'AmigaOS 3.1.4' which was upgraded after 24 years is officially released

AmigaOS is the exclusive OS of PC · Amiga that was released by computer company · Commodore once existed in the United States. " AmigaOS 3.1.4 " which is the latest version of "AmigaOS 3.1" released in 1994 just before bankruptcy of Commodore was officially released from Belgian software company · Hyperion Entertainment on September 30, 2018 .

AmigaOS 3.1.4
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Amiga is a PC released from Commodore, a brand that gained popularity mainly in Europe from the late 1980's to the early 1990's. Amiga has outstanding graphic performance among contemporary PCs and was loved by many artists. For example, in Japan, CG animation of children's program " Ugougo Ruga " broadcasted on Fuji TV series was produced using Amiga.

by Patric Klöter

Amiga had its own OS developed by Commodore. Initially it was called "Kickstart" "Workbench", etc. It was officially called "AmigaOS" from Version 3.1 released in 1994.

However, the PC market in the early 1990s was deprived of most share of PC / AT compatible machines and Macintosh, the cost of the niche growing Amiga series increased, Commodore went bankrupt in 1994 It was. Amiga Inc., which succeeded Amiga's rights, released "Amiga One" as a successor to Amiga, and AmigaOS 4.0 was released for Amiga One in 2006. In addition, AmigaOS 4.0 startup sound was composed by Mr. Susumu Hirasawa, a musician known for having loved Amiga since the 1980s.

Hirasawa Susumu - Eastern-boot (Amiga OS 4.0 startup sound) - YouTube


AmigaOS 3.1.4 released this time is the latest version of the last OS "AmigaOS 3.1" released under the name of Commodore. Since Hyperion Entertainment owns the right to develop, modify, sell, and distribute AmigaOS at the time of writing the article, this release will be official. The official version upgrade of AmigaOS 3.1 will be done for the first time in about 24 years. Hyperion Entertainment says, 'AmigaOS 3.1.4 is probably as big an upgrade as OS 3.9, stability and robustness are more than ever'.

AmigaOS version up specification released by Hyperion Entertainment is as follows.

· Modify / update / add more disk-based core OS components · Native support of all Motorola 680x0 CPUs and robust autoconfiguration process · Super floppy format such as large capacity hard disk or MO · Modernization of AmigaOS's graphical shell "Workbench" · Addition of tools capable of salvaging data from floppy disk and hard disk · Significant redesign of Amiga CLI / AmigaShell which is AmigaOS command line interpreter (CLI) · Improvement of AmigaOS file handler CrossDOS and CD-ROM file system · Response to printer driver upgrade, PCL and PostScript etc · In addition to icons designed with four conventional colors, colorful icons designed by professionals Add set

Also, there are new limited wallpaper drawn for AmigaOS 3.1.4.

AmigaOS 3.1.4 is available for Amiga 500/600/2000, for Amiga 1200, for Amiga 3000, for Amiga 4000, and for Amiga 4000 T. These are available for downloading at $ 34.44 (about 3800 yen) each.