Wellington, 25th January 2012
A-EON Technology and AmigaKit are pleased to announce that the deliveries of AmigaONE X1000 "First Contact" systems have commenced. Matthew Leaman,
Managing Director of AmigaKit commented, "We are pleased to finally supply this eagerly awaited AmigaONE computer system to our customers". Trevor Dickinson added, "I have just received my own AmigaONE X1000 system and I hope "First Contact" owners will have as much fun as I'm having with my new "Amiga". All that remains to be said is let's "keep this party going!"
The Gold Standard - AmigaONE X1000 & AmigaOS
A-EON Technology and Hyperion Entertainment are pleased to announce that the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 CD, exclusively created for the AmigaONE X1000 "First
Contact" system has gone gold. The professionally re-mastered CD will be supplied in a printed boxed set along with copies of the AmigaONE X1000 and AmigaOS 4.1 "Quick Start" guides. Steven Solie, Hyperion Entertainment's AmigaOS Development Team Lead said, "The team worked hard to reach this important milestone in the development of the Amiga Operating System. With AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 completed for the AmigaONE X1000 we can concentrate on versions for all the other supported hardware platforms as we continue to
push towards the future release of AmigaOS 4.2." Trevor Dickinson added, "I would like to thank the AmigaOS developers and the whole AmigaONE X1000 betatest team who have worked so tirelessly behinds the scenes to make this a reality. I would also like to give special thanks to a few key members of the team who went above and beyond the "call of duty" to ensure the success of this project. You know who you are." The AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 boxed set will be supplied to all AmigaONE X1000 "First Contact" customers who will also receive a free update to AmigaOS 4.2 when it is commercially released by Hyperion Entertainment.
About AmigaKit: AmigaKit is a trading division of Leaman Computing Ltd based in Cardiff, UK. It acquired the stock of Eyetech Group Ltd in 2006 and quickly established itself as a world-wide market leader in the retail and distribution of Amiga hardware and software. A-EON Technology appointed AmigaKit as its primary distributor for all its AmigaONE products.
About A-EON Technology and the AmigaONE X1000: A-EON Technology is the developer of the AmigaONE X1000 computer system designed by Varisys Ltd for running the AmigaOS. The AmigaOne X1000 is not like other computers. It is a culmination of efforts by real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create powerful, modern desktop hardware for the Amiga Operating System. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga's PowerPC lineage and is based on the PA-Semi
Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU and includes Xena, a "Software Defined Silicon" co-processor. Above all it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS.
About Hyperion Entertainment: Hyperion Entertainment is the developer of the AmigaOS.
Links:
AmigaKit website
Hyperion Entertainment website
Hyperion Entertainment blog
Hyperion Entertainment support forum
Varisys website
A-EON Technology
Wellington, 29th December 2011
It has been a landmark year for the Amiga community with new AmigaOne hardware from both A-EON Technology and ACube. With "First Contact" AmigaOne X1000 systems about to ship 2012 promises to be an even more exciting year with several new hardware developments in the works. As 2011 draws to a close we would like to wish a happy and prosperous New Year to all Amiga enthusiasts whatever your "Amiga" flavour :-)
Let's "Keep this party going"
Trevor Dickinson
A-EON Technology
Wellington, 29th October 2011
AmigaOne X-1000 debuts at the Alchimie show
A-EON Technology is pleased to annouce that the AmigaOne X1000, running the latest version of AmigaOS4.1, will makes its French public debut at the 9th annual Alchimie show organised by the TripleA Amiga user group in Tain-L'Hermitage, France. The 3-day multi-platform show, now in its 10th year, is the largest Amiga gathering in France and is supported by all the major French speaking Amiga resellers including RELEC with its "The Red One" product line and VoxelAmigaShop who will demonstrate the AmigaOne X1000. ACube's AmigaOne 500, based on the Sam460 will also be on display.
The Alchimie show also includes a coding party and conferences on robotics, open formats, XMOS chip, Data recovery and Haiku etc. There is also a plentiful supply of excellent local produce including wine, cheese, chocolate and much, much more.
Where: The Alchimie, Espace Rochegude, 266000 Tain-L'Hermitage, France
When: November 11-13, 2011
Links:
Registrations
Fees
Location map
A-EON Technology
AmiWest - Sacramento, 21st October 2011
AmigaOne X1000 Limited Edition
AmigaKit and A-EON Technology are pleased to announce that AmigaKit is now taking pre-orders for a "First Contact" Limited Edition version of the AmigaOne X1000 System. The "First Contact" system comprises a fully equipped AmigaOne X1000 complete with the official "Boing Ball" case and AmigaOS4.1 Update 5 pre-installed. It is also supplied with a license for AmigaOS4.2 which can be downloaded when it is released by Hyperion Entertainment. Matthew Leaman of AmigaKit said "As part of our ongoing commitment to the Amiga community we are delighted to be able to offer the AmigaOne X1000 to our customers. Based on current manufacturing schedules we hope to have the first systems ready for Christmas & New Year delivery." A-EON Technology director Trevor Dickinson added "It's been a long and at times difficult journey but we are pleased that the Amiga community will finally have access to this exciting new hardware for the AmigaOS4."
The "First Contact" system includes the official AmigaOne X1000 "Boing Ball" case in either black or white and includes the Nemo rev 2.1 motherboard complete with 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a Radeon HD4650 graphics card, 500GB HDD, DVR R/W optical drive, Audio & Ethernet cards. Prices start from: £1699 (excluding AmigaOS4 license, shipping, handling and sales tax). Optional extras include the "Boing Ball" keyboard & mouse, Ram, HDD & Optical drive upgrade options plus Debian Squeeze pre-installed in a dual booting configuration with AmigaOS4. Please refer to the special A1-X1000 system configurator on the AmigaKit website for pricing and upgrade options. All orders will be processed on a first come first served bases.
About AmigaKit
AmigaKit is a trading division of Leaman Computing Ltd based in Cardiff, UK. It acquired the stock of Eyetech Group Ltd in 2006 and quickly established itself as a world-wide market leader in the retail and distribution of Amiga hardware and software. A-EON Technology appointed AmigaKit as its primary distributor for the AmigaOne X1000 computer.
About A-EON Technology
A-EON Technology was founded in 2009 to fund the development of next generation hardware for the Amiga community working in close cooperation with Hyperion Entertainment, the developers of the AmigaOS.
About the AmigaOne X1000
The AmigaOne X1000 is not like other computers. It is a culmination of efforts by real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create powerful, modern desktop hardware for the Amiga Operating System. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga's PowerPC lineage and is based on the PA-Semi Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU and includes Xena, a "Software Defined Silicon" co-processor. Above all it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS.
Links:
AmigaKit AmigaOne X1000 pre-order
A-EON Technology
AmiWest - Sacramento, 21st October 2011
A-EON Technology & AmigaKit form strategic alliance
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce it has formed a new strategic alliance with AmigaKit, the official distributor of the AmigaOne X1000. As part of this alliance, AmigaKit will jointly fund new AmigaOne hardware developments and will market all future products. Matthew Leaman of AmigaKit said, "This move is in line with our desire to bring exciting new products to the Amiga market, such as our ZorRAM memory card and funding the AmigaOS4.1 Classic update. We welcome this new opportunity to support our Amiga customers." Trevor Dickinson added, "A-EON Technology has a very close working relationship with AmigaKit. We appointed them as our lead distributor and they have played a crucial role in helping to deliver the AmigaOne X1000 to market." He also added, "I am also delighted that what originally began as my support for AmigaOS software developers in 2005, through my Hardware Donation programme, has resulted in the release of the AmigaOne X1000 in 2011. With AmigaKit taking care of customer contact and support I can now refocus my efforts on funding new hardware and software initiatives for the benefit of the whole Amiga community."
About AmigaKit
AmigaKit is a trading division of Leaman Computing Ltd based in Cardiff, UK. It acquired the stock of Eyetech Group Ltd in 2006 and quickly established itself as a world-wide market leader in the retail and distribution of Amiga hardware and software. A-EON Technology appointed AmigaKit as its primary distributor for the AmigaOne X1000 computer.
About A-EON Technology
A-EON Technology was founded in 2009 to fund the development of next generation hardware for the Amiga community working in close cooperation with Hyperion Entertainment, the developers of the AmigaOS.
About the AmigaOne X1000
The AmigaOne X1000 is not like other computers. It is a culmination of efforts by real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create powerful, modern desktop hardware for the Amiga Operating System. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga's PowerPC lineage and is based on the PA-Semi Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU and includes Xena, a "Software Defined Silicon" co-processor. Above all it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS.
Links:
AmigaKit website
A-EON Technology
AmiWest - Sacramento, 21st October 2011
Varisys commits to AmigaOne platform
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce Varisys, the official developer and manufacturer of the Nemo motherboard for AmigaOne X1000, has strengthened its commitment to the AmigaOne platform. Throughout the Nemo development phase Varisys has proved an extremely knowledgeable and highly responsive partner. A-EON Technology director Trevor Dickinson said, "We have been very satisfied with Varisys' commitment, dedication and quality. When it comes to leading edge PowerPC hardware their level of technical expertise is possibly unrivalled. As a result Varisys has contracted to work on several new development projects to improve and extend the AmigaOne product line". Adam Barnes, Varisys Technical Director said, "There is some exciting cutting edge PowerPC technology on the horizon and we are delighted to have the opportunity of bringing this to the AmigaOne platform." Varisys Managing Director Paul Gentle added, "We enjoyed working on the Nemo development which provided our first experience of the global Amiga community. We look forward to extending our relationship with the new projects and will do our best to ." Please refer to the Varisys and A-EON Technology website for future updates.
About Varisys
Varisys is a producer of Commercial Off The Shelf 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 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, in 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.
About A-EON Technology
A-EON Technology was founded in 2009 to fund the development of next generation hardware for the Amiga community working in close cooperation with Hyperion Entertainment, the developers of the AmigaOS.
Links:
Varisys website
A-EON Technology
Wellington, 12th October 2011
AmigaOne X1000 Betatest Update
The AmigaOne X1000 betatest team are now hard at work putting the new Nemo motherboard through its paces. At the same time they are helping Hyperion Entertainment test new software and components as they work towards the release of AmigaOS4.2.
Meanwhile here is a brief update from one happy betatester:-
"I've now done a 24 hour stress test. In the time I've copied more than 1TB of data (over USB2). In between I was surfing the Internet, checking my e-mails, listening to music over Tunenet, playing 'Dodge the Balls', using IBatch, looking at movie over DVPlayer. I was bored :-D
Freeze = 0 : GrimReaper = 0
What I'm saying, the X1000 is stable. Very cool :-) Oh I forgot something: I am using Update 4"
Please check the images below for a selection of recent screen grabs supplied by the hard working A1-X1000 betatesters :-)
A-EON Technology
Wellington, 1st October 2011
A-EON Technology sponsors AmiWest 2011
A-EON Technology is pleased to confirm that it is once again proud sponsor of the upcoming AmiWest conference and exhibition in Sacramento, California. AmiWest covers all flavours of the Amiga scene and remains the premier Amiga event in North America. Come along and meet A-EON's Trevor Dickinson and Chris and Matthew from AmigaKit, the official distributors of A1-X1000, who will be delighted to discuss all your Amiga computing needs.
Links:
AmiWest Official website
AmiWest Blog
The AmigaOne X1000 Experience
Steven Solie, a professional software developer and AmigaOS4 Lead coordinator has written a report revealing his first impressions of his shiny new AmigaOne X1000 system. Steven also plans to demonstrate his A1-X1000 at the upcoming AmiWest 2011 show. Please check out his website for full details.
Link
A-EON Technology CVBA
Wellington, 4th September 2011
AmigaOS4.1 Update 3
A-EON Technology is pleased to confirm that AmigaOne X1000 betatesters have been supplied with the latest version of AmigaOS4.1 with their Nemo 2.1 motherboards. Update 3 is the foundation OS for the AmigaOne X1000 and betatesters will assist Hyperion Entertainment as they work towards the release of AmigaOS4.2.
Meanwhile here are some initial impressions from a few A1-X1000 betatesters:-
"Timberwolf Alpha (is) very responsive and Turboprint and LPR.device work great."
"I have copied my stuff across from my A1, most things work. Quake II and UAE work well, as does OWB 3.31"
"UAE is a pleasure to use for a bit of retro gaming, it possible to emulate an A1200/CD32 with AGA chipset at full speed on a 640x480 screen."
Please check the images below and the Media Gallery for a selection of AmigaOS4.1 screen grabs supplied by A1-X1000 betatesters.
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New Multiboot Firmware
We are also pleased to report that we commissioned new Multiboot Firmware for the AmigaOne X1000. This new firmware includes a user configurable boot menu that can be used to boot multiple operating systems directly from the firmware without the need for additional program like yaboot.
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Wellington, 5th August 2011
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce that the Nemo revision 2.1 "gold" motherboard has passed inspection and full production of boards destined for the AmigaOne X1000 betatest team is now underway. AmigaKit, the official distributor of the A1-X1000, will take delivery of the first batch of boards from Varisys next week and will begin shipments to team members shortly after. Varisys have posted a video of the Nemo board SMT production stage.
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AmigaOS4.2 for AmigaOne X1000
In other good news, Steven Solie, the AmigaOS Development Team Leader, has confirmed that AmigaOS4.2, the latest version of the Amiga Operating system will be released with the AmigaOne X1000.
Link
A-EON Technology CVBA
London, 7th June 2011
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce that following an extensive test programme Varisys are about to commence manufacturing the full complement of Nemo 2 motherboards for the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team. As part of the pre-qualification process, Varisys have ported the PowerPC version of Debian Squeeze to demonstrate that all onboard components and subsystems are working as expected. The AmigaOS4 developers have also been busy porting the latest version of AmigaOS4.1.x
Cool Running
The energy efficiency of the PA Semi CPU was fully demonstrated during the testing phase. A thermal imaging camera was used to measure the CPU and board temperatures while running Debian Squeeze in dual-core under full load conditions. A maximum CPU/Heatsink/Fan assembly temperature of 31.1C was recorded while playing a DVD on a software rendered 1920x1200 full screen display. With the CPU fan disconnected the temperature rose to meagre 34.6C with a CPU core temperature of 61C.
AmigaOne X1000 Update Article
A-EON Technology is also pleased to announce that the next issue of "Amiga Future" magazine will contain a Nemo 2 update article. Issue 91 (July/August) should be released in early July and can be ordered from the Amiga Future website or your local Amiga reseller.
Link
A-EON Technology CVBA
London, 8th April 2011
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce that the first samples of the eagerly anticipated revision 2 Nemo motherboard, destined for the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test programme, have rolled off the production line. The AmigaOne X1000 is a culmination of efforts by real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create powerful, modern desktop hardware for the Amiga Operating System.
Let's "Keep this party going!"
The AmigaOne X1000 is not like other computers. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga's PowerPC lineage and is based on the über cool, PA-Semi Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU, it includes Xena, a "Software Defined Silicon" co-processor, and above all it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS.
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Nemo 2 Photo Gallery
London, 5th April 2011
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce that Trevor Dickinson has provided an in depth interview for Amigatronics, a leading Spanish Amiga website. The interview, which will be presented in both Spanish and English, will be posted on the Amigatronics website in the next few days.
For more information please visit the Amigatronics website here.
With Easter fast approaching Varisys have created their very own "Easter egg hunt". Please check out the latest images of the revision 2 Nemo motherboard in the Media gallery to see if you can spot their "hidden" messages.
A-EON Technology CVBA
London, 18th March 2011
With the production of the AmigaOne X1000 Beta test boards in progress, A-EON Technology is pleased to release details of the final revision 2 Nemo motherboard layout. In true "Amiga tradition" the lead designers have added their signatures to the Nemo motherboard. We are also pleased to reveal details of the upgraded XENA subsystem featuring a 500MHz, dual-core XS1-L2 XMOS chip. Please check out the latest images of the revision 2 Nemo and XENA layouts in the Media gallery.
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London, 10th March 2011
Following the AmigaOne X1000 Update article in the current edition of "Amiga Future" magazine we asked Adam Barnes, the Technical Director of Varisys, to provide an official Nemo progress report.
"From the horse's mouth"
We have had some problems with procurement of certain items for the revision 2 Nemo board which delayed our production plan by about 4 weeks. The situation was not helped either by the Chinese New Year celebrations. However, I'm pleased to report that these difficulties have now been overcome. We've had one remaining issue with supply of the onboard PC99 audio connector. The best delivery we could obtain for the existing connector type was a minimum order quantity of 10,000 pieces and a lead time of 12 weeks. We had an option for a direct replacement which has 6 jacks (enough for 5.1 analogue out) but unfortunately the Taiwanese supplier did not respond to our communications. Our alternative compromise plan was a triple jack which would support simple stereo audio out through the back panel, with header pins on the board to support 5.1 audio for users who want this feature. However, this was not our preferred option and eventually we managed to source an almost identical PC99 HD audio connector from an Italian company to satisfy our demand for all the Beta test boards.
We already have enough PA6T CPUs in hand and we have also secured supplies of the SB600 south bridge chip and various other long lead parts, with deliveries of all due on or before the 15th of this month, in sufficient quantities for the current schedule of revision 2 beta test boards. Typically, the production time from full kit to assembled boards is 10 days for small batches (the 5 off for approval). This timescale will be confirmed once the kit is issued out for build. The estimated lead time for the balance of beta test boards will be around 20-25 days based on standard PCB fabrication and assembly lead times.
Barnes also confirmed he was in the process of writing up a technical brief of the new dual-core XMOS subsystem. This will include a block diagram and pinouts so prospective end users can start working on the XMOS side of things.
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AmigaOne X1000 at AmiWest 2010
London, 7th March 2011
Penguins anyone?
As part of the pre-qualification process Varisys have created a minimal PowerPC Linux kernel to ensure that all components and subsystems are working as expected on the revision 2 Nemo motherboard. Understandably, Linux driver support is far more extensive and by creating a minimal Linux system Varisys can demonstrate that the board they deliver to the AmigaOS4 developers it fit for purpose. As an extension of this testing process we have commissioned Varisys to create a desktop Linux port complete with GUI. Although we realize that many Amigans will exclusively run AmigaOS4 we thought that giving the AmigaOne X1000 a working Linux option would add extra value and allow users to run software and utilities that may not be currently available under AmigaOS4.
"It don't matter if you're black or white*"
We have been working very closely with AmigaKit to produce "AmigaOne X1000" and "Boing Ball" branded peripherals and merchandise to compliment the excellent A1-X1000 tower case design created by Andrew Korn. In July 2010, AmigaKit began selling a matching black A1-X1000 PS/2 & USB compatible "Boing Ball" keyboard and mouse. These peripherals can be used with the SAM range as well as PC or Mac computers and are also compatible with Classic Amigas by using Cocolino, Micromys, Subway USB or Deneb USB devices. The original A1-X1000 design was based around a black tower case but, after receiving many requests from customers, we decided to also produce a white version with matching keyboard and mouse combination. AmigaKit began stocking the white mouse at the end of 2010 and hope to be in a position to offer customers and Amiga resellers a choice of the black or white "Boing Ball" tower case in the near future.
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*©Michael Jackson
AmigaOne X1000 Case Options (artist's impression)
London, 3rd February 2011
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce that the next issue of "Amiga Future" magazine will contain an update article with a general review of the AmigaOne X1000 development. Issue 89 (March/April) should be released in early March and can be ordered from the Amiga Future website.
Link
Also, behind the scenes, a special AmigaOne X1000 forum has been established on the Hyperion Entertainment Message boards for the exclusive use of A1-X1000 Beta Testers for disemination of news and information relating to the A1-X1000 project.
We are also pleased to support (through Trevor Dickinson) the AmigaBounty.net JIT/E-UAE project recently assigned to Álmos Rajnai the author of Petunia for AmigaOS4. Although our main interest is for the AmigaOne X1000 we believe that JIT/E-UAE development will benefit all AmigaOS4 users. In a related development, as part of Trevor's Developer Hardware donation programme, Jan Zahurancik has been working on a AmiKit E-UAE distro for AmigaOS4. The combination of Rachy's JIT/E-UAE with AmiKit's Classic distro should provide all AmigaOS4 users with the ultimate Classic Amiga experience. Please visit the AmigaBounty.net and AmiKit websites if you wish to donate towards these worthwhile projects.
Links:
JIT enabled E-UAE for AmigaOS4
AmiKit - the ultimate Classic Amiga distro
Finally, we have been informed that Mathias Parnaudeau (the author of "Song Player") has written a review article for the Obligement Webzine on the PA Semi PA6T-1682M CPU which powers the AmigaOne X1000. We are told the article should appear on the Obligement website within the next few days.
Link
A-EON Technology CVBA
London, 1st January 2011
A-EON Technology and its partners Varisys, AmigaKit and Hyperion Entertainment would like to wish the whole Amiga community a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year. 2011 promises to be an exciting year. AmigaOne X1000 Beta Testers should take delivery of their revision 2 Nemo motherboards during the first quarter of 2011 and all being well, commercial system will be available shortly afterwards.
Please check out the new images in the Media gallery and in particular Thom's tasty "socks".
Best wishes for 2011
A-EON Technology CVBA
London, 21st December 2010
AmigaOne X1000 CPU revealed - the cake is no lie!
A-EON Technology is pleased to finally reveal the identity of the mystery CPU powering the AmigaOne X1000. It's none other than the uber cool PWRficient PA6T processor developed by fabless chip designer PA Semi. The PA6T-1682M is a high performance, low cost, cool running dual-core, 64-bit, 2 GHz Power CPU specifically designed for embedded military and industrial applications. PA Semi was acquired by Apple in 2008 and all indications were that they purchased the company for its intellectual property and planned to shut down the PA Semi product line. However, following demand from military and industrial users, Apple agreed to continue supplying chips to pre-existing PA Semi customers for a limited time period. Fortunately Varisys, our AmigaOne X1000 hardware partner, had a long-standing relationship with PA Semi and we were able to secure a supply of PA6T CPUs for the AmigaOne X1000 project, making it the first and most probably the only desktop computer based on the unique PA Semi CPU technology as Apple have now closed down the PA Semi product line.
Following intense speculation on several Amiga forums over the identity of the mystery CPU, Thom Holwerda, the Managing Editor of the OSNews website commented on AmigaWorld.net:-
"I can assure you all, with 110% certainty, that the X1000 will NOT carry a processor from PA Semi. If it turns out it does, I will eat my socks and post the video as proof"
We decided to give Thom an exclusive on revealing the identity of the mystery CPU inside the AmigaOne X1000. Rather than the usual staid press release and forcing Thom to eat his own socks we took pity on him and shipped him a special cake decorated with a pair of edible "Boing Ball" socks with a note saying the cake was a gift from A-EON Technology.
Read Holwerda's exclusive report on OSnews:-
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Eat cake not socks!
We also wish to give special thanks to premier Amiga developer Davy Wentzler who helped to coordinate the production and delivery of the "Boing Ball" socks cake.
"The cake was no lie!"
The PA6T CPU paves the way for the introduction of SMP with AmigaOS4.x. Also check out the new multi-core CPUs being developed by Freescale, in particular the 64-bit dual core, 2.2 GHz P5020 and the 8-core, 1.5GHz P4080.
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Wellington, New Zealand , 14th November 2010
AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Programme Update
Following a short delay, Hyperion Entertainment have now informed us they will be contacting all Applicants who applied to join the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Programme within the next couple of weeks. If you applied to join the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Team by returning a signed NDA and making an Advance payment by bank transfer or PayPal and are not contacted by Hyperion by the end of November please send a message to contact(at)a-eon.com with the subject title: AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Query
A-EON Technology CVBA
Wellington, New Zealand , 12th November 2010
AmigaKit announces white version of the AmigaOne X1000 "Boing Ball" Mouse
A new white version of the officially licensed "Boing Ball" Mouse is now available. It has the same specification as the original black version: 1000 DPI optical mouse with scroll wheel (third button), complete with red/silver chequered "Boing Ball" motif and can be ordered in PS/2 or USB version. As before, it is compatible with Classic Amigas by using Cocolino, Micromys, Subway USB or Deneb USB devices.
Note: This mouse can also be used with the SAM 440 well as PC and Mac computers.
Link:
AmigaKit website
A-EON Technology CVBA
Wellington, NZ , 10th November 2010
Following his participation at AmiWest 2010 in Sacramento, A-EON director, Trevor Dickinson attended the monthly Amiga Auckland meeting to deliver a repeat performance of his AmiWest banquet speech. He also took along a Nemo motherboard to allow club members to get a closer look. Trevor wishes to thank the Amiga Auckland group for the hospitality and interest in the AmigaOne X1000 and for sitting through his lengthy slide presentation. Special thanks go to Noel Fuller for providing the tasty refreshments and Garran Whitely for ferrying Trevor safely to and from the meeting.
Links:
Amiga Auckland
Wellington, NZ , 1st November 2010
Following the joint participation of A-EON Technology and Hyperion Entertainment at AmiWest 2010 in Sacramento, A-EON director, Trevor Dickinson has written a personal account of his visit to the show which will be published in Issue 88 of "Amiga Future" magazine. However, Trevor reports that the highlight of the AmiWest show was meeting with Amiga luminaries Carl Sassenrath and Dale Luck. In addition to drinking the excellent wine produced on Carl's Sassenranch Estate, which Carl and his wife Cindy donated to the AmiWest banquet, he also enjoyed his assessment of the AmigaOne X1000 project.
"The X1000 project looks fantastic. I've also been a parallel processing proponent, since before even the Amiga, and it has been a constant thread within my designs over the years"
Also look out for Trevor's article on creating a Multi-Booting Classic Amiga Tower in this month's Amiga Future (Issue 87).
A-EON Technology CVBA
London, 9th October 2010
AmiWest 2010
A-EON Technology is pleased to announce its joint participation with Hyperion Entertainment at the upcoming AmiWest 2010 in Sacramento, California. Come along and meet Trevor Dickinson and see the AmigaOne X1000, in only its third public appearance, being put through its paces by renowned AmigaOS4 developers Thomas and Hans-Joerg Frieden. A-EON is also proud to announce that Trevor Dickinson has been invited by the AmiWest organising committee to present the traditional after banquet speech.
Where: Holiday Inn Express, 2224 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, California
When: October 22-24, 2010
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Beta Test Application Update
Hyperion Entertainment are busy processing the many Beta Test Applications that they received in the last 2 weeks. They have informed us that everyone who applied to join the AmigaOne X1000 Beta Test Programme, by returning a signed NDA and making an Advance payment by bank transfer or PayPal, will be contacted by Hyperion before the end of October.
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Limited Edition "Beta Tester" commemorative badge
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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...
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Amiga Auckland
HDR Lab
