to doing it...
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Keep on waiting..
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Old 04-19-2012, 05:02 PM   #6
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I'm still tentatively interested, assuming they ever actually get around to doing it...
They won't....

A low-cost portable OS4 compatible computer has too much chance (however slight) of being an actual success for them to ever risk releasing it.
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Old 04-19-2012, 05:11 PM   #7
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They won't....

A low-cost portable OS4 compatible computer has too much chance (however slight) of being an actual success for them to ever risk releasing it.
Heh, no kidding...you have to wonder what goes on in their heads...
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Old 04-19-2012, 05:28 PM   #8
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Heh, no kidding...you have to wonder what goes on in their heads...
I have a theory

its like in the Shawshank Redemption when the old guy Brooks (who had lived in the prison system for a very long time) was actually up for parole and tried to do something to sabotage it because he was afraid of living back in society.
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What goes on in their heads? What are you talking about.. too many hw and software projects not enough manpower. Very simple. They are not robots on ly human
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I have a theory

its like in the Shawshank Redemption when the old guy Brooks (who had lived in the prison system for a very long time) was actually up for parole and tried to do something to sabotage it because he was afraid of living back in society.
Sounds feasible.
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Old 04-19-2012, 06:48 PM   #11
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I have a theory

its like in the Shawshank Redemption when the old guy Brooks (who had lived in the prison system for a very long time) was actually up for parole and tried to do something to sabotage it because he was afraid of living back in society.
Ha, that's the most logical explanation I've heard yet.
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Old 04-19-2012, 08:08 PM   #12
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LimePC no longer allow you to navigate to the PPC netbooks (or any PPC computers) on their website.

I did find this though........ http://www.limepc.com/z9.shtml

Interesting but no doubt out of production I guess.....so probably being worked on by Hyperion right now
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I wouldn't assume it's out of production if they've removed older models from their site but not that one. (And it's not the only PPC machine on their site, there's also this thing.) Though there's so little information on production or ordering that it's hard to say one way or the other. S'pose someone could email them and ask...

Edit: Okay, I emailed them. Dunno if/when I'll get a response, though.
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I think my interest already peeked 20 mins ago
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Old 04-19-2012, 09:56 PM   #15
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