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AmigaOS sold off.
« on: 17 March 2004, 21:57 »
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Amiga, Inc. announced today that it has sold the Amiga Operating System to KMOS, Inc., a corporation which 'develops and distributes enabling technology.' The deal included 'all of Amiga's right, title, source code, and all versions, from the "Classic Amiga Operating System" through AmigaOS 4.0 and all subsequent versions.'
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« Reply #1 on: 17 March 2004, 20:53 »
no!

NO!

why? why do people do shit like that? having been known for the Amiga for nearly 20 years, they simply up and sell it all off one day to some nobody company that's probably gonna kill it.

why do the best ideas always get assraped by capitalists
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« Reply #2 on: 18 March 2004, 00:53 »
Damn, that's too bad. And I was longing for the resurrection of the platform...  :(
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« Reply #3 on: 18 March 2004, 01:21 »
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KMOS, Inc., a corporation which 'develops and distributes enabling technology.'

What the fuck is "enabling technology?"  :rolleyes:
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« Reply #4 on: 19 March 2004, 06:00 »
No one used it anyway, no big deal, maybe this company will keep it alive.
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« Reply #5 on: 19 March 2004, 07:22 »
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What the fuck is "enabling technology?"   :rolleyes:

I once started my own company to turn people's computers on.
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« Reply #6 on: 19 March 2004, 23:53 »
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No one used it anyway, no big deal, maybe this company will keep it alive.

Not anymore, but Amiga was as big as the Mac at one time. Until Apple planted their foot firmly in the video editing world in 1993 with the Quadra 840av (a fucking powerhouse at the time). Somewhere in there, though, Amiga stopped making comptuers and began to focus on upgrades and new software.

Now it seems that the vision is gone, just as in so many other of the original, visionary companies.
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« Reply #7 on: 20 March 2004, 01:44 »
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having been known for the Amiga for nearly 20 years, they simply up and sell it all off one day to some nobody company that's probably gonna kill it.

It's no big deal - Amiga inc never did anything much for AmigaOS4 - a company called Hyperion was contracted to develop it, and the only difference is that they're now developing for a different company.  The release date is what it always was ("When it's done"  ;)  )  More developments by the OS4 team have already happened since the announcement (ports of UAE, ScummVM, MAME and a C64 emulator).

Anyway, Amiga inc used to be a nobody startup called Amino themselves.
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« Reply #8 on: 20 March 2004, 08:52 »
That's a shame. Although, I hope the new owner has the balls to act on this thing, and pump out some new versions of the Amiga OS.  
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« Reply #9 on: 20 March 2004, 22:31 »
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No one used it anyway, no big deal, maybe this company will keep it alive.
Furries do!
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« Reply #10 on: 21 March 2004, 06:55 »
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Furries do!

OK, very few people used it, even less than the very few people who use NetBSD.
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« Reply #11 on: 22 March 2004, 00:22 »
Fett kicks ass for referencing Sabrina

ONE THOUSAND POINTS!!
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« Reply #12 on: 22 March 2004, 23:53 »
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Fett kicks ass for referencing Sabrina

She's the hottest skunk I know   ;)
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« Reply #13 on: 23 March 2004, 00:56 »
Wow, that's a funny comic strip!   Thanks for posting it.
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« Reply #14 on: 23 March 2004, 01:17 »
Yeah. Too bad the site looks like it was built in the early 90's and hasn't been updated since.   :(
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