Hyperion Entertainment CVBA and Amiga Inc. reach settlement

[Darrin]

I didn't think OS 4 had a Kickstart.  

They have the rights to 3.1 to protect the bits of 3.1 that are in OS 4.  If AI goes belly up the right to classic OS will be in limbo, possibly a long time, with the possibility that whomever eventually ends up with those rights could take legal action against Hyperion, the specific granting of rights to 3.1 should prevent this.

I was thinking of Kickstart from the Minimig point of view where it is needed.

That said, doesn't OS4.x use a kind of UAE environment to run legacy software and if so then doesn't it need a Kickstart for the classic emulation?

[TheMagicM]

thats GREAT NEWS!    Competition brings out the best in both camps.  Let the fun begin!

[x303]

:destroy:

[Boot_WB]

No longer, may I suggest uploading it to a service without a 10 downloads limit like mediafire.com or ifile.it?

oops!

'tis done.

[lelezetec]

Maybe this means that we'll rise up again.
Maybe there will be brand new Amiga branded machines and we'll get again our identity back!

I have in mind a couple of Amiga-based machines so we can find again in our shops an Amiga branded machine... i can imagine in shopping malls along the Apple Stores we'll find and Amiga Store... maybe I'm dreaming but I WANT TO BELIEVE

[Spektro]

Great news! Congratulations Hyperion!

[Hattig]

ARM machines aren't nearly as common as x86.  Porting to ARM would be silly.

Depends on what you want to target.

In terms of netbooks, ARM is going to be big next year with Smartbooks running around Tegra and Snapdragon based platforms (ARM11 and ARM Cortex A8/A9). It seems like a very sensible platform to target to me. That's before all the smartphones, but I think that Android, WebOS, iPhoneOS, Maemo, S60 and even WinMob have this market tied up for now.

Imagine a $300-$400, dual-core, 1GHz+ ultra-portable laptop, running AmigaOS 4.5 reliably.

[gertsy]

Ohh I can Imagine that okay. Let's hope it's around the corner.

[The_Editor]

Congratulations to Hyperion & the Legal team.

@ Wayne

Sods law about this re: selling this site

[xeron]

Now all those Red AI bashers, are you going to defend Hyperion's partner, Amiga Inc?

Pffff. Thats a lovely bit of conjecture there. I sincerely doubt its true, though.

[Amiduffer]

About damn time!

[little]

Imagine a $300-$400, dual-core, 1GHz+ ultra-portable laptop, running AmigaOS 4.5 reliably.

That would be cool, but at the same time raises the question: What does AmigaOS brings that Linux does not? I mean, what applications would AmigaOS would have that run better or are not available at all in Linux? What programming tools are available for AmigaOS that make it easier/faster to port applications or games to it? In a nutshell, is AmigaOS ready for the big leagues? I ask because I heard emulation in AmigaOS is lacking, so if I am better of with an x86 laptop running WinUAE, why would I make the jump to AOS in arm?

[illy5603]

So what exactly does this mean? Hyperion are free to develop OS4.x without impediment from Amiga Inc. Iminent new software release from Hyperion? OS4.x for Mac Mini? OS4.x for x86?

Weed

It means they can do whatever they want and develop whatever they want. They OWN THE OS free and clear now.

No word on what the next platform will be but there are now no hurdles blocking future development.

IMHO the market for people purchasing OS 4.X to install on cheaply had intel machines is far greater than the market for people willing to buy more expensive (and slower...) PowerPC hardware. I think it is a "Do the math" moment for Hyperion...

[illy5603]

That would be cool, but at the same time raises the question: What does AmigaOS brings that Linux does not? I mean, what applications would AmigaOS would have that run better or are not available at all in Linux? What programming tools are available for AmigaOS that make it easier/faster to port applications or games to it? In a nutshell, is AmigaOS ready for the big leagues? I ask because I heard emulation in AmigaOS is lacking, so if I am better of with an x86 laptop running WinUAE, why would I make the jump to AOS in arm?

That question never came up for me... I don't care one bit for Linux and it has nothing to do with whether or not I would consider purchasing Amiga OS 4.X or later.

[Aegis]

Wow! That's great news!!

Here's hoping Hyperion will do an x86 port - I'd love to run OS 4.0 native on PC hardware!!

Congrats Hyperion!!

[orb85750]

Maybe this means that we'll rise up again.
Maybe there will be brand new Amiga branded machines and we'll get again our identity back!

I have in mind a couple of Amiga-based machines so we can find again in our shops an Amiga branded machine... i can imagine in shopping malls along the Apple Stores we'll find and Amiga Store... maybe I'm dreaming but I WANT TO BELIEVE

YES, AMIGA BRANDED MACHINES IS THE ONLY WAY THAT AMIGA WE'LL EVER REGAIN FULL IDENTITY, even if the machines can be purchased only via the internet for the time being.  Porting to this or that machine to be installed by this or that hobbyist is small thinking, IMO (but it still beats being held hostage by AI).