Hyperion Entertainment CVBA and AmigaKit are pleased to announce that AmigaOS4.1 Classic is now shipping!
Where To Buy:
AmigaKit.com (or direct link to AmigaOS 4.1 Classic)
AmigaOS 4.1 Classic, the long awaited Classic Amiga system update is now available to purchase! It updates your Classic Amiga equipped with CyberStorm PPC or Blizzard PPC to the latest AmigaOS 4.1 (Update 2) standard and builds on the foundations of AmigaOS 4.0. This is the first major update for Classic Amigas for three years.
Supplied on Amiga CD with Boot Installation Floppy Disk, two printed manuals and box. In addition, a comprehensive AmigaOS 4.1 Classic FAQ and File System comparison chart is included on the CD in PDF format.
New Features of AmigaOS 4.1 Classic:
Improved bootloader with large table MMU support
Updated kernel offering increased stability in low memory conditions
Support for virtual memory via harddisk paging
ZorRAM and DKB 3128 support as memory pagers
Improved (future proof) Mediator support with Radeon 9200 and 9250 using up to 256MB of video memory (correct voltage graphics card required)
Support for PCI sound card (ESS SOLO-1 based cards)
Warp3D hardware acceleration support for Radeon, Voodoo 3/4/5 and Cybervision / Blizzardvision PPC (stable beta version for Permedia2-based cards)
DDC automatic monitor detection for Radeon and Voodoo 3
Hardware compositing engine (Radeon only) with software fall-back
Native FastATA driver support
Selected SATA PCI card support
Intelligent Installer for PCI / Zorro with automatic AGA fallback support
New classic styled Bootlogo and Backdrops
The minimum requirements are:
An Amiga 1200, 3000(T), or 4000(T) with Blizzard PPC or Cyberstorm PPC accelerator card
Minimum 96MB memory installed on Blizzard PPC or Cyberstorm PPC
Kickstart 3.0 ROMS
IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive (on Cyberstorm PPC) for installation
1GB hard disk drive on IDE internal port or Cyberstorm PPC SCSI
Amiga 880K Floppy Disc Drive
The recommended configuration (in addition to the minimum) is:
Prometheus or Mediator PCI BusBoard with a compatible Radeon graphics card* (see Note below)
RTL8029 based PCI Network card
ZorRAM 128MB or 256MB Zorro 3 Memory card (or other compatible Zorro 3 memory card) (Amiga 3/4000 only)
20GB or larger hard disk drive on Cyberstorm PPC SCSI or internal IDE port
256MB RAM (Blizzard PPC only)
*Note: Radeon graphics card support limited to Mediator PCI busboards only at present- this possibly will be extended to Prometheus PCI in future updates.
This update is the result of many months of hard work to bring new life to Classic Amigas. Special thanks go to Carl Moppett, Darren Eveland, Steven Solie, Joerg Strohmayer, Thomas and Hans-Joerg Frieden, Martin Merz, ACube, Michael Boehmer (E3B), Tobias Seiler, Elbox, and the many AmigaOS 4 developers and beta testers and other contributors to this product.
Hyperion and AmigaKit would also like to thank all Amiga Users for their continued support. Without you it would not have been possible. We hope that you enjoy using AmigaOS 4.1 Classic and look forward to the exciting updates that we have planned in the near future!