A600GS Updates

[amigakit]

From the looks of the screenshots, it’s bespoke. Although I would be interested if the A600GS will allow for a full on Amiga Workbench experience?

It does indeed: AmiBench is built in, ready to go, fully configured - no hacks needed.

[amigakit]

Do you have some Amiga or C64 9-pin joysticks ?  Plug them into the A600GS for multiplayer fun!

[sean_sk]

So is this thing just going to be another black box? If so, boring! Given the nice looking packaging in the first post, I was kinda hoping it would have been much more than that, perhaps something in the spirit of the original A600.

[Pyromania]

It would be totally funny if it was called the A300GS XL!

[amigakit]

A600GS is today featured on The Retro Hour show, hosted by Dan Wood and Ravi Abbott:

https://theretrohour.com/amiga-kit-how-to-run-a-full-time-amiga-business-in-2024-the-retro-hour-ep415/

[gkb]

Hello all.

I have been looking for an Amiga system and I have spent a lot of time looking at reconditioned original Amigas, the MiniMig, the MISTerFPGA, and others ; but they all had drawbacks which ruled them out.
The A600GS recently came to my attention, and for my requirements it looks like it fits the bill. 

I was wondering about the applications available in Amibench, as I can’t seem to find much information on this.

I would be looking for:

Essential applications:

Web browser
E-mail client with POP3 / SMTP support
Player for MP4 videos
Player for MP3 audio
Word processor

Nice to have applications:

RSS reader
SSH client
VNC viewer / server

Does anyone know if these applications will be available in Amibench – either bundled with the OS or available as third party software?

[Boing-ball]

I think the bigger question would be. Can you install classic native Amiga Programs on this system? Which would negate the need on relying on 3rd party products being released.

[F0LLETT]

Yes, you can install them in Amibench if you so require.

[amigakit]

Save your position in games and resume them instantly by simply selecting the saved game icon and clicking Start.   Don't worry: the amount of saved games is not limited.   This useful feature has been added to the A600GS this week.  Check out: https://wiki.amiga.org/a600gs

[amigakit]

There are several years of development behind our System V46 components.  These have been put to good use for the A600GS project. Some of the many components used within the pre-installed AmiBench:

[nbache]

Looks like you have a problem with ascenders and descenders in your font being erased by the previous/next line.

Best regards,

Niels

[amigakit]

@nbache

The new SysZen font needs tweaking before release.

[BozzerBigD]

Will these machines be on sale at Kickstart 02?

[Boing-ball]

Will these machines be on sale at Kickstart 02?

That’s a good question. Would be a missed opportunity if it wasn’t. A limited edition Kickstart 02 version 😉

[amigakit]

The A600GS will be on sale at Kickstart 02 show.

We have some big news coming this week about some software development of it.

[Boing-ball]

The A600GS will be on sale at Kickstart 02 show.

We have some big news coming this week about some software development of it.

Excellent! Any plans for any YouTubers will be getting their hands on one to review and demonstrate?