The new year, the new century, is going to sweep in many changes. The computer as we know it is
changing rapidly - hardware is getting faster and more powerful, computers are shrinking into ever
smaller packages or lurking stealth-like in an array of new information devices. We all know this, it was
what Gateway/Amiga was originally aiming to present to the world right about now, heralding the next
generation of Amiga. Okay, there are rumours going around that this will still happen, and it'll be great if
it does, but it's not something that should be relied upon or expected.
This editorial has shifted in recent months to highlighting where the Amiga spirit is directly moving to,
'post-Amiga' projects aimed at taking that creative spirit of the Amiga, adding a dash of technological
evolution and unleashing it upon the world. Not just for the benefit of the hardy few sticking with their
Amigas but for everyone. In a way, there has never been a more receptive time - Linux is on the rise and
making the heady transition from the server to the desktop, the iMac has become one of the fastest selling
personal computers, Palm has overwhelmed WinCE (I'm sorry "Windows Powered" now) in the
handheld market, and Microsoft are having to keep one eye on the American DoJ as they go about their
business. People are gradually becoming very aware that there are alternatives to the clunky, inelegant
solutions that proliferate in a large proportion of the personal computer market... if they spend a little
extra time looking.
Taking a brief look at the four major initiatives I'm personally involved in should help give a flavour of
what's going on with the Amiga. These are by no means the only ones - and if any other projects feel
they would like some publicity, they are welcome to get in contact and become the subject of an article
next year. Of the ones below, only Phoenix hasn't yet been covered fully as part of this editorial - expect
an article next year.
KOSH, the community operating system and hardware project founded by Fleecy Moss in 1998, is going
strong (if quiet), gearing up for some interesting developments next year. Amino, the company founded
by Fleecy Moss and Bill McEwan to continue the ideas of the now-abandoned Amiga MCC and
associated devices, has also been working quietly behind-the-scenes on their own developments, some of
