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»QNX® and phase 5 Team Up to Provide Migration Path for AMIGA® Users
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kanata, Canada and Oberursel, Germany - July 22, 1999 - QNX Software Systems and phase 5 digital products have announced a licensing agreement that allows phase 5 to port the QNX Neutrino OS to its current line of PowerUPTM accelerators for Amiga computers.
Once the port is completed, the two companies will donate a runtime version of the OS free of charge to the Amiga community. This version will run on all current 603/604-based PowerUP boards.
"By teaming up with the leading manufacturer of hardware upgrades for Amiga computers, we're taking the next step in our growing commitment to the Amiga community," said Dan Dodge, CTO at QNX Software Systems. "More importantly, Amiga developers will benefit in at least two ways. First, they can use their existing Amiga computers to develop next-generation multimedia applications based on the QNX Neutrino OS. QNX application development will be completely self-hosted; no PCs required. Second, they can run their legacy Amiga applications and new QNX applications simultaneously, thanks to a powerful 68k emulator from phase 5, which will provide Amiga OS 3.x support."
"QNX provides all the software functionality - and more - to fulfill the expectations of the many users who still believe in the original Amiga vision: a vision of technical superiority, innovation, and just plain fun," said Wolf Dietrich, general manager of phase 5 digital products. "By putting all these features, OS services, and tools straight into the hands of Amiga developers, we expect that a large number of applications running under QNX for PowerUP boards will be released quickly."
Phase 5 also has the option to license QNX for future standalone systems based on next-generation PowerPC processors.
Availability
The QNX Neutrino OS for PowerUP boards, including applications, windowing system, drivers, and Amiga 68k emulation system, will ship with the new phase 5 Blizzard and Cyberstorm G3 accelerators, which are scheduled for delivery in Fall 99.
| For users of current 603/604-based PowerUP boards, the ported runtime |
| package will be available for free download via the Internet, or on CD for |
| a nominal fee (to cover handling and postage). |
About QNX Software Systems
Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is the industry leader in realtime, microkernel OS technology. The company has established a strong customer base in a variety of industries, including consumer electronics, telecommunications, aerospace, medical instrumentation, process control, point-of-sale, and telephony. QNX products are distributed in over 100 countries worldwide. Visit www.qnx.com.
About phase 5 digital products
Phase 5 digital products, located in Oberursel near Frankfurt, Germany, is a privately held hardware design and manufacturing company, founded in 1992. The company started as a hardware developer and manufacturer of Amiga add-ons, and by the mid-90s became the leading vendor of accelerators, graphics boards, and SCSI controllers for the Amiga platform. Since 1996, the company has been expanding into the Macintosh add-on market and has become recognized worldwide as a manufacturer of upgrade products for PowerMacs and compatibles. Phase 5 has shipped more than 100,000 hardware upgrades, and received more than two dozen product of the year awards. Visit www.phase5.de.
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(Source: QNX)
