Press release

AmigaOS XL for x86

The most powerful Amiga of all times

Glashuetten, 10th September 2001: HAAGE&PARTNER Computer GmbH and Amiga Inc. are proud to present AmigaOS XL for x86.

On the demonstration computer system most popular Amiga-68k applications perform 10-20 times as 
fast as on a traditional 68060 system. This enormous speed increase is achieved by using a modified
 and highly accelerated 68k emulator.

The presentation machine is a standard PC with 1.2 GHz Athlon CPU and components that are typically
 fitted to a mid-range specification PC.

At last you can have super fast versions of PageStream, ImageFX, ArtEffect, Cinema 4D, Real3D and other
 Amiga applications. Even 68k games benefit from the unbelievable performance of the emulator.

For the first time it is now possible to install the AmigaOS XL for x86 onto a laptop. This provides
 the first Amiga laptop that many users have been waiting for 16 years to see.

There is no limit to the possibility of further acceleration of the Amiga. Nearly every month the
 manufacturers of CPUs and main boards release new gigahertz creations. Now the Amiga can benefit from this race too!

AmigaOS XL for x86 includes two emulator systems: Amithlon and AmigaXL for QNX..


AMIthlon - The fastest Amiga ever

Insert the CD-ROM, switch on your PC and boot into the fastest Amiga ever. There is no complicated
 and boring installation. The development team of Harald Frank (VMC) and Bernd Meyer even implemented
 native support for nVidia and Matrox graphics cards providing maximum graphics performance. Opening
 windows on the Workbench is so fast that you can barely watch it anymore.

With AMIthlon you can even use your old Amiga hard-disk in your PC. Simply connect it to your PC, start
 AMIthlon and that’s it.


AmigaXL for QNX - The most functional Amiga ever

The host operating system for AmigaXL is QNX 6.1. It is included in the package. QNX has many similarities
with the AmigaOS. It has a micro kernel and the drivers are separate processes. Like devices and handlers
in AmigaOS these can be dynamically started and stopped. This makes the system extremely light weight and
resource efficient.

Features that QNX provides can directly be used within the emulated Amiga. This includes network functionality
and multimedia features. QNX applications like the web browser Opera® can be started directly from the AmigaOS
screen. One can say both operating systems work together seamlessly.


System requirements:


Athlon-, Duron, Pentium-, Celeron-CPU with 500 MHz or more. AmigaOS XL supports usual graphic, sound and network
cards. A complete list is available on our homepage amigaxl.haage-partner.de or www.amithlon.com.


Contents and Pricing:


AmigaOS XL is delivered complete with Kickstart 3.1 license, AmigaOS 3.9 license, QNX 6.1 and the emulator packages
on three CD-ROMs. Recommended retail price is 299,- DM.


Availability:


The delivery will start about 41st week. Pre-orders are already taken.


Distribution:


Amiga dealers. You can also order from our online shop www.amiga-shop.de

UK: Virtual Programming Ltd., Eyetech, Blittersoft, Analogic, Power Computing


Italy: Virtual Works


USA: Amiga Inc., Software Hut


Opinions

The first version already was attributed only the best quality and highest performance by the users. 

"We installed ImageFX on AmigaXL during a private meeting in St.Louis and the speed was amazing. It was like
having ImageFX completely native on a fast PowerPC machine!!" Kermit Woodall, Nova Design