@djrikki

4 things made an Amiga:

A - High performance, unique custom hardware
B - Outstanding operating system and GUI (Workbench)
C - Exclusive/awesome games
D - Kick-ass user community

It wasn't until after the demise of Commodore (and Escom) in the Gateway years, that it's decided that point A is a dead end, due the way the industry evolved. Only since then, the Amiga is reduced to B, an Operating System. C and D are pretty much gone, obviously.

So this is why the whole "whatever runs AmigaOS4 is the true Amiga" is BS to me. Escom were the last to build Amiga computers.

@Hammer

There is no and there will be no x86 with the official Amiga Operating System unless Hyperion decide there will be. Is what I think you mean.

@Ruben

You can call it BS if you want, the rest of the human race calls it simple logic.

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@nikosidis

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nikosidis wrote: ... That is first of all what people rem.. from commodore and amiga. The games.

This may be valid for some - but for me the Amiga was never about games.
I have perhaps 10 games at most, while I have a whole desk full of serious applicatins (such as CAD, CAM, CNC, mathematics & engineering applications, graphic applications, animating software etc.) ...

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@djrikki


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There is no and there will be no x86 with the official Amiga Operating System unless Hyperion decide there will be. Is what I think you mean.

Hyperion only owns a license, not the trademark. Therefore, x86 Amiga OS is not impossible because of Hyperion...

Amiga OS is rather unlikely to evolve any further then OS4 as there is no users. Even if you port it to x86, again, no users. So there's no point in any Amiga(like) OS on x86 currently. It doesn't pay of... user base is small, software base likewise. Who'd pay for a x86 OS4 when they can run Open source OS and software which is better and more up to date?

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@djrikki
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Its not my POV it simple logic. No citation required.

It's not as straightforward as you make out though.

Let's imagine you define Amigas more by the hardware. What happens when AROS is ported to 68k Amigas? That would mean AROS would run on 'real' Amigas, whereas the latest version of AmigaOS (4.1) would not.

How does this fit in with your definition of what makes an Amiga system?

@RodTerl

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RodTerl wrote: EXCUSE ME... Ah.. sorry about that.. but Im afraid its Started. http://www.elektor.com/news/welcome-back-commodore-c64.1514707.lynkx ...

To me the most interesting was the X-MOS advertisement at the bottom...

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@WolfToTheMoon

That argument has been presented a million times and each time proved invalid.

You wrote:

Hyperion only owns a license, not the trademark. Therefore, x86 Amiga OS is not impossible because of Hyperion...

Not true. I suggest you read the official announcement.

http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:hyperion-entertainment-cvba-and-amiga-inc-reach-settlement&catid=38:corporate&Itemid=18

The second paragraph clear states that Hyperion is now the sole OWNER of the Amiga Operating System and Amiga Inc. is completely out the equation and is powerless.

The word 'license' is not mentioned once in the settlement.

@HenryCase

Hardware doesn't make a Mac a Mac, hardware doesn't make a PC a PC, hardware doesn't make an Amiga an Amiga. Those ways of thinking died decades ago.

Yes its true Amiga did have some hardware features that made it unique at the time, but it was the underlying operating system that brought it altogether and made it work and that was the Amiga.

And once again AROS isn't the official Amiga Operating System therefore no point comparing that either.

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@djrikki

Hyperion is the owner of the OS4.... that does not preclude a Amiga OSX on x86, done by someone else, if hyperion doesn't own the exclusive "Amiga OS"/"Amiga OS" license any more.

Only Amiga Inc own the rights on the Amiga OS and all of the variations, and Hyperion owns OS4(it's theri code, afterall)

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@WolfToTheMoon

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if hyperion doesn't own the exclusive "Amiga OS"/"Amiga OS" license any more.

Hyperion´s licence for AmigaOS is exclusive...

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Only Amiga Inc own the rights on the Amiga OS and all of the variations, and Hyperion owns OS4(it's theri code, afterall)

Amiga.Inc owns rights to the "Software" (AmigaOS 3.1 without name...), but cant´t use AmigaOS/Amiga OS/Amiga operating system names.

@WolfToTheMoon

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WolfToTheMoon wrote: @KimmoK Quote: Rippin/raping the name for their own use. If they have a valid trademark deal, they are legally dealing with this name. Who stopped Hyperion, acube, a-eon,... into making a similar deal?

To its fans, "Amiga" is not about laws and not about "dealing" - it rather is about technique and technologie!

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WolfToTheMoon wrote: Quote: Name raping with money making and producing real Amiga experience for the community are totally different kind of things. Hyperion cares for the later, you seem to care for the first. I would choose not to answer this but if I were you I'd consider just how much hyperion is making me pay for that amiga experience.

At least you can get the the Amiga experience from Hyperion - Commodore will not be able to deliver it.

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@pavlor

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Hyperion´s licence for AmigaOS is exclusive...

So, it's a license given BY Amiga Inc afterall?

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@WolfToTheMoon

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WolfToTheMoon wrote: @RodTerl ... Now he only needs to produce them, ...

As far as I understood it, they are already produced.
All he needs to do is to glue the Commodore stickers on them.

And I bet that's all he's capable of - I doubt he has plans to start a x86 hardware production.

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@WolfToTheMoon

No, Amiga Inc. had it 'taken-away' from them and awarded to Hyperion.

No mention of license in the agreement, full ownership transferred to Hyperion. :)

Just read the thread:

http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:hyperion-entertainment-cvba-and-amiga-inc-reach-settlement&catid=38:corporate&Itemid=18

Its written in 'proper english' that anyone can understand.

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@djrikki

Wait a sec... If somebody owns a "exclusive licence or rights", they cannot be the owners of the trademark. Why would anyone award themselves license or rights to use a trademark if they own it?

C=USA has exclusive right on the C= and Amiga trademark to use them on their AIO computers, that doesn't make them owners of the trademarks.

Ownership of the OS4, yes, not AmigaOS or Amiga OS... that's the exclusive license part.

I could be wrong, I'm no lawyer...

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@WolfToTheMoon

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So, it's a license given BY Amiga Inc afterall?

Yes. However, Hyperion claims that it also owns some of the licenced marks by its own right.

Better to read September 30 Settlement Agreement

@ruben

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ruben wrote: @djrikki 4 things made an Amiga: A - High performance, unique custom hardware B - Outstanding operating system and GUI (Workbench) C - Exclusive/awesome games D - Kick-ass user community .

On point A, late 80s Intel 860 RISC CGPU says Hi i.e. the classic Amiga is not SGI.

The classic Amiga associated high performance at a value and affordable price.

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@WolfToTheMoon

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WolfToTheMoon wrote: @pavlor Quote: Hyperion´s licence for AmigaOS is exclusive... So, it's a license given BY Amiga Inc afterall?

NO. But before you go off to study history, , , can you point me to a local ubantu online user
group so I can join them and promote Fedora ?

@pavlor

Based on that, Amiga parties(i.e. Amiga Inc +...) still owns the Software(OS 3.1) and trademarks but are not allowed to use it as long as Hyperion is using them.

Amiga Inc and others granted Hyperion the exclusive (trandsferrable)rights on the Exclusive Licensed Marks(Amiga OS, AmigaOne and variations).

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@djrikki

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djrikki wrote: @Hammer There is no and there will be no x86 with the official Amiga Operating System unless Hyperion decide there will be. Is what I think you mean.

Hence, Atm = "at the moment".

From http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/15-108

"AmigaOS" (without spaces) is not used within the context of Amiga Forever"

Cloanto can't use "AmigaOS"(TM) with thier 'Amiga Forever' product.

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