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Announcement   Announcement : Press Release: Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever 6.0
   posted by DaveyD on 15-Apr-2004 18:07:11 (3108 reads)
April 15, 2004 - Cloanto released today version 6.0 of Amiga Forever, the Classic Amiga emulation, OS, connectivity and support suite officially licensed by the Amiga companies.

Amiga Forever is available in a downloadable Online Edition and in a CD Edition which includes premium content of historical interest (all Amiga OS versions, gallery, videos, games) and KX Light. All versions of Amiga Forever include Amiga OS 1.3 and 3.X files and make it possible to run Classic Amiga software (including hundreds of legally downloadable games) on any PC, with special support for the Windows platform, but also compatible with Mac OS X and GNU/Linux systems.


Amiga Forever 6.0 is a completely restructured package which took more than two years to complete. New features include:
  • Preinstalled Amiga applications more than doubled (both in the 3.X and in the 1.3 environments)
  • Support for hard disks larger than 4 GB, mouse wheel, AHI, MUI, etc.
  • Built-in web browser, great for both "safe surfing" and for cross-browser web design testing (e.g. to see how your sites look without Java, Flash or ActiveX)
  • CDs are now automounted in real time (includes CacheCDFS file system)
  • Built-in CD audio player and media player
  • New Amiga ROM and OS files (as in Amiga OS "3.5" and "3.9", but also historical items such as the Amiga 1000 boot ROM)
  • New reference configurations (for A500, A1200, CDTV, CD32, etc.)
  • More than 10 "First Demos" (Boing, Robo-City, Juggler, etc.) added to 1.3 environment
  • More realistic emulation (e.g. floppy disk drive sound, which makes an unexpected big difference in perception, but also required the addition of a good old "noclick" utility)
  • New documentation (HTML shared by both Amiga and host OS)
  • Amiga Explorer 6.0 software
  • New launcher panel with one-click controls
  • New Software Manager for easy emulation news and updates
The CD Edition of Amiga Forever additionally includes the following new features:
  • Boot from CD option (featuring the KX Light GNU/Linux distribution)
  • New Gallery section (includes 1985 Byte Magazine reprint)
  • New high quality videos (includes Launch of Amiga New York event)
  • New preinstalled games (Mindwalker, Ports of Call, Deluxe Galaga, etc.)
(Please refer to the Amiga Forever web site for important additional information and screenshots.)

Classic Amiga software compatibility is achieved by means of an Amiga hardware emulation layer (configurable to emulate different Amiga models and custom chip sets) and different versions of the original Amiga OS (not an emulation). The Amiga environment in turn relies on host operating system functionality to transparently enable modern features such as up-to-date hardware drivers, virtual memory, WiFi networking, DirectX technology, advanced power management, Serial ATA storage, etc.

Amiga Forever 6.0 is scheduled to be featured on 3sat TV's "neues" show, on April 17, at 18:30 (via Astra satellite), and at the Amiga Party in Maarssen, the Netherlands, also on April 17.

As always, the Amiga Forever Team at Cloanto would like to thank the Amiga Comunity for its support over these almost 20 years, which made this new version possible.

Links

Amiga Forever Home Page
http://www.amigaforever.com

Amiga Forever RSS Feed
http://www.amigaforever.com/rss.xml

Amiga Forever Banners
http://www.amigaforever.com/banners/

Cloanto Logo Graphics
http://www.cloanto.com/profile/#logo
    

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Re: Press Release: Cloanto Releases Amiga Forever 6.0
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Have to say that I do like the idea of the direct boot function, could be fun to take it into work and have all the laptops with AmigaOS on them! :LOL:


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I want the OS4 ver. For all my old apps.


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What's the full list of bundled applications now?


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I don't undestand, there is OS 3.9 over 3.1 in the AF6 Bundle ?


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Well I bought a copy the other night and wait on its delivery.

I have to admit that having an emulator installed ontop of windows seemed a nostalgic thing rather than a practical thing. This is different, by customerizing the CD I can set up kiosk-like applications ontop of intel boxes.

Working in schools where the MS network for many purposes is less than ideal, slapping in an Amiga CD and launching directly into the one or two applications actually needed for a class (like a word processor) is very practical thing indeed.

Well done Amiga Forever.

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"...but also compatible with Mac OS X ..."

I wonder how the OS X support works? I would give
some thought to trying the product if the software
targeted to OS X is comparable to the X86 product
(i.e. self booting or at least as easy to set up and
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@samo79

Well... is a mix of os3.5 and 3.9...

http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/5-107.html


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@Gregs.

Just ordered my CD too


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@jurassiccamper
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Just ordered my CD too


We should keep in contact about this, especially because the last time I used Amiga was when 3.1 was brand new ; )

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Strange choice, aniway thank you for the info

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CD boot is a fine function, however I would be interested in being able to boot it without the disks being write protected as default. Then I could set up my old 200mmx as an amiga and put it to use again.


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Helloooooooooooooooooooooooo

I'll say again

What's the full list of bundled applications now?


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@jurassiccamper
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Just ordered my CD too


[Me sticks arm in air and waves frantically]

Me too Miss, I got one as well

[Me gets coat]

I agree, the idea of a standalone bootable CD that starts up without Windyblows sold me on the idea, I intend to try copying the CD to HD and boot directly from that, now then it really should kick bottom

 
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