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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
microkernel-based operating system
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ |
| architecture |
Motorola 68000 family
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68000
Motorola 68020 microprocessor ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68020
Motorola 68030 microprocessor ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68030
Motorola 68040 microprocessor ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68040
Motorola 68060 ⓘ PowerPC ⓘ |
| bootMethod |
Kickstart
ⓘ
surface form:
Kickstart ROM
disk-based Workbench ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer |
Amiga Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga, Inc.
Commodore International ⓘ Hyperion Entertainment ⓘ |
| fileSystem |
Amiga Fast File System (later versions)
ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga File System
Fast File System ⓘ Smart File System (via third-party) ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
AmigaDOS
ⓘ
Exec ⓘ
surface form:
Exec.library
Intuition.library ⓘ dos.library ⓘ gadtools.library ⓘ graphics.library ⓘ icon.library ⓘ utility.library ⓘ Workbench ⓘ
surface form:
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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
AmigaOS 1.0
|
| kernelName | Exec ⓘ |
| kernelType | microkernel ⓘ |
| latestReleaseStatus | actively maintained (AmigaOS 4 branch) ⓘ |
| latestReleaseVersion |
AmigaOS
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| originalManufacturer |
Amiga
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore Amiga
|
| platform |
Amiga
ⓘ
Commodore Amiga 1200 ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga 1200
Commodore Amiga 2000 ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga 2000
Commodore Amiga 3000 ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga 3000
Commodore Amiga 4000 ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga 4000
Commodore Amiga 500 ⓘ
surface form:
Amiga 500
AmigaOne computers ⓘ
surface form:
AmigaOne
Pegasos II ⓘ Sam440ep ⓘ Sam460ex ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageSupport |
ARexx
ⓘ
Amiga E ⓘ Assembly language ⓘ C ⓘ |
| supportsAudio | 4-channel PCM audio ⓘ |
| supportsFileSystems |
FAT (via handlers)
ⓘ
ISO 9660 ⓘ
surface form:
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 (108)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amiga Workbench user interface
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 1.x
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 2.0
this entity surface form:
AmigaDOS
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 3.0
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 3.1
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.0
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 1.0
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.x
subject surface form:
Original Amiga chipset
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS team
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 2.x
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 3.x
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.x
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS technology
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 1.2
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 1.3
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.1
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.x
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.1
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4
this entity surface form:
AmigaOS 4.1