>KMOS renamed to Amiga Inc
1. Escom bought Amiga Technologies after Commodore went bankrupt.
25 Apr 95
ESCOM continues well-known brand names "Commodore" and "Amiga". Amiga video/multimedia technology bought by auction.
Bochum/Heppenheim. ESCOM AG has obtained the rights of the Commodore group in the course of an auction in New York. The transaction includes all rights to intellectual property, technology, trade marks, and patents of Commodore and Amiga.
2. Amiga International Inc buy Amiga Technologies
May 16, 1997 - AMIGA International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gateway 2000, Inc. (Nasdaq:GATE), has finalized the acquisition of the assets of AMIGA Technologies.
3. Amino Inc buy Amiga International and rename it as Amiga Inc.
On December 31st 1999, Gateway leaked news that the Amiga had been sold to Amino- a startup run by former employees Fleecy Moss and Bill McEwen.
By selling the Amiga name they had finally put an end to the harsh criticism from the Amiga community. They had what they wanted- the Amiga patents, and could continue to develop their AmigaObject technology under a different title
4. Itec bought Amiga OS from Amiga Inc.
5. KMOS bought Amiga OS from ITEC.
6. KMOS Inc bought Amiga Inc and rename KMOS Inc as Amiga Inc.
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