London, 3rd September 2010
Hyperion Entertainment has now sent out the Beta Test invitation e-mails to all of the people who registered their interest in joining the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Programme. If you have not received your Beta Test invitation email from Hyperion and are still interested in becoming part of the Beta Test Team please send an e-mail to contact(at)a-eon.com with the subject title: AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team & Programme Request
Please also include the following information:-
Full name:
Web alias:
Postal Address:
Contact details (e-mail address etc):
Any other relevant information (e.g. developer, programmer, enthusiast etc):
Please note: The cut-off date for signing up to the Beta Test programme is September 15th, 2010 although A-EON may extend this period up to a maximum of 14 days.
A-EON Technology CVBA
Limited Edition "Beta Tester" commemorative badge
London, 24th August 2010
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce that Beta Test Information packs will be emailed out by Hyperion Entertainment over the next few days to everyone who registered their interest in joining the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team. Initially 100 Beta Test places are being made available but A-EON may extend the programme up to a maximum of 125 Beta Testers.
Preference will be given to existing AmigaOS4 Beta Testers and the first 100 Beta Testers who sign up to the programme will receive a special limited edition "A1-X1000 Beta Test Team" commemorative badge. The cut-off date for signing up to the Beta Test programme is September 15th, 2010 although A-EON may extend this period up to a maximum of 14 days.
If you registered your interest in joining the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team and do not receive a Beta Test Information email from Hyperion in the next few days please send a message to contact(at)a-eon.com with the subject title: AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team & Programme Request
A-EON Technology CVBA
Limited Edition "Beta Tester" commemorative badge
London, 20th July 2010
We are pleased to announce that we have finalised the design of the revision 2 "Nemo" motherboard. Following an extensive testing programme, as well as implementing a number of minor hardware fixes, we have opted to specify an upgrade to the "Xena" XMOS subsystem to provide greater functionality and performance. The revision 2 standard will be the version shipping under the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Programme. With the design finalised, Hyperion Entertainment will soon be sending out the Beta Test information pack to everyone who registered their interest in joining the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test programme.
In other good news, the Hyperion Entertainment software developers have made excellent progress since the AmigaOne X1000's public debut at the Vintage Computer Festival in June, and AmigaOS4 is now running stably at the fastest CPU speeds. Two AmigaOne X1000 machines will be on display at the "Amiga Event 2010" in Essen on the 24th July, demonstrating the latest developments.
Links:
Amiga-Event 2010 (German)
Amiga-Event 2010 (English)
London, 27th June 2010
Following the successful debut of the AmigaOne X1000 at the UK's inaugural Vintage Computer Festival at Bletchley Park it will make another public appearance running the latest AmigaOS 4 Update at the upcoming Amiga-Event 2010 in Essen, Germany to mark the 25th Anniversary of the original Amiga 1000. A-EON Technology and Hyperion Entertainment will again share a joint stand. Come along and meet A-EON and the Hyperion developers and take the opportunity to get up close and personal with the new AmigaOne computer.
It is anticipated that AmigaKit, the lead distributor for the AmigaOne X1000, will have a German version of the AmigaOne "Boing Ball" keyboard available for sale at the Essen show.
What: Amiga-Event 2010
Where: Triple Z, Essen, Germany
When: Saturday 24th July 2010, 10:00 am - 18:00 pm
Links:
Amiga-Event 2010 (German)
Amiga-Event 2010 (English)
London, 17th June 2010
A-EON Technology CVBA and Varisys Ltd., are pleased to announce their partnership in the development of the AmigaOne X1000 hardware platform for AmigaOS.
Varisys Ltd were identified as the ideal hardware partner for the ambitious project to create a new, genuinely modern computer system to run AmigaOS4.x in late 2008, even before the formal creation of A-EON Technology. In early 2009, Varisys Ltd began work on developing a new PowerPC based motherboard, codenamed Nemo, which would form the heart of the new AmigaOne X1000 computer. After months of design and testing, Varisys delivered the first Nemo prototypes in late 2009 and have now completed a Revision 2 design, which will be supplied to beta testers under the recently announced Extended Beta Test Program.
A-EON Technology director Trevor Dickinson said "We are very pleased to reveal Varisys as our AmigaOne X1000 hardware partner. They have a proven track record for delivering high quality products on time and to budget. Their extensive experience with PowerPC and parallel processing solutions makes them our ideal technical partners, and with their help we can revitalise the AmigaOne platform". Varisys Managing Director Paul Gentle said "We are equally pleased to be working with A-EON Technology and we believe our previous background and experience will prove vital in helping to make the AmigaOne X1000 a success" Adam Barnes, Varisys co-founder, added. "The Nemo motherboard design introduced some new and interesting technical challenges but we are extremely pleased with the results. Revision 2 of the Nemo board has recently been completed and will form a solid foundation for the A1-X1000 and beyond".
Visitors to the VCF Exhibition at Bletchley Park on Saturday, June the 19th, will be able to meet some of the Varisys team on the joint A-EON Technology / Hyperion Entertainment stand.
About Varisys Ltd.
Varisys is a producer of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products and provider of bespoke hardware design and manufacturing services for industrial and embedded computing applications. The High Wycombe, UK, based company was founded in 2000 by Paul Gentle and Adam Barnes, and since then has earned a reputation for delivering high-quality products with a specialisation in PowerPC and FPGA hardware. Varisys have customers in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, military applications and telecommunications, and are perhaps best known for their development of the PowerPC G4 motherboard used in the immensely popular WholeHog III lighting control console.
For more information, see the Varisys website.
About A-EON Technology CVBA
A-EON Technology is a technology start-up based in Belgium. Founded in 2009 by Trevor Dickinson, Anthony Moorley and Ben Hermans, A-EON works in very close cooperation with Hyperion Entertainment CVBA, the developers of the AmigaOS Operating System, to produce modern computer systems for AmigaOS.
About the AmigaOne X1000
The AmigaOne X1000 is a new high-end AmigaOS hardware platform scheduled for release during the summer of 2010. By providing the AmigaOS platform with a high power dual-processor CPU, modern interface standards, high-end graphics and Xcore technology, the X1000 will launch a new era of modern Amiga computing.
For further information, email contact@a-eon.com
London, 6th June 2010
Official AmigaOne X1000 merchandise now on sale at AmigaKit
AmigaKit are now stocking several official AmigaOne and X1000 branded "Boing Ball" products as part of the sale and distribution agreement for the new AmigaOne X1000 computer. Expect to see the following items listed for sale on the AmigaKit website in the near future:-
AmigaOne "Boing Ball" keyboard - black (PS/2 & USB compatible)
"Boing ball" mouse - black (PS/2 & USB compatible)
A1000 - A1-X1000 25th Anniversary Amiga badge
Additional branded items will be added in the coming weeks and months including the official "Boing Ball" computer case and of course the AmigaOne X1000 computer system.
Note: All relevant trademarks are owned by their respective owners and are sublicensed from Hyperion Entertainment CVBA
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AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team & Programme Update
We have been delighted and a little surprised by the overwhelming support and encouragement we have received from the past and present Amiga community in response to the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test programme announcement. Everyone who sent in a request to contact (at) a-eon.com should have received a reply with further instructions on how to officially registered their interest in being considered for the Beta Test Team.
Please note: Hyperion-Entertainment are in the process of preparing the Beta Test information pack which will be sent out to all registered applicants in the near future.
London, 23rd May 2010
AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team and Program
You may have read in various interviews that AmigaOS 4.1 has been booting to Workbench on the AmigaOne X1000 hardware for quite some time. We can also confirm that additional Nemo prototypes have been supplied to several OS4 developers to allow them to complete the necessary onboard hardware drivers (SATA, Ethernet and HD sound, USB is already mostly working). Meanwhile a revision 2 version of the Nemo motherboard is being finalised and to ensure we have the widest possible testing we are making 100 Rev 2 motherboards available to Beta testers under a special discount program.
We have received many request from Amigans who wish to join the Beta Test team and these will be processed by Hyperion-Entertainment who are coordinating the Beta Test program in conjunction with A-EON Technology. If you are interested in joining the Beta Test Team or finding out more about the Beta Test Program please send an e-mail to:- contact (at) a-eon.com
Trevor Dickinson
A-EON Technology CVBA
To coincide with the release of Issue 84 of "Amiga Future" magazine which contains an A1-X1000 update article and Obligement webzine's in depth interview with A-EON director Trevor Dickinson, a new selection of AmigaOne X1000 pictures have been added to the A-EON Media Gallery.
London, 26th April 2010
A-EON technology has appointed UK-based AmigaKit LLC, a premier Amiga retail and distribution company, as primary distributor for the upcoming AmigaOne X1000 computer through Amiga market hardware channels world-wide. AmigaKit will be handling all customer and dealer sales inquiries for the new AmigaOne X1000 hardware platform. Details will be available from AmigaKit LLC in the near future.
A-EON director Trevor Dickinson said "We are very pleased to be able to announce this distribution deal with AmigaKit. They have attained a leading position and reputation over the years through diligent and dedicated service to the Amiga market, and we are confident that this partnership will ensure an excellent service to dealers and end users for sales and distribution of the upcoming AmigaOne X1000 computer." Matthew Leaman of AmigaKit added "We are equally pleased to be working with A-EON Technology on this exciting and innovative AmigaOne project"
About the AmigaOne X1000
The AmigaOne X1000 is a new high-end AmigaOS hardware platform scheduled for release during the summer of 2010. By providing the AmigaOS platform with a high power dual-processor CPU, modern interface standards, high-end graphics and Xcore technology, the X1000 will launch a new era of modern Amiga computing.
About AmigaKit LLC
A division of Leaman computing, AmigaKit acquired the stock of Eyetech Group Ltd. in 2006, and since then has established itself as a world-wide market leader in the retail and distribution of Amiga hardware and software. AmigaKit is based in Cardiff, in the United Kingdom.
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The next issue of Amiga Future magazine contains an A1-X1000 progress report and pictures of the new branded case.
(Shameless plug) The same issue also contains the next installment of the "Amiga Retrospective" series written by A-EON co-founder, Trevor Dickinson. Part 18, entitled "Amiga - we have a problem?" covers the year 2008 which, although overshadowed by the continuing Amiga, Inc. legal action against Hyperion-Entertainment, marked the release of AmigaOS4.1 update and the availability of a beta version of AmigaOS4.1 for ACube's SAM440ep. Part 18 also covers the emergence of Classic FPGA Amiga clones and the rise of Classic Amiga emulation through Super Workbench distributions and VmwAros. And much more!
Issue 84 (May/June) should be released in early May and can be ordered from the Amiga Future website.
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It has been a while coming, but welcome to the A-EON web site. We'll organise a few things differently when we're in the release stage, but for the moment we hope to keep you amused with the contents of our "While you are waiting" section.
You'll already have noticed that this website is a little different from most you've seen. We all know that Amiga computing is something different from the mainstream, and so is this site. Everything should be quite straightforward to use, particularly if you are familiar with AmigaOS, as our site content appears in AmigaOS Workbench-style windows. Like real windows, these can be dragged, stacked and resized. They can also be maximised (toggle with the maximise gadget, second from the right), so you can fill your browser window with these AmigaOS windows without having to drag to resize.
We know that there are still a few of you using some of the unsupported older browsers on your Amigas, and this site isn't going to work too well for you. We recommend OWB (Origyn Web Browser) for Amiga users. Users with some other old browsers (such as IE6) will also have problems displaying the site. We've provided a fallback site to help out, but strongly recommend that you update your browser if you're having problems. We're not using anything too fancy or Flash, just plain old HTML, Javascript and CSS. Any modern, reasonably standards-compliant browser will work fine. You may have been redirected to our fallback site already; alternatively you can connect directly here but we'd really prefer you to use the real site!
To ensure that all French Amigans are kept informed Trevor Dickinson has agreed to provide an in depth interview for Obligement, the premier French webzine. For non French speakers Obligement also offer "hand made" translations into several other languages including English. Expect to see the interview posted on the Obligement website in the next couple of weeks.
For more information visit the Obligement website here.
A-EON Technoloy is proud to sponsor AmigaWorld.net's "25th Anniversary Puzzle Competition" celebrating the the birth of the Amiga computer by donating a complete A1-X1000 system (excluding the monitor) as the first prize.
The puzzle competition, created as part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the launch of the first Amiga computer, is a multi-part contest with prizes donated by a number of companies in the Amiga market, including AmigaKit, Hyperion Entertainment, Airsoft Softwair, Amiga Future Magazine, and Cloanto. Prizes for the various parts of the contest will be announced between mid-may and the close of the contest on July 23rd, when the winner of the top prize of an A-EON AmigaOne X1000 will be announced on the date of the 25th anniversary.
A-EON has been closely involved with Amigaworld.net in organising and designing the puzzles for this contest, and our thanks go to Tomazkid and the rest of the Amigaworld administrators for coordinating and hosting the anniversary puzzle competition.
For more information, and to enter the competition, go here.
A-EON will be attending the UK celebrations of the Amiga's 25th anniversary, to be held at the UK's National Museum of Computing in Bletchely Park.
As part of the Vintage Computer Festival 2010, members of ANT (Amiga North Thames) and LAG (Lincolnshire Amiga Group)user-groups have an area set aside to showcase 25 years of Amiga History at this spectacular two-day event in June 2010. We are hoping to showcase a booting A1-X1000 system to celebrate this historical Amiga event. More details to follow.
Links:
Amiga North Thames
Lincolnshire Amiga Group
Vintage Computer Festival Site
Little did we realise that when we started the A1-X1000 teaser website just how much publicity and interest it would generate in the wider computing world. In the past few months we have received many requests from computer magazines and technology websites for interviews and statements about the A1-X1000 project. However, we have refrained from releasing too much information and for the time being have preferred to support traditional Amiga news sources with news and interviews. These have included:
Amiga Future magazine: interview with Trevor Dickinson (one of A-EON Technology's founders). A bi-monthly magazine published in both German and English versions and a must for all Amiga enthusiasts.
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Micromart magazine: Trevor has also given an interview to Sven Harvey for the AmigaMart section of MicroMart, a national, weekly computer magazine published in the UK. MicroMart is the only mass circulation publication in the UK that still regularly covers the Amiga market. The interview should appear in the next couple of weeks.
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AmigaWorld FAQ: In conjunction with Amigaworld.net, we have set up up a FAQ thread about A-EON and the A1-X1000 hardware on the Developer Projects Forum, to provide a focal point for the Amiga community and to present our answers in one place for your easy reference.
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While travelling through New Zealand after his mini-expedition to Antarctica, A-EON director and founder Trevor Dickinson took to opportunity of attending the monthly meeting of the Amiga Auckland user group. Needless to say, the main topic of conversation was the newly announced A1-X1000 computer! It's good to know that the Amiga still has a small but dedicated following in New Zealand's North Island. Trevor would like to thank the Amiga Auckland group for their welcoming hospitality and in particular Noel Fuller for hosting the meeting and Garran Whitely for his excellent taxi service. However, Trevor did not escape without handing over NZ$30 to join the Amiga Auckland group ;-)
Those in attendance as the meeting included: Noel Fuller, Warren Hardley, Garran Whitley, Chris Spong, Don Walker, Harvey Muzina and John Rogers.
Trevor also found time to meet up in Wellington with premier AmigaOS4 graphics software developer, Hans de Ruiter of HDR Lab. Hans' day job is keeping him very busy as he attempts to expand his software and electronics business but he still makes time to for his AmigaOS4 passion. On his next trip to NZ Trevor will be in Christchuch and has promised to meet up with a few Amigans in the South Island. Watch this space...
Links:
Amiga Auckland
HDR Lab
