Amiga 3000UX
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The Commodore Amiga 3000UX is a model of the Amiga computer family that was released with Amiga Unix
, a full port of AT&T Unix
System V Release 4 (SVR4), installed along with AmigaOS. The system was otherwise equivalent to the standard A3000
, once the Right-Mouse-Button initiated a boot to Kickstart
(Amiga's BIOS).
At one point, Sun Microsystems
approached Commodore-Amiga Inc. with the offer to produce the A3000UX under license as a low- to mid-range alternative to their high-end Sun workstations.http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=29 That this offer was declined was one of the many management decisions that led to the popular belief that Amiga
would have been a real success story but for the Commodore
management.
It is possible that Commodore (or a third party) repurposed A3000UX machines for standard AmigaOS, as some standard A3000 models have been found with labeling suggesting they were originally to be sold as A3000UX machines.
Amiga Unix
Commodore-Amiga, Inc., in 1990, did a full port of AT&T Unix System V Release 4 for the Amiga computer family , informally known as Amix. Bundled with the Amiga 3000UX, Commodore's Unix was one of the first ports of SVR4 to the 68k architecture...
, a full port of AT&T Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
System V Release 4 (SVR4), installed along with AmigaOS. The system was otherwise equivalent to the standard A3000
Amiga 3000
The Commodore Amiga 3000, or A3000, was the third major release in the Amiga computer family. Released in June 1990, it features improved processing speed, improved rendering of graphics, and a new revision of the operating system...
, once the Right-Mouse-Button initiated a boot to Kickstart
Kickstart (Amiga)
Kickstart is a commonly used term for the bootstrap firmware of the Amiga computers developed by Commodore.Most Amiga models were shipped with the Kickstart firmware stored on ROM chips...
(Amiga's BIOS).
At one point, Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
approached Commodore-Amiga Inc. with the offer to produce the A3000UX under license as a low- to mid-range alternative to their high-end Sun workstations.http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=29 That this offer was declined was one of the many management decisions that led to the popular belief that Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
would have been a real success story but for the Commodore
Commodore International
Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore Business Machines , the U.S.-based home computer manufacturer and electronics manufacturer headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which also housed Commodore's corporate parent company, Commodore International Limited...
management.
It is possible that Commodore (or a third party) repurposed A3000UX machines for standard AmigaOS, as some standard A3000 models have been found with labeling suggesting they were originally to be sold as A3000UX machines.
See also
- Amiga models and variantsAmiga models and variants-Development:The first Amiga computer was the "Lorraine" developed using the Sage IV system. It consisted of a stack of breadboarded circuit boards.-Commodore Amiga models:-PowerPC-based Amiga models :-Video chipsets:...