SPONSORED ARTICLE – NEW A1200NG LAUNCH AT AMIGAKIT.COM
It’s a remarkable world that we live in. While the PC and Mac scene is getting more and more strict. Amiga is blessed with a community that is here to provide computers that aims at giving you experience. The new A1200NG from amigakit.com is no exception to that! A totally new take on the well known Amiga 1200 from Commodore and Escom.
The A1200NG represents a modern take on a classic computer, allowing fans to continue enjoying their Amiga 1200 systems with improved hardware. So, if you have a faulty Amiga 1200, you can replace its motherboard with this one.
Modern Reimplementation of Amiga 1200
The A1200NG is a newly designed motherboard by amigakit.com that aims to provide a modern reimplementation of the classic Amiga 1200. This means it’s built with contemporary components while striving to maintain compatibility with the original Amiga 1200’s hardware and software.
AmigaKit.com is a key source for this motherboard. They are offering the A1200NG for purchase right now. With A600GS development going well, the same system is implemented for A1200NG which is great. AmiBench that comes for free with A600GS is also delivered free.
The A1200NG is designed for Amiga enthusiasts at amigakit.com who want to enjoy their classic Amiga with newer, more reliable hardware. It delivers a Amiga flame for the amazing Amiga 1200. A perfect solution with lots of power!
AmiBench replaces AmigaOS on The A1200
AmiBench is a proprietary desktop environment developed by AmigaKit Ltd. It is already running well on their new A600GS and now on the new A1200NG systems.
The aim with AmiBench is to provide a user-friendly experience for Amiga users, particularly those new to the platform. Here you have a 32bit fully multitasking system that works on all kinds of monitors using HDMI.
It appears that AmigaKit has taken AROS components and then created their own system around it. So it is not purely AROS. I really hope that it will become open source in the end so more Amigans can participate into it and even release it for other Amiga next Classic and gen projects.
There are ongoing discussions within the Amiga community about the precise nature of AmiBench and its relationship to AROS. This highlights the complexity of the situation.
Including AmiBench it is also important to point out that you can install any other AmigaOS if you own license to it. You can have several Kickstarts installed also.
AmiStore improves the life of AmiBench a lot
Not only does AmiBench have a huge tools archive at Aminet, but the AmigaOS 4 Amistore App Store from A-EON Technology is arriving shortly for A1200NG. This app store will allow community developers to sell their new games and applications to the growing user base.
I really hope that AmiStore can be released for AmigaOS 3.2, MorphOS and other AROS distributions too in the future. Together, AmiStore can unite and bring bigger software titles to the platform. Aminet is massive, but it doesn’t give users income unless the developers releases their software as Shareware. With AmiStore, A-EON creates what Apple or Microsoft can’t in the same way.
The future looks really bright for AmiBench and I can reveal that the development is going well. I am part of the beta testing team and can reveal that AmiBench as it is now is how it all should have been launched. Well, A600GS ain’t abandoned at all. It’s a proof of that users wants it to improve. I love the dedication that amigakit.com got to this and A1200NG deserves to be loved by Amigans that want a full Amiga A600GS experience with Amiga 1200 keyboard etc.
The A1200NG Specifications
So, what do you get when purchasing The A1200NG? You know by now that AmiBench and lots of software. Here you get titles such as Personal Paint, OctaMED 8 and games such as Super Skidmarks and Virtua GP is included, but then what sort of hardware is included?
The important A1200NG Hardware Specifications:
- CPU:
- The A1200NG utilizes an ARM-based processor. Specifically an All winner H618 Quad-Core Cortex-A53 ARM – 1.5Ghz.
- GPU:
- Arm Mali-G31 MP2 GPU.
- RAM:
- 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM.
- 1GB of that RAM is allocated to the AmiBench
- Storage:
- Options for 64GB or 128GB of storage, via MicroSD Card.
- Connectivity:
- Ethernet / Wifi 5 / Bluetooth 5.
- Multiple USB 2.0 ports.
- Micro HDMI Port.
- RS232 Serial Port (DB25).
- 2x 9 Pin D-Sub connection for Classic 9 Pin Amiga Joysticks/mouse.
- Other Features:
- 34-pin Floppy Header: for use with real floppy drives.
- Compact Flash Reader.
- Stereo Audio Ports.
- Internal USB headers for connection of optional USB to SATA or USB to IDE adapters.
It is important to know that The A1200NG is designed for being used in your already existing Amiga 1200 chasing. The price for The A1200NG is affordable.
The A1200NG is slightly more expensive than A600GS, but it also includes Serial port etc that is a addon for A600GS.
The pricetag at $216 ain’t too bad for what you get. With the specifications above, this is a nice replacement for the Amiga 1200 you had. Also check amigakit.com purchase site for all the details. You do get a lot software pre-installed like on A600GS too. Welcome to the A1200NG.
