Amiga - dead or alive?

Some sources: http://www.cucug.org/amicommercial.html

I was really sorry to see the amiga go. I liked it.

It's making a comeback of sorts now, via Gateway Computer.

the amiga RULED! and i am happy that gateway is looking into reviving it. i still have two amigas from way back when in perfect working condition.

Amiga 1000s?

yup.

Subject: The future's bright, the future's Havemose!!! (AF interview) From: Lion Date: 1999/01/22 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc For anybody who hasn't read the interview in AF then I'm providing a summary of what I feel are the most important points raised in the article. Please note that I take no responsibility for anything! If I've misread stuff and passed it on to you then tough! ;) Point Number 1 - Amiga Inc are not deserting the home computer market. When asked about the new Amiga's, Dr Havemose said that it is likely that there will be an A1200 style-computer. Point Number 2 - He also expects A4000-style workstations. He also said that "Our technology is also well suited to the next-generation of games machines and set-top-box's". Which leads me to believe that one of the nest-generation consoles will be running AmigaOS-5. Weather that be PLaystationII, Nintendo's next machine, or something else remains to be seen. Point Number 3 - QNX's kernel isn't the only part of QNX to be used by AmigaOS-5. As well as the kernel, device drivers, virtual memory, TCP/IP stack etc will all be taken from QNX. "Amiga Inc will concentrate on multimedia, 3D graphics,.mpg, gaming interfaces, digital convergence API's, preferences and user interfaces. Amiga Inc will develop everything that a typical user will come into contact with, while QNX provide much of the underlying operating system technology" Point Number 4 - The developers machines will be Intel boxs running OS-5 and it's development tools. Windows will *NOT* be required. The whole development will be possible under Amiga OS-5 and no other operating system will be required on the development machine. Point Number 5 - Classic Amiga software should be easy to port and the developers tools will be aware that many applications will be ports "Most well-written [Classic Amiga] applications should port easily, but to get all the benefits of the new architecture [developers] will want to take advantage of the new API's. We'll offer significantly better development tools than are currently available for the Classic Amiga, which should aid transition" Point Number 6 - The New Amiga will have some form of backward compatibility with OS 3.5. This is mainly guess-work on my part. Dr Havemose said "For the development system, we're investigating either a 'Classic Amiga PCI card' or a 'Classic Amiga Emulator'. It is my guess that an emulator will be used, and this will also come as part of the AmigaNG's software package. Although this will possibly be omitted from certain machines running Amiga OS5 (such as the games-console, should it be developed by Sony, Nintendo etc). If you haven't already got AF and read the interview I urge you too. It's the most solid info on the New Amiga's yet and shows a lot of promise. It's certainly brought a smile to my face! :) -- Lion Enter the Lion's den!!! - This months rant: Being Broke!!!!!! http://www.fluidcontrol.demon.co.uk/lion Send any mails with attatchments (over 200k) to dead_burt@yahoo.com, Send mails without attachments to "Lion@fluidcontrol.demon.co.uk" for a much quicker reply.

I got a A500 (stored away in the garage), probably all corroded by now. When I got all my IT projects done (=never), I want to take it and the A1200 (with 60 MB HD!!!) and see if they still run. I wonder if - while at it - I should get myself one of the bread boxes (C64) from the fleamarkets... The games were fun... Anybody had a ViC 20 ?

That was a long time ago. Amiga's can be had now at the Good Will for $5 or less. Even the A500s.

Not exactly a seller's market, huh?

Dropped by at Abacomp, Frankfurt's oldest computer shop (since early eigthies) on my way to visit G�nter Gretz from the very interesting label "popular african music". Abacomp still sells any spare pieces for the VC-20, C64 and all Amigas, also for the Ataris and other computer myths. The sales guy even remembered Radio Shack's RS-80... Lots of ancient and awe-inspiring hardware on display (like harddisk drives < 100 MB big like car radios, etc.). You'll know the stuff.

According to this press release http://www.eyetech.co.uk/amigaone/oct252002a.php Eyetech will begin taking orders tomorrow (Nov 2nd) "for delivery before Christmas" for three new PPC-based motherboards built to the AmigaOne spec. (two G3s and one G4), with the most expensive of them costing 800 Euros. These boards will run either LinuxPPC or the (still incomplete) Amiga OS4. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1356

AmigaOneG3-SE and AmigaOne-XE Earlybird Systems now on sale! November 2, 2002 - Eyetech We're there at last. Since the last update to the AmigaOne section of the Eyetech website last March we have had AmigaOne boards out with developers, and as a result of their feedback, the original firmware which we were to have shipped with the board (by Softex) has been replaced by specially adopted PPCBoot code. That, and identifying and fixing a minor problem with the Articia southbridge chip have resulted in us holding back shipments of the consumer version of the AmigaOneG3-SE until now. Meanwhile work has continued on the AmigaOne-XE - with the replaceable cpu modules - and the price of G4 cpu's has fallen a bit, as we had all hoped. That means the we are now able to take orders for both the 600MHz G3-based AmigaOneG3-SE, and the 800MHz G4-based AmigaOne-XE, starting now, and for delivery before Christmas. A 700MHz G3 (750FX cpu) version of the AmigaOne-XE will be made available - at reduced cost - early in 2003. But what about OS4 I hear you say - is that now ready? OS4 is now highly advanced, but no, is not currently ready for shipping, largely because Hyperion have had to divert a considerable amount of their time and effort in sorting out the AmigaOne's PPCBoot firmware. In my view, OS4 for the AmigaOne will ship early in 2003. So - and in response to much user and dealer demand - we are going to ship the AmigaOneG3-SE and -XL (both boards and pre-built systems) with a LinuxPPC and UAE installation. And - the best of all - those of you ordering an AmigaOne up to December 31st will be sent a free copy of OS4 as soon as it becomes available. That alone represents a saving of around 10% on an AmigaOneG3-SE system Continued at ... http://os.amiga.com/corporate/110202-eyetech.shtml