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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: AmiKit on November 27, 2005, 01:26:48 AM
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To be brief, AmiKit is all you need if you want to experience a high-end Classic Amiga system on your PC.
AmiKit turns the default AmigaOS installation into a completely renewed and fresh environment.
More than 20.000 files are included and pre-configured for immediate use!
AmiKit is available at http://amikit.amiga.sk
Exclusive features:
- Directory Opus Magellan II used a Workbench replacement!!!
- Special versions of AmiStart, GlobalTrash, ReqChange, ShowAmiga96 and FullPalette!
Major features:
- User-friendly interface that helps you to manage all your files in an easy way!
- Internet browsing, mailing, chatting and downloading using various programs like AWeb, IBrowse, YAM, SimpleMail, AmIRC, AmiTradeCenter, AmiGift...
- Reading PDF, M$Word, RTF and other document formats with the help of APDF, EvenMore, Antiword...
- Manage your time and account with the help of Daywatch and HomeBank.
- Music software, net streaming, MP3 creating and sample editing software like AmigaAMP, AmiNetRadio, EaglePlayer, SymphoniePlayer, LAME, TheMPegEncGUI, SampleEditor...
- Displaying (even in thumbnails) and editing pictures with the help of PicShow, Thumb, MysticView, FroggerNG, PerfectPaint... Or enjoy the fractal world through ZoneXplorer!
- Easy handling of archives. They are opened like every other drawer. Or some external programs could be used instead (VooDoo-X, MUIUnArc, XPKatana)...
- Massive FTP support through OpusFTP module. It has a full GUI for the Address Book and operational parameters.
- Software for burning and copying the CDs (MakeCD), for mounting virtual CDs (VirtualCD).
- You can make your AmiKit password protected. Just don't forget your password
- Pre-configured recognition and processing of many file formats (through the DOpus filetypes)...
- Various system tools like SysInspector, SnoopDos, Q-Device, ShowPatches...
- Antivirus software effectively checks the system files, memory and archives for viruses.
- Emulation software like ASp for retro ZX gaming...
- Great taskbar software: AmiStart (for those who do not like the taskbars on Amiga, simply remove AmiStart from WBStartup. Easy!)
- Most advanced Amiga "recycle bin" software: GlobalTrash.
- Visual enchancers and system enchancers like VisualPrefs, Birdie, TitleShadow, BoingBall, MagicMenu, MCP...
- Warp3D compatibility thanks to QuarkTex software...
- Yes, some games are included as well
...and much more!
AmiKit is available at http://amikit.amiga.sk
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Legal?
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yes i belive all the content in amikit is legal.
If you have a copy of the Os 3.9 cd or amiga forever i sugest you try this emulation pack for your pc it rocks!
adonay:-D
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This sounds great. I love checking our packages like this but I was always finding that one of the first things I'd do was stick DOpus Magellan ontop. I simply CAN'T work without DOpus. (Even at work I catch myself double-clicking the screen in WinXP and expecting a lister to pop up.) Trouble was, I then would have to go through the trouble of configuring DOpus to integrate as much as the original package as possible. FINALLY, a package that is designed around the DOpus Magellan environment. I'm looking foward to trying this out. :-D
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If you have a copy of the Os 3.9 cd or amiga forever i sugest you try this emulation pack for your pc it rocks!
As a comparison or because you need those to make it work?
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aye you need either 3.5 or a 3.9 cd
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Hi,
I wonder if Matthew of
http://amiga-shop.amigakit.com
© 2004 - 2005 Leaman Computing. All rights reserved.
Will be selling this ?
Regards, Michael
aka rockape
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Here is my Question............and I have had this question for a long time:
Why on Earth doesnt someone make something like this for the Amiga??????????
Only for PC?
See, Amigas should have been prepackaged like this with all that stuff on the HD ready to go.
tsk tsk tsk.
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@leirbag28
a simple answer, because I do not own real Amiga anymore, read the Author&Contact section of AmiKit webpage...
But if you want to adjust AmiKit for the real thing, you're welcome!
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I'm impressed!
I'm going to try and migrate it to my real A1200.
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> Why on Earth doesnt someone make something like this for the Amiga??????????
Maybe because power users have been fine-tuning their system in a similar way for years, and don't need such customization packages? AIAB and AmiKit are definitely targeted at a newbie audience that want to get a taste on their PC of what the AmigaOS looks like nowadays. A praiseworthy endeavour nonetheless.
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I have not seen many Amigans who have Workbenches like that! not here in USA
infact.........many dont know or didnt know that wa possible.
So indeed a package like this would be needed from People who still sell Amigas prepackaged.....they HD's should be configured like this.
I sure wish it worked with OS3.1 as I will be reverting back to it.
But Thanks! I will try to move this over to my Classic Amiga indeed!
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I have the Clonto v6 (last year's not the 2005) and can't seem to get this to work. Does anyone know if it should or is it not compatable. When AmiKit askes for the CD it tells me that it isn't a vlaid CD.
Dave
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> infact.........many dont know or didnt know that wa possible.
You must be kiddin'. Aminet (http://aminet.net/search.php?query=kaminari).
Look at the features and the dates... That was eight years ago all right ;)
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This kit include the release 5.82 of DOpus Magellan, and Mister Greg Perry said that is not legal... and what about makecd ?
if you want to put it on a 1200, you will need to create a volume names 'amikit' (look at the log install with makeCD), and put all the add-ons (C/L/Libs,...) in your boot partition.
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This kit include the release 5.82 of DOpus Magellan, and Mister Greg Perry said that is not legal...
:admonish: When did you speak with Greg Perry? And why it is not legal??? I am really curious because GPSoftware does NOT own the licence and copyrights of Amiga Directory Opus Magellan II anymore! GuruMediatation.se has bought the licence from them and I got a permission from GuruMeditation to redistribute this software in AmiKit! It's written (http://www.amikit.amiga.sk/features.htm) at AmiKit website after all...
With regards to MakeCD, I got the permission from their authors as well!
(Note that both products included in AmiKit are NOT registered!)
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I know this must be a dumb question but why would I not be able to run this fine-sounding kit on something other than OS3.9 or AF2005?
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you can use AmigaOS3.9 CD or OS-XL CD as well!
With regards to WB3.1, well, there are lot of missing features if compared to OS3.9. But if you're skilled enough, you can copy your WB3.1 files to AmiKit manually...
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I am using it now, Version 1.02,its brilliant on my Athlon 2000+XP with 512DDR ram.
I have installed a lot from my original 1200 onto AmiKit it all works fine.
Along with both Boing Bags 1 and 2.
Its fast and powerfull, I mean realy realy fast.
Using AWeb that comes with AMiKit all graphics load in straight away on web pages.
My original setup is Amiga 1200T, Apollo Turbo MkIII 030 at 40Mhz with 32 meg Fastram, Mediator 1200SX, Fast Ehternet PCI, 128 Sound card PCI, Voodoo 3 PCI.
6.5Gig HD.
I have to say AmiKit leaves it standing still.
I can use any of the sound program software at full belt with no pwer loss what so ever.
At the moment I am running Athlon 2000+XP Windows XP Pro, with 512 DDR ram, giving AmiKit an 040, with 4 meg Chip ram, and 128Meg Fastram, using OS3.9.
With DOpus Megallan 2 its a total new Amiga with no problems what so ever so far that is.
I am 100% pleased with it.
The software that comes with it is amazing to say the least, well worth using.
Mike.
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I had a quick play with it over the past couple of days. Two words - it rocks!
I have tried AIAB, AmigaSYS, etc - nothing comes closer to real Amiga than AmiKit. Good work!
I'm still new to the scene (have an A1200 but used mainly for gaming) so don't think of my comments as being authoritative by any means :-D