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A600GS Updates
« on: November 18, 2023, 11:20:03 AM »
Delivery will be in Q1/2024.  Development is drawing to a close on the main User Interface- just localisation and optimisation to follow.  Work is progressing on SystemV46 and further updates will continue after product launch as this is a much larger project.

In the meantime, here is a picture of the A600GS retail box:

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2023, 11:23:05 PM »
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2024, 05:32:58 PM »
During recent development Amibench has had a graphics performance upgrade due to a latest version of our Picture.Datatype V46.6 and Datatypes.Library V46.22


Amibench running in 1080p on the forthcoming A600GS


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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2024, 05:42:31 PM »
Good job! It's a shame AmiStore isn't ready and you'll be set against the Amiga Maxi in the marketplace this year!
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2024, 05:49:15 PM »
Thank you.  I am not sure what the "Amiga Maxi" is, but AmiStore will be ready this year as a free download for the A600GS after release.

There will also be periodic updates to AmiBench Release V46 through the Updater tool.
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2024, 07:51:27 PM »
This is looking good! Do we know what the prices will be and launch date?
 
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2024, 12:55:39 AM »
@Boing-ball

Price is estimated at around £100 + VAT + delivery.   Sales will open in the next couple of months.




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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2024, 12:55:58 AM »
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2024, 04:38:55 PM »
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Thank you.  I am not sure what the "Amiga Maxi" is

Know your enemy! The RGL release schedule reveals; "a full-size "Amiga console" in Q4, 2024 aka an "Amiga Maxi" if you will!  ;)

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2024, 07:40:51 PM »
Thank you.  I am not sure what the "Amiga Maxi" is
It's a full size version of TheA500 mini, with a working keyboard.
 

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2024, 08:42:35 PM »
“Amiga console”:  there have been several reports that they are not able to reveal the underlying operating system of the Amiga according to the 2009 Settlement Agreement.  So that maybe a reason it is referred to as a console and not a computer.   It would be awful to refer the Amiga as a console in any instance. It was never a toy.
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Offline Boing-ball

Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2024, 11:57:13 PM »
Didn’t the mini have a bit of drama with the WHDLoad lot before it was released? Seem to recall they had to agree a licensing fee as that was it’s primary function to getting the games to work.
 

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2024, 04:31:11 PM »
@Boing-ball

We approached the author of WHDLoad to offer him a licence fee for the A600GS but unfortunately it seems that it has been exclusively licenced to Retro Games Ltd.  This is probably an anti-competition measure.    We have since found alternative ways of delivering games software. 
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2024, 05:04:00 PM »
@Boing-ball

We approached the author of WHDLoad to offer him a licence fee for the A600GS but unfortunately it seems that it has been exclusively licenced to Retro Games Ltd.  This is probably an anti-competition measure.    We have since found alternative ways of delivering games software.

Wasn’t implying that you were infringing on intellectual property rights. But good to know you have a different mechanism in place to execute the games etc with 👍🏻 Be very interested in seeing this in operation when launched 😉

My inquiry was more around the Maxi product. Which if this is again a retro games Ltd product. Then it answers the question on how they are going to use the Whdload mechanism. 👍🏻
 

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2024, 05:22:15 AM »
“Amiga console”:  there have been several reports that they are not able to reveal the underlying operating system of the Amiga according to the 2009 Settlement Agreement.

Eh? What reports? The underlying OS is Linux, they never kept that a secret, they also came around to set up git repos for their open source components as well as WHDLoad setup at https://github.com/retro-games-ltd - I take it for granted that the THEA500Mini just uses the ordinary requirements of WHDLoad, typically an old 1.x A500 kickstart and a 3.x A1200 kickstart. And the licensing is here: https://retrogames.biz/legal/

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If there's anyone here not revealing the underlying operating system here, it is you guys - no mention of operating system, no mention of what emulator that is used.

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So that maybe a reason it is referred to as a console and not a computer.   It would be awful to refer the Amiga as a console in any instance. It was never a toy.

Ever heard of the concept "FUD"? You're sometimes full of it - Amiga was _also_ a toy - in fact, that's largely what it was, and today even more so. It's just crazy diehards like me that use Amiga for "real tasks", most people - apparently you included - mostly just care about games, games and more games. And a shiny desktop with icons from where games can be launched. You haven't even bothered to answer the simple questions - what do you do with all the PPaint filters etc that rely on ARexx? Which version of DOpus? What's the purpose of a 4GB version when the emulated system only can use well below 2GB - to run several emulated envs at once? Which version of OctaMED are you shipping it with? Will it do MIDI and if so, how does one connect to it?
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