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| Posted on 14-Mar-2002 00:22 GMT by Gareth Knight | 83 comments
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Amiga® To Provide Content For Next Generation Windows CE .NET-Based Devices
Amiga Games and Productivity Applications Will Target Windows CE .NET
Microsoft.com
San Francisco, CA — March 12, 2002 — Amiga, Inc. announced the release and distribution of Amiga applications targeted at the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system. The applications will run on any of the range of Windows CE .NET-based devices including handhelds, smart phones, web pads, and set-top boxes.
Amiga has a rich history of gaming and multimedia and has been delivering rich, compelling applications since 1985. The new breed of Amiga applications have been written to run on the entire range of Windows Powered products including PDA’s, Cell Phones, and Set Top Boxes. Amiga provides a middleware portability layer, which allows Amiga applications to be written once and run across a range of Windows Powered devices without change. More than 100 applications will be made available initially and many more are being created by Amiga developers worldwide.
“We are pleased to be able to deliver content that is optimized to run on the Windows CE .NET Platform”, said Bill McEwen President/CEO of Amiga Inc. “Amiga developers are world renowned for their abilities to create amazing multimedia content with a small footprint. This gives us the ability to deliver a robust and exciting experience for even the smallest devices.”
“As the number and variety of small- footprint and mobile Windows Powered devices continues to grow, ISVs want to ensure that their applications are able to run on as many of these different devices as possible,” said Keith White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. “Amiga Anywhere enables application developers to easily take advantage of the rich application and multimedia support in Windows CE .NET to write gaming applications that will run on a broad range of smart Windows Powered devices.”
Amiga for Windows Powered Products is expected to ship in April this year. More information can be found on the Amiga Anywhere web site at http://www.amiga-anywhere.com/.
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| Posted by José on 14-Mar-2002 14:38 GMT | In reply to Comment 40 (EmGee):
The ones that still actually wanted new custom hardware, given the real world like you say, are very few now. I just want new PPC hardware and AmigaOS for PPC.
Like I said, those are only concerns right now. Still I want to emphasize that I'M NOT AGAINST THE DE IDEA!
The only problem is that in the transition path you talk, about, wether it's really that or not, they have given the idea that the AmigaOne will be continued in the future, and that there will be hardware through 3rd parties etc. Also the AOS would continue. Remember that the community " would soon be rewarded" or something?
"People, this will happen eventually (AOS5.0 with AA on top of it). And if they succeed in selling this AA concept to the world, who cares what OS you're running under it ??? "
I do. And many do. Why da heck have we been hanging around in here for so much time?!
"...As I said before, get over it. The new Amiga is the NOT A1, but the AA product..."
Actually I think I overeacted. But given the name of the company they're dealing with you all of course understand. Macroshaft can easily manipulate them to stop AOS. You might find this odd, but I think there is a possibility that if this happened, Bill wouldn't do it. It sounds contradictory given what I said above, but, the thing is we just don't know. He seems to be an honest guy, so I don't wanna go around spreading falsities. I just said those were concerns.
"I wanted too to return to the Amiga world (I left it in 1996), with a new super Amiga. But it isn't gonna happen."
AmigaOne with ATI 8500, PPC 1.2GHz, or G51.6Ghz soon, who knows. Doesn't sound like a super Amiga? Expensive, some people say, but you only pay more for the motherboard and processor. IF you're a really Amigan you wouldn't care. If not, you'll leave the wagon at the first difficulty.
"So spread the word, Amiga Anywhere..... ;-) "
Well, believe it or not, when it is opportunistic I do sometimes.
"PS. I'm not an m$ advocate, but I live in the real world (tm)."
I wrotte nothing that would lead you to think I wanted a super custom new Amiga. AmigaOne and AOS for PPC is enouph for me, IF it lasts. |
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