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<font size=+1>Updated 27 June 2001</font>
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It's now several months since this timeline was last updated as
most of the day-to-day news items have been posted to the
<a href="http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/amigaone">
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/amigaone</a> mailing list.
However lots of things have happened since we launched the
AmigaOne project which have had an influence on the specification
of the final product and therefore the timetable leading up to
delivery.
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The main change has undoubtedly been the decision by Amiga to
use the current Amiga OS as the basis for a home server solution
and as an alternative (to Windows and Linux) hosting environment
for the Amiga DE.
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This has meant that when it is first launched the AmigaOne 1200
will be a substantially improved product to what was originally
envisaged. The majority of the improvements come from Amiga's
commitment to develop OS4.0 specifically to run on the
AmigaOne-1200 at launch. This is far more than the 'fixed' version
of OS3.9 that was originally envisaged (pending the development of
the native PPC Amiga DE implementation that was originally planned).
The new OS4.0 will come with a high performance file system, virtual
memory, high performance PPC-native TCP/IP stack, 1GB main memory
support, UDMA IDE and SCSI and ethernet drivers and Picasso96 2D
retargetable drivers for VooDoo3 PCI/AGP and Matrox G450 PCI/AGP &
G550 AGP only graphics cards. Warp3D/Mesa 3D drivers will also be
shipped with the first release of OS4.0.
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Sound card (with Paula emulation), USB (keyboard and mouse) drivers
will follow as downloadable updates - ie you wont have to wait
until OS4.2 (which we don't expect to ship until mid 2002) for
these facilities.
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The whole AmigaOne-1200 project is suddenly much bigger and very
much better as a result. The small downside however is that during
the several weeks leading up to the OS4.x announcement (at St Louis
at the beginning of April) and more particularly since then, we and
Amiga Inc have had to redirect much of our efforts to carefully
defining, planning and allocating tasks and responsibilities to
OS4.0 development and integration with the A1-1200. The extra work
involved has also, inevitably, meant that timeframes have slipped.
Although this has also meant that the end time for hardware delivery
has moved back actual progress has, so far, been ahead of plan with
the development currently looking like it will come in at less than
the estimate for elapsed engineering time. As reported earlier in
the AmigaOne FAQ's, beta testers will not now be needed for the
hardware which is being independantly tested/validated as
development progresses.
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As most people probably know, Continental Europe (where most of the
AmigaOne and OS4.0 development is being carried out) closes in August,
making it a bad time for beta testing and the associated feedback. As
you'll see below, application software/OS4.0 beta test boards are
therefore now scheduled for release at the beginning of September.
Manufacture of production AmigaOne1200 boards will now start in mid
September, and be released for distribution as soon as OS4.0 is signed
off for release in early October.
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<td>Mk 2 PCB production and testing
<td>Complete
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<td>All major custom chip logic building block development and testing
<td>Complete
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<td>CPU module design
<td>Complete
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<td>Custom chip PCI development
<td>Complete
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<td>Custom chip memory and CPU controller integration
<td>June/July
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<td>Bootstrap, flashrom maintenance and basic drivers implementation
<td>July/August
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<td>OS4.0 build and 68K emulator porting/testing
<td>July/August
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<td>Application software beta tester systems shipped
<td>End August/Start September
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<td>AmigaOne 1200 boards into production
<td>Mid September
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<td>Application software & OS4.0 beta test sign off
<td>End September
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<td>AmigaOne-1200 boards and OS4.0 available to dealers
<td>1st week October
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