AmigaOS
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AmigaOS is the native multitasking operating system originally developed for Commodore's Amiga personal computers, known for its advanced graphics and multimedia capabilities for its time.
Aliases (10)
- Amiga Workbench user interface ×1
- AmigaDOS ×1
- AmigaOS 1.0 ×1
- AmigaOS 1.x ×1
- AmigaOS 2.0 ×1
- AmigaOS 3.0 ×1
- AmigaOS 3.1 ×1
- AmigaOS 4 ×1
- AmigaOS 4.0 ×1
- AmigaOS 4.x ×1
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microkernel-based operating system
→
operating system → proprietary software → |
| architecture |
Motorola 68000
→
Motorola 68020 → Motorola 68030 → Motorola 68040 → Motorola 68060 → PowerPC → |
| bootMethod |
Kickstart ROM
→
disk-based Workbench → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
→
|
| developer |
Amiga, Inc.
→
Commodore International → Hyperion Entertainment → |
| fileSystem |
Amiga File System
→
Fast File System → Smart File System (via third-party) → |
| hasComponent |
AmigaDOS
→
Exec.library → Intuition.library → dos.library → gadtools.library → graphics.library → icon.library → utility.library → workbench.library → |
| historicalImportance |
influential in demo scene and video production
→
pioneering home computer OS for multimedia → |
| influenced |
AROS Research Operating System
→
Amiga-like desktop environments → MorphOS → |
| initialReleaseDate |
1985
→
|
| initialReleaseVersion |
AmigaOS 1.0
→
|
| kernelName |
Exec
→
|
| kernelType |
microkernel
→
|
| latestReleaseStatus |
actively maintained (AmigaOS 4 branch)
→
|
| latestReleaseVersion |
AmigaOS 4.x
→
|
| license |
proprietary
→
|
| notableApplication |
AmigaBASIC
→
Deluxe Paint → LightWave 3D → Scala MM400 → |
| notableFeature |
device and handler abstraction
→
integrated GUI and CLI → message-passing between tasks → preemptive multitasking on home computers in the 1980s → shared libraries system → |
| operatingSystemFamily |
AmigaOS family
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|
| originalManufacturer |
Commodore Amiga
→
|
| platform |
Amiga
→
Amiga 1200 → Amiga 2000 → Amiga 3000 → Amiga 4000 → Amiga 500 → AmigaOne → Pegasos II → Sam440ep → Sam460ex → |
| programmingLanguageSupport |
ARexx
→
Amiga E → Assembly language → C → |
| supportsAudio |
4-channel PCM audio
→
|
| supportsFileSystems |
FAT (via handlers)
→
ISO 9660 (via handlers) → SCSI devices → |
| supportsGraphics |
blitter-based acceleration
→
hardware sprites → planar graphics → |
| supportsMultimedia |
advanced audio for its time
→
advanced graphics for its time → |
| supportsMultitasking |
multithreading (cooperative at application level)
→
preemptive multitasking → |
| supportsNetworking |
integrated TCP/IP stack in AmigaOS 4
→
via third-party TCP/IP stacks on classic Amiga → |
| targetAudience |
game developers
→
home computer users → multimedia content creators → video production professionals → |
| userInterface |
CLI (AmigaShell)
→
Intuition → Workbench → |
Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Commodore Amiga 1000
→
Commodore Amiga 2000 → Commodore Amiga 3000 → Commodore Amiga 4000 → |
operatingSystem |
|
Commodore Amiga 4000
("AmigaOS 3.0")
→
Commodore Amiga 4000 ("AmigaOS 3.1") → |
defaultOperatingSystemVersion |
|
Star user interface
("Amiga Workbench user interface")
→
|
influenced |
|
AmigaOS
("AmigaOS 1.0")
→
|
initialReleaseVersion |
|
AmigaOS
("AmigaOS 4.x")
→
|
latestReleaseVersion |
|
Commodore Amiga 4000
→
|
operatingSystemFamily |
|
Commodore Amiga 3000
("AmigaDOS")
→
|
operatingSystemFeature |
|
AmigaOne computers
("AmigaOS 4.0")
→
|
operatingSystemSupport |
|
Commodore Amiga 2000
("AmigaOS 1.x")
→
|
operatingSystemVersion |
|
Commodore Amiga 3000
("AmigaOS 2.0")
→
|
operatingSystemVersionAtLaunch |
|
Commodore Amiga 500
→
|
platform |
|
AmigaOne computers
("AmigaOS 4")
→
|
platformFor |
|
Motorola 68000 family
→
|
supportedOperatingSystem |