Talking of the OS, the system is powered by Linux and Amiberry 3.3. The product has a partnership with Cloanto, so includes all the required Kickstart chips and software necessary to run classic games and software library of the Amiga 68k platform. It's the first mini computer / console that could of offered a much more complete and modern Operating System than other computers/consoles that have been made into Minis before (like the C64).Īmiga can do a lot of serious stuff, it can access the internet, access email, write documents, photo editing, produce music, 3d modeling, cgi tv effects, programming etc, it's a shame that the system admit the serious side of Amiga platform, hacks / updates will have to appear to turn this into a complete computer it should of been. However the A500 mini is clearly a more mainstream, more consumer friendly, a high quality case, fully licensed and most importantly marketed in big retail stores that current efforts haven't quite achieved.Īn important part of the Amiga that has been overlooked is Amigas serious side, the Amiga was much more than just a gaming system it was a full home computer. they also made a trailer ( ) This version was only given out in competitions, reviewers and Youtubers. Game in the UK offered a extra t-shirt with your pre-order, Smythstoys offered a 4Gb Flash USB stick in Floppy disk form and likely the best and most exclusive version was made by Koch Media UK & Ireland to promote the launch presented the system in a 80s TV box form that would open up with music from Rick Ashley never going to give you up, 80s sweets, the USB floppy disk and a Casio Watch ( twitter unboxing). It seems there was a number of exclusive packages put together by companies to promote the A500 mini, It's currently on sale from a number of big retailers and web sites, RRP is £119.99 in the UK. The system will also support third party controllers (PlayStation / Xbox), joysticks, mouses and usb keyboards. The accessories will also be available to buy separately, in the UK the price of the Mouse will be £19.99 and the GamePad £19.99, interestingly the GamePad will be in black CD32 colors, unlike the white colour of the one included.
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