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AmigaOS on Facebook

3 Comments Posted by on June 4, 2013

Hi guys,

I read on Amigaworld.net today that there is a page on Facebook dedicated to AmigaOS 4. You can find it by following the link below:

The Official AmigaOS 4 page on Facebook

The page is frequently updated and it contain a wide variety of information. Should be quite a helpful resource if you are interested in following the development of the OS and other stuff related to it. Had a look myself and I thought it looked quite nice. Will pop in from time to time to stay updated on what’s going on.

Speaking of AmigaOS 4, I’m still disappointed that the netbook Hyperion announced back in 2011 still hasn’t been released. Seems like the project has been cancelled or else we would probably have heard something by now. Time will show what happens I guess.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the AmigaOS page on Facebook! :)

Have a good one!

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AmiWest Computer Show 2012

11 Comments Posted by on August 30, 2012

The logo of the AmiWest event (taken from http://www.amiwest.net)

Hi everyone,

Soon it’s time for another edition of the AmiWest Computer Show and a lot of people in the Amiga community are eagerly anticipating the event, myself included.

Since AmiWest takes place in Sacramento, California, I’ve got no possibility of attending, but hopefully they’ll stream video like last year. I still vividly remember Steven Solie bringing us news about the AmigaOS 4.x netbook, that was epic. Sadly we haven’t heard much about it afterwards, but maybe it’ll show up at AmiWest? Stranger things have happened..

The city of Sacramento (taken from http://www.aboutnevadacounty.com/neighbors/sacramento/)

The city of Sacramento (taken from http://www.aboutnevadacounty.com/neighbors/sacramento/)

The event takes place at the Ramada Plaza Cal Expo from the 19th of October to the 21st.

For more information on contact information and the location, please head over to the official website by clicking here.

hyperionentertainmentlogo, taken from the HD-zone blog (http://www.hd-zone.com/2011/06/)

Hyperion Entertainment will be at AmiWest 2012.

Many exhibitors will be present at the event, such as Hyperion Entertainment (the developers of AmigaOS 4.x), AmigaKit (Amiga retailer) and A-EON (the creators of the AmigaOne X1000).

I’ve read the A-EON will have something major to show at AmiWest, but I’ve got no clue to what it is. Exciting! :) I do know though, that Steven Solie, AmigaOS 4.x developer, will lead a programming seminar, which I’m sure will be interesting to follow.

It was also surprising to see that Pagestream is back in business. This classic DTP software is under continuous development and will be represented by Chuck Washburn at AmiWest.

Are any of you attending the event? Do you know anything about what A-EON Technology is going to show at AmiWest?

Thanks for reading and have a nice day!

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AmigaOS 4.x: Timberwolf Beta – Second Release

4 Comments Posted by on March 29, 2012
Timberwolf and AmigaOS.net (picture taken from Amigaos.net)

Timberwolf and AmigaOS.net (picture taken from Amigaos.net)

Hi  folks,

Yesterday I received an interesting message from an Amiga user that goes by the name Djrikki. He had some news concerning AmigaOS 4.x and the second beta release of Timberwolf. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Timberwolf, it is basically a port of Firefox to the AmigaOS 4.x operative system.

Here’s the message from Djrikki:

Hot on the heels of last month’s news that the Timberwolf (Firefox) Browser for AmigaOS had reached Beta status, we hear of yet another update for the AmigaOS platform (www.amigaos.net) – this is exciting news for the platform as a whole as it edges towards AmigaOS 4.2 and the promise of full Gallium/Mesa support to coincide with the release of the AmigaOS NetBook later this year.

That sounds good to me. :) I’m eagerly awaiting the release of the netbook and I know that many others are too. Let’s hope we’ll get some news concerning this from Hyperion Entertainment before the start of the summer.

Now, what has changed since Timberwolf entered the beta stage? Let’s have a look.

The main improvements are as follows:

  • Splash-screen during startup
  • Crash fixes. Clicking the ZIP-box no longer causes a crash.
  • Right-click pop-up menus work properly
  • Downloads works
  • Timberwolf now uses a native ASL file requester instead of the alien file picker

The latest version of Timberwolf is available for download at the OS4 Depot:

http://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/browser/timberwolf.lha

You can also find more information concerning the browser by visiting AmigaBounty.net through the link below:

http://www.amigabounty.net/index.php?function=viewproject&projectid=44

Here’s a video created by Djrikki that shows Timberwolf running on an AmigaOS 4.x system. Please keep in mind that everything in the video is drawn using software rendering and that screen capturing software is running in the background. This has affected the performance. Enjoy! :)

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AmigaOne X1000 “First Contact” systems now shipping

10 Comments Posted by on January 28, 2012
The AmigaOne X1000

The AmigaOne X1000

Hi folks,

A-EON Technology and Hyperion Entertainment announced today that the AmigaOne X1000 “First Contact” systems are now shipping. They also reported that the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 CD has gone gold. This is excellent news and I can’t wait to read the first reviews of the AmigaOne X1000. :) Congratulations to everyone involved and to the lucky ones waiting for their new machines to arrive.

Please read on for the press release from A-EON Technology and Hyperion Entertainment:

Wellington, 25th January 2012

AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 CD for the AmigaONE X1000 “First Contact” system has gone GOLD!

A-EON Technology and Hyperion Entertainment are pleased to announce that the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 CD, exclusively created for the AmigaONE X1000 “First Contact” system has gone gold. The professionally re-mastered CD will be supplied in a printed boxed set along with copies of the AmigaONE X1000 and AmigaOS 4.1 “Quick Start” guides. Steven Solie, Hyperion Entertainment’s AmigaOS Development Team Lead said, “The team worked hard to reach this important milestone in the development of the Amiga Operating System. With AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 completed for the AmigaONE X1000 we can concentrate on versions for all the other supported hardware platforms as we continue to push towards the future release of AmigaOS 4.2.” Trevor Dickinson added, “I would like to thank the AmigaOS developers and the whole AmigaONE X1000 betatest team who have worked so tirelessly behinds the scenes to make this a reality. I would also like to give special thanks to a few key members of the team who went above and beyond the “call of duty” to ensure the success of this project. You know who you are.” The AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 boxed set will be supplied to all AmigaONE X1000 “First Contact” customers who will also receive a free update to AmigaOS 4.2 when it is commercially released by Hyperion Entertainment.

AmigaONE X1000 “First Contact” systems now shipping

A-EON Technology and AmigaKit are pleased to announced that the deliveries of AmigaONE X1000 “First Contact” systems have commenced. Matthew Leaman, Managing Director of AmigaKit commented, “we are pleased to finally supply this eagerly awaited AmigaONE computer system to our customers”. Trevor Dickinson added, “I have just received my own AmigaONE X1000 system and I hope “First Contact” owners will have as much fun as I’m having with my new “Amiga”. All that remains to be said is let’s “keep this party going!”

A-EON Technology

About AmigaKit:  AmigaKit is a trading division of Leaman Computing Ltd based in Cardiff, UK. It acquired the stock of Eyetech Group Ltd in 2006 and quickly established itself as a world-wide market leader in the retail and distribution of Amiga hardware and software. A-EON Technology appointed AmigaKit as its primary distributor for all its AmigaONE products.

About A-EON Technology and the AmigaONE X1000:  A-EON Technology is the developer of the AmigaONE X1000 computer system designed by Varisys Ltd for running the AmigaOS. The AmigaOne X1000 is not like other computers. It is a culmination of efforts by real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create powerful, modern desktop hardware for the Amiga Operating System. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga’s PowerPC lineage and is based on the PA-Semi Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU and includes Xena, a “Software Defined Silicon” co-processor. Above all it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS.

About Hyperion Entertainment:   Hyperion Entertainment is the developer of the AmigaOS.

AmigaKit website: http://www.amigakit.com/
A-EON Technology website: http://a-eon.com
Hyperion Entertainment website: http://hyperion-entertainment.biz/
Hyperion Entertainment blog: http://blog.hyperion-entertainment.biz/?p=469
Hyperion Entertainment forum: forum.hyperion-entertainment.biz/
Varisys Ltd website: http://www.varisys.co.uk/

Hopefully we’ll hear some news concerning the AmigaOS netbook in the near future as well. I’m really looking forward to that and I’m ready to make a purchase. ;)

Have a good weekend everyone!

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