For the third year in a row, the swedish Amiga fair AmiGBG is arranged in Gothenburg, Sweden. The date set for AmiGBG 2004 is the 17th of April next year. The AmiGBG fair is an event which is focused on the Amiga computer platform and is once a year gathering companies, usergroups, users and visitors who are all interested in or curious about the platform that created the essence of multimedia - the Amiga.
This year's fair is held by three Amiga user groups all situated in Sweden; AmiGBG from Gothenburg, ACGGBG (Amiga Computer Group) from Gothenburg and Syntax Society from Landskrona in the south of Sweden.
In the year 2002 the first AmiGBG event was held. It was a huge success with around 450 visitors. The year after, it was yet again time to open the gates for another great AmiGBG fair at Lindholmen, Gothenburg.
AmiGBG is an event that partly looks back upon the history around the Amiga personal computer, but the main focus lies on the promising future that this platform now has - in terms of new hardware (the AmigaOne) which is based on the PowerPC processor and a new version of AmigaOS (Amiga Operating System) for this new hardware - AmigaOS 4.
At the fair, you will have a chance to see the new AmigaOne systems based on the G3 and G4 processors and also have a look on the classic Amiga computers that many people were brought up together with - these days gathered under the concept Classic Amiga.
At AmiGBG 2004 we also hope to be able to present a complete version of the AmigaOS 4 running on the AmigaOne. If so, that will be the highlight of the fair and a starting shot for the comeback of Amiga!
Furthermore; Linux will be demonstrated on AmigaOne, usergroups will have a chance to present themselves - the fair is a gathering force for everyone interested in the future of Amiga. The target group is of course people interested in Amiga, but also people that are interested in alternative computer platforms.
Among the exhibitors, you will find everything from swedish and european companies to swedish usergroups. Not only pure Amiga related companies have been invited - but also other hardware retailers.
For some more information about the previous events held by AmiGBG, please check these links:
AmigaRulez.comDevicetop.comIDG.seFor further information about AmiGBG 2004:
Web:
www.amigbg.comInfo:
info@amigbg.comABOUT THE USERGROUPS
AMIGBG
AmiGBG is a user group with a main purpose to organize events and to increase the interest for the Amiga computer. AmiGBG was founded in November 2001 and has so far arranged three Amiga related fairs in Gothenburg; AmiGBG 2002, 2003 and AONE Gothenburg 2002 Fall Event.
Web:
www.amigbg.comInfo:
info@amigbg.comACGGBG
ACGGBG is a meeting point for people interested in the Amiga. ACGGBG wants to help bringing the Amiga forward in Sweden. The usergroup offers courses in programming, music, graphics and how to use AmigaOS in the best way. They also arrange demo partys. ACGGBG has a main goal - to be a creative force for the Amiga in general. The first event held by ACGGBG was OS4 on Tour in June, 2003. This was the first event ever in Sweden which had an early version of the new AmigaOS to present.
Web:
www.acggbg.orgInfo:
reflect@acggbg.orgSYNTAX SOCIETY
Syntax Society is an Amiga usergroup situated in Landskrona. The members mainly consist of people from the south of Sweden, but also some Amiga users from other parts of the country. Syntax arranges computer partys a couple of times a year where computer interested visitors, independent of which platform they use, get a chance to get together and exchange experiences and knowledge.
Web:
www.syntaxsociety.tkInfo:
boss@syntaxsociety.tk
