Amiga
SDK
Developer: TAO Group/Amiga
Inc.
URL: www.tao-group, www.amiga.com
Price: $99
Release Dates:
Linux SDK v1.0
Linux SDK v1.1
Windows SDK v1.1 |
June 3rd 2000
October 24th 2000
October 24th 2000 |
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For a platform limited by its slow CPU and custom chipset the
appeal of a platform-independent, portable operating environment
was immediate. It was hoped the small efficient design of the Elate
microkernel, combined with Amiga's multimedia libraries and content
would usher a new era for the Amiga market - an era of
interconnected devices, universal and transparent to the user.
When launched in June 2000 the Amiga SDK was seen as laying the
groundwork for the revolution. Its stand-alone release was a change
from earlier announcements that suggested the SDK would only be
sold with the hardware developer system. After numerous emails,
Amiga Inc. realised that few people would buy a new x86 PC simply
to use the Amiga SDK, especially if they had already invested in
expensive hardware.
The first release contained only a small portion of the planned
Amiga Foundation Layer. Subsequent updates to the SDK have been
released to developers who sign Amiga Inc's NDA and evidence of new
development has been indicated in public comments by Amiga DE
developers. However, no one outside the Amiga developer community
has seen direct evidence of these updates.
Multi-Platform
The key to the new Amiga DE is its flexibility- the operating
system can be self-hosted or sit on top of another operating
system. This is similar to Mac emulation on the Amiga, allowing the
OS to use installed hardware via native or host drivers. This will
allow the operating system to run native (directly installed onto
the hard disk, like Windows, Amiga OS, and Linux) or in a hosted
environment (running as an application under the host OS and
intercepting calls passed). In a hosted environment the new Amiga
runs on versions of Linux, Windows 95,98/NT, Windows CE, OS/9,
QNX4, and others to be announced.
System Requirements
Amiga SDK for Linux:
- Ethernet Network Interface Card
- Red Hat Linux 6.1 running Xfree86
- 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
- 100 MB of hard drive space
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Amiga SDK for Microsoft Windows
- Ethernet Network Interface Card
- Windows 95B, 98, NT Workstation 4.0 (with SP3), 2000, ME
- 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended)
- 100 MB of hard drive space
- 200mhz Processor or faster
- A site license in included with each copy of the Amiga
SDK.
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Distributors
During the first months of 2000 Amiga Inc. announced several
strategic partnerships with existing Amiga dealers to distribute
the Amiga SDK, including Software Hut
and Eyetech.
Further Reading:
Local Links
Amiga SDK Press Release
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External Links
Amiga Corporate site
Amiga User Groups
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