[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] ioannisman:
OK, some observations after playing with this rom the last two days.

Memory usage with the 6.5 default theme after a soft reset around 52 MB drops gradually to 46-47 MB which is rather good (2MB file system cache size set in Advanced Config than Auto originally)

If you go to the standard 6.1 theme expect a +6-7 MB which is again ok.

Speed and battery usage better than the other 6.5 roms by MichyPrima and the Athena Redux Project, especially battery usage using acbPowerMeter reminded me of the official HTC 6.0 rom, about 330-350 mA on idle (full backlit) and around 170-180mA on idle with backlit off (phone, wifi, bluetooth off, all power management options in Advanced Config set to Enabled for both measurements)

Lots of programs installed, huge free storage memory, starts with 110Mb+ if I recall correctly, with Advanced Config and Net Framework already installed!

The navigation between menus is excellent in the 28002 version since there are the back arrows at the bottom eliminating thus the need to always open the Start menu after closing a submenu.

To cross to the other side now:

Start-programs Adobe Reader could not start I had to install the Diamond version,

Only one game, solitaire:)

QuickGPS does not exist in Start-Programs and if you choose it from the HTCHomePlug brings an error message.

Two VueFLO icons (both working) in Start-Settings-System

G-Sensor in Start-Settings-System does not open (automatic rotation does not work either)

Menus are huge, the frames around settings or options especially are enormous, go for example to External GPS or to Wi-Fi:confused:

This is not an issue with the two 6.5 roms mentioned above so avengerpenguin lot's of room for improvement here:)

Network Wizard in Start-System-Connections brings an "Error in the database" message, Connection Setup works fine though.

If you connect to a wifi network there is no indication in the clock bar, between the voicemail and text bars.

Keyboard issue:)

Real VGA 1.1 messes the three buttons in the default 6.5 by making the Start button dissapear completely and replacing the other two buttons with their respective names only. It operates fine though after going inside the menu system by pressing the Start button in the Athena with the known problems in the Comm Manager and Dialer skins if you go to 128 or 96dpi.

Total Commander 2.51 operates ok but no X button exists so you always have to leave the program by pressing the OK button in our Athena's.

Quick Menu 2.8.414 opens below the top bar by pressing its far right side, otherwise operates fine.

SPB benchmark halts in the Word Mobile initial testing, stops at the 1/13 test, but stop and exit from the program work fine.

Opera mobile beta 10 works excellent, very fast and stable. On the other hand the latest 9.7 beta crashes in some sites.

Overall I really liked this rom, the 28002 version is my 6.5 favorite especially with the use of the back buttons in the bottom bar. Speed and battery usage are ok, programs included are wow, menu system more professionally looking than the ugly 6.1 one.

Some recommendations avengerpenguin, in my opinion programs such as WiFiMonster(doubles or triples available wifi network discovery), Quick Menu(provides an easy way of navigating through menus), Skype, Total Commander(much better than the default File Explorer), cleanRAM or Oxios Memory for memory cleaning and finally more games:) are a must for every rom.

Also if you like I can e-mail you two excellent cabs, vga 128dpi mobile 6.5 StartMenu.cab which solves the cluttering issue with all menu icons, works fine under all resolutions and wireless today plugin.cab which provides wifi,phone,bluetooth management if you choose the standard 6.1 Today theme.

Many thanks for all your efforts avengerpenguin , 6.5 is definitely the way to go!