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| What is Amiga All About? |
The Next Computing RevolutionThe world is going through dramatic changes. Consumer Electronics companies are adding traditional computer features to their products, and computer companies are adding traditional Consumer Electronics features to their products. This leaves the consumer confused and stuck with no clear choice. This chasm of confusion needs to be crossed and Amiga is the bridge that will cross it and bring consumers, Consumer Electronics Companies, and traditional Computer companies together and heading in the right direction.
Amiga - The Beginning of The Future In 1985 the Commodore
Amiga A1000 (right) was introduced to the world and
nothing
like it had been seen before. People were amazed. Over the next 15 years
individuals, families, and companies purchased millions of Amigas and were
introduced to a whole new world of computing. Since then Amiga users have
changed computing for everyone with revolutionary ideas, creative
implementations and innovative advancements, all brought about by the
elegance and simplicity of the Amiga computer.
It has taken the rest of the industry 15 years to catch up to Amiga. Now they never will.
The New AmigaComputing today should not be hardware specific, but content specific. A computer should work the way you think, not the other way around. It should be easy to use and scalable, meeting everyone's needs. There should be easy access to what is important to the user without the user having to worry about the constraints or compatibilities of the operating system.The current strategy of offering different operating systems for different devices is a flawed strategy and cannot succeed. There must be a cohesive, scalable operating system that provides brilliant multimedia performance on all supported products, from cell phones to multi-processor servers. Amiga, Inc. with our partner The Tao Group, Inc., is developing a new breed of operating system that is so radical and revolutionary that it requires a new name: The Digital Environment (DE). It is time for a scalable, easy-to-use Digital Environment that will foster the creation of content and provide convenient, intuitive features and functions.
Features of the Amiga Digital Environment
Benefits to Hardware OEMsFor the hardware OEM, Amiga is an operating system that provides a scalable solution and the ability to select and utilize their hardware of choice. These choices include a minimum of 25 different CPU architectures that encompass at least 10 different operating system environments. Of course, offers multi-processor support, too.Additionally, the Amiga DE can be ported to new CPU architectures in as little as 2 to 3 months as opposed to the massive 6 to 18 month effort it would take to port a traditional operating system to a new CPU architecture. This allows great cost savings and flexibility to the hardware OEM. Another benefit for the hardware OEM is content. As new devices enter the market, and new markets are being developed it is in the area of content that the Amiga can really enhance an OEM's offering. By using the Amiga DE hardware OEMs can offer much greater value added products than those who don't use the Amiga DE. Just imagine a set-top box manufacturer who can offer not only full Internet and home entertainment features on their system, but stunning games, Java applications, video editing capabilities, and programming tools, too. The Amiga DE will allow the OEM to do all these things with one cohesive, scalable operating environment that communicates between itself and any other device connected to the system that uses the Amiga DE.
Amiga Community
Amiga, Inc. is not the typical emerging company: It is already a worldwide recognized brand name that is synonymous with ease of use and multimedia. The Amiga development community numbers in the tens of thousands and it releases software and hardware on a near daily basis.
 Some members of Amiga Atlanta, one of hundreds of global Amiga user groups Many current AAA gaming companies, such as Psygnosis, Sierra, Westwood, Lucas Arts, Team 17, and others, received their start on the Amiga platform and are excited by the prospect of the new Amiga. Developers remember fondly the heyday of the Classic Amiga and look forward to a day when software development will be as simple and elegant as it was on the Classic Amiga. Many users remember the way their Amiga rarely crashed, booted quickly, presented seamless animation and made efficient use of resources. The new Amiga will bring all this back. With the release of the Amiga SDK, developers around the world have begun creating applications. In addition to the 45,000+ titles that are already available for the Amiga - many of which are likely candidates for porting to the new Amiga--the products listed below are in the process of being ported directly to the new Amiga Digital Environment.
Amiga DE - Committed Applications as of 9/14/00
The AmigaONEVery soon the world will meet the next Amiga (the AmigaONE) and it will amaze users with its simplicity and power. The world will finally have an operating system (or Digital Environment) that gives the worldwide digital revolution the means to address all users.Software developers will be able to write once and run their software on dozens of different operating systems. The Amiga DE can be scaled to fit the needs of any application, from cell phone messaging systems to full-scale university databases. Users and developers need only become familiar with one operating system that works on everything from their car information center to their workplace desktop to their home entertainment system. No more cumbersome software porting, no more conflicting standards, no more compatibility problems. It will work on your home computer, your work computer, your school computer and your handheld computer, regardless of the OS the device currently uses. The Amiga will bring the power of the silicon chip into the hands of the masses because it will be easy and painless to use. It will be something even technophobes can understand. It is about simplicity and giving power to the users who are tired of having to think like a computer to use one. Amiga will make the computer think and act like we do-effortlessly-and make computing and using computers an easy, coherent and enjoyable experience. We hope you'll come along for the ride. Bill McEwen and the Rest of the Amiga Team Learn More About Amiga |
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