Revin Kevin (+1.0)
24/3/05 7:37PM |
Lets hope it increase sales in that area of Germany.
And well done to A4 for the publicity |
simo (+1.0)
24/3/05 8:04PM |
"Amusingly, the RBW screengrabs were captured on an Iyonix, using a PCI TV card."
Ouch! |
Sawadee (+1.2)
25/3/05 1:39AM |
Nice to see RISC OS publically in the media for a change.
Would someone care to briefly comment what the German news article link says "pretty good at getting press" in English please. |
martin (+1.0)
25/3/05 1:15PM |
It's in such situations that having a distinctive looking product can really pay off, something Apple seem to have grasped totally.
All of the Iyonixi miss out through being housed in bland cases.
A point to keep in mind when planning Iyonix2, the A9, or whatever, perhaps. |
cdaniels (+3.0)
25/3/05 2:04PM |
In the absence of a native German speaker, here's my translation of the headline:
'With programmable hardware against the dreaded crash.'
'Arche Acorn User Club presented a novel computing concept in Müllingsen.
The owner of the English manufacturing company himself came to town.'
The article begins 'Totally secure from crashes, fast and programmable in hardware to the individual needs of the user - thus was it presented on the occasion of the "Arche Acorn User Club" (founded 1994) Roadshow; a computing concept that will reportedly instill fear in the PC industry standards which rule worldwide.'
While Micro Digital is mentioned in the subsequent text, the technology isn't refered to by name or really analysed. |
niftybit (+1.0)
25/3/05 6:57PM |
I'll accept that the earlier Iyonix's looked dull, but the Panther is quite fetching.
I get lots of positive comments about my Panther sat on the desk at school. Although folks haven't much of a clue what OS it's running  . |
ROHC (+1.0)
25/3/05 7:20PM |
modern RISC OS computers now use PC form factors so its easy peasy to make them look groovy
neither of our Iyonixes are now beige...
mine's big n black & my wife's is tiny and black/silver 
pity you can't theme scanners & printers...  |
jymbob (+1.0)
25/3/05 11:30PM |
I'd consider sourcing another panther case for my PeeCee, quite frankly. it's an awesome-looking case. Vaguely monolithic, with a temperature readout and power light the only signs of any life at all. |
Smiler
26/3/05 10:36AM |
As easy as it is to wasp cases on PC syle computer, you still can't squeeze them into a barely 2 inch thick TFT LCD, including the PSU and make it look as attractive and eye catching as the Apple iMac, which I think was the point martin was trying to make.
(It's more common to see an Apple Mac or notebook on TV or in films than a PC!) |
Smiler
26/3/05 10:37AM |
Sorry, "wasp" should say "swap" . Where is that editting feature? |
dgs (+1.0)
26/3/05 12:50PM |
Incidentally, people were re-casing Iyonixes into separately purchased Panther-style cases even before Castle offered it as an option. So it's obviously distinctive enough for some people.
The problem with focusing on being "eye-catching" is that it involves paying big chunks of money to designers, and can still end up with a finished product that alienates half the potential purchasers anyway - think back to all the moaning about the bright yellow RiscPC 2 case.
dgs |
Sawadee
27/3/05 5:12AM |
In reply to: cdaniels
Thanks for the translation, interesting bold public statements. |
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We normally shy away from reporting on RISC OS appearing in mainstream media, mainly because we wish to avoid being stereotyped as 'fan boys'. However, seeing as this particular discovery is so out of the blue and even managed to make this cynical editor smile, we'll give it a shot.
