Editorial

Remember the date - Saturday, September the 20th, 2003. Remember the place, the Pianeta Amiga show in Empoli. Remember the names - Max Tretene and Stefano Guidetti. The day many said would never, could have happen is now in the past.

AmigaOS4.0 is now running on the AmigaOne.

In fact by the time you read this, the AmigaOS4.0 team will probably be embarrassed by just what was shown, such is the speed at which improvements and enhancements are being added to the product. Further shows in Rotterdam and Toulouse over the next month or so will see the momentum continuing to build towards the moment we have all been waiting for, the first new Amiga hardware and software in almost a decade.

We now have three of the most impressive products of all time: Candy Factory, Audio Evolution and now Pagestream announced for AmigaOS4.0 and more applications are due to be announced over the next few months. We are also working hard with several clients on seeing the AmigaOS appearing in a variety of non-desktop products, although announcements will only be made when the products are further along.

We are still are not yet ready to provide an official release date for AmigaOS4.0 but with AmigaOS4.0 now running on the AmigaOne, we have crossed the last major technical barrier and from here on in, we have just a few tasks left, the biggest being the movement of graphics.library and picasso96 to PPC.

The AmigaOS4.0 project has been one of the greatest examples of the strength of the Amiga community - commitment, loyalty, patience and an unselfish desire to see our platform brought back to life and made ready for the challenges of the future. In particular, congratulations are due to the entire AmigaOS4.0 development team for having answered all the jibes, criticisms and slander from their detractors with the best retort possible - AmigaOS4.0 in front of you.