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Commodore USA to relaunch Amiga code with array of AROS desktops
Barry’s back, kids! The CEO of Commodore USA only sensitive us that, in addition to slapping Commodore stickers upon assorted all-in-one PCs, he has acquired the rights to the Amiga name (we only goal which the process went the little smoother this time around). The plan is to sell machines which fully await AROS — an open source various of AmigaOS 3.1 that a kids appear to go funny for. We can’t wait to get a look at these bad boys, though for now it looks like we’ll have to do with a design of an aged Amiga 3000 he inexplicably included with a PR. The PR, which is, which can be seen in its whole after the break.Show full PR textCOMMODORE USA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF AMIGA DISDAINFUL WORLDWIDE CHARTERING RIGHTS
Company to produce new line of Amiga branded set of keys computers
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. as well as MAPLE HOLLOW, WA. August 31, 2010 – Commodore USA, LLC as well as Amiga Inc., currently announced their licensing agreement whereby Commodore USA, LLC will produce the full line of new AMIGA branded “AIO” (All In One) set of keys computers, underneath an exclusive worldwide license postulated by Amiga Inc. for this newly revitalized mechanism difficulty.
Mr. Barry Altman, President and CEO of Commodore USA, LLC states “We have been overjoyed to be partnering with Amiga Inc. in this brand-new, exciting product launch. The bequest of the Commodore and Amiga heading brand, reunited once again after so most years, as well as the reintroduction of a mythological All-In-One mechanism keyboard form factor, total with a twenty-five year anniversary of a key of a initial Amiga mechanism by Commodore International, is a once in the lifetime event. Commodore USA has right away taken the vital purpose in not only ancillary a future Amiga marketplace with the many new products, but also in on condition that a new beginning for a enormous existent Amiga community. Our relationship with them, along with our await for a elegant, robust and lightweight AROS desktop handling complement, will ensure which they and destiny customers will good from the brand-new and sparkling prophesy, and enable a legacy Commodore and Amiga enlightenment to flourish. We look forward to bringing these new products to marketplace, and welcoming the total brand-new generation of mechanism users to a Commodore as well as Amiga knowledge”. Mr. Altman continues ” I would similar to to privately thank the group of advisors, consultants, lawyers and many of all the over 5 million viewers to the website, as well as a 270,000+ respondents who took a time to yield us with not only their thoughts and suggestions, though offered us their support as well as wishes for our success. And a single more thing: We have right away successfully negotiated the merger of two mythological brand disdainful heading licenses. Our efforts will right away goon in appropriation a third as well as final brand permit, completing the quest for a total record trifecta. Stay tuned…the most appropriate is nonetheless to come!”.
In response to an strenuous direct from Amiga users worldwide, Commodore USA’s CTO Leo Nigro announced currently that their new Amiga branded computers will be entirely AROS concordant, as well as that they will be supporting the AROS open source community in each approach probable. Mr. Nigro states “With the monumental strides that AROS has recently achieved, you realize the importance of accelerating this swell with funding which will capacitate this plan to fast move brazen as well as take it’s rightful place during the forefront of desktop handling systems”. With the recent announcement of their newly updated Commodore C64 model, as well as the acquisition of a Amiga brand disdainful trademark license, Commodore USA has once again catapulted the Commodore and Amiga namesake to a forefront of consumer electronics code approval.
About Commodore USA, LLC
Commodore USA, LLC designs, produces and markets a series of all-in-one Commodore branded set of keys computers, as well as alternative unique form factor computers as well as consumer electronics.
Barry S. Altman is a President as well as CEO of Commodore USA, LLC, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Spanning a 25 year career in the bleeding-edge electronics as well as satellite/space telecommunications industry, Mr. Altman founded as well as served as CEO & President of Cabletech Satellite Systems, Inc. U.S. Cable Technology, Inc., The Cabletech Satellite Network as well as United Broadcasting Co. This group of companies built NOC’s (Network Operation Centers) for wire television programmers, and wire radio head ends for wire companies via a United States, They written as well as assembled the satellite uplink network operation centers for such companies as Viacom International, Warner Amex, Viacom and MTV Networks. They destined and constructed the domestic satellite telemetry downlink for a Live Aid unison for MTV, that was during which time a largest world wide deployment of the live satellite television promote. Cabletech has manufactured, written and installed systems for Grumman Aerospace, The United Nations, supervision as well as private industry, as well as over 45,000 TVRO C& Ku band heavenly body systems for businesses and consumers national. Cabletech was the developmental partner with General Motors & Hughes Communications in a small aperture DBS complement which later became DirecTv.
About Amiga Inc.
Amiga Inc. holds the egghead skill related to the AMIGA personal computer that was developed as well as sold by Commodore International as well as Amiga Corporation, together with hardware designs, program, operating systems, trademarks, as well as alternative intellectual properties. Amiga Inc. also produces and distributes enabling technologies and applications for wired as well as wireless devices which yield record to developers for essay and porting applications to a brand-new multi-media operating complement which is hardware dubious, enabling applications to run unvaried upon x86 as well as alternative processors. States Bill McEwen, CEO/Pres “We during Amiga have been gratified to once again be partial of a great plans and products during Commodore USA. This is only a commencement of something great”.
They are not using AROS, they are using their own Amiga OS called Workbench 5. From what I can gather it has a linux kernel like Apples OSX, but will have a polished Amiga like interface, and is fully compatible with classic amiga software as well as modern packages, and can duel boot to windows.