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Amiga Sells AmigaOS
rocketjam writes "Amiga, Inc. announced today that it has sold the Amiga Operating System to KMOS, Inc., a corporation which 'develops and distributes enabling technology.' The deal included 'all of Amiga's right, title, source code, and all versions, from the "Classic Amiga Operating System" through AmigaOS 4.0 and all subsequent versions.' A spokesman said the sale would have no adverse affect on the release of a consumer version of AmigaOS 4.0 later this year. Amiga said it made the move in order to focus on the growing mobile market. The long saga of AmigaOS 4.0 continues."
Reader Da writes "there're always other options should the Amiga curse continue. Also mentioned on OSNews."
Memories, memories. At the time, my Amiga 500 could kick any PCs ass.
This being said, I do think we'll see another Amiga platform in the future... Just in time for that new version of Duke 'Nukem to be ported to it... =(
The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended. (Rowan Atkinson)
The Amiga isn't Dead its UNDEAD.....
:)
and this happens at the same time as "Dawn of the Dead" released in theaters? Coincidence?
...for KMOS, inc. to announce suing AROS users because of "millions of lines copied from the AmigaOS source code"
Elvis and his rock 'n' roll buddy Roy Orbison, with help from ultra-karmic George Harrison, are rumoured to be working on a new Amiga OS. So radical is its design that it's being developed in the closely-guraded, and officially non-existant, Hangar 18 at Area 51, and incorporates innovative Aleph-1 algorithms developed bby the Greys. Bob Lazar is skeptical. "Without an abundant supply of ununpentium, I don't see how it'll get past single-user mode. And the threading model is too much like the NT kernel to be taken seriously." Jesus was unavailable for comment since he was taking his new trans-dimentional hyper-warp saucer interceptor out for a test run.
Stick Men
The year is 2018. The Amiga ethusiasts can't wait for the long awaited AMIGA OS release 24 years after the last release by Commodore. The Amiga Inc. promisses to start shipping the final product at the end of year after some unexpected delays.
Yes, once again something of the Amiga dynasty has been sold off. Hopefully to a better place where it'll get it's due.
I still have Amigas and use WinUAE. I look forward to OS4 coming out. And I plan on buying the new mobo too. The fact that Amiga IP has changed hands more times then someone with OCD changes their underwear, doesn't bother me in the least. I have faith and that's all I need. IMHO, many skeptics will be proven wrong.
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"Let the Amiga go...let it fade into computer history. It's time to pull the plug and take off the feeding tube. Yes, it's sad to see it go, but all good things must end."
They can have my A4000 keyboard, when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
(With apologies to gun toting red necks everywhere)
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Amiga Necrophilia.
If there is any Amiga source code in the Linux kernel;-)
And if you thought that was boring you obviously havn't read my Journal ;-)
Yes, just like it says in the fsking notice!
Martin
Atari returned now in big style
Another company buying the Atari name hardly counts as Atari "returning." (If you believe that, then I can arrange for you to meet with Martin Luther King, Jr. Only $500, plus whatever it costs to get my name changed.)
You know what this means, don't you?
KMOS
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Microsoft!
Still, it'd be at least one non-crappy product that they'd own.
Let the Amiga go...let it fade into computer history. It's time to pull the plug and take off the feeding tube.
In reality, that happened years ago. However, there are people out there who believe that the Amiga is still alive and working in a supermarket in Albuquerque.
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