The Amiga Emulator
CD-ROM

Amiga Forever is the all-in-one Amiga emulation and connectivity environment for PCs, officially licensed by Amiga International.

The Amiga computer, launched by Commodore in 1985, combined superior multimedia technology with ease of use, inspiring millions of the most creative and enthusiastic computer users ever.

Amiga Forever is the award-winning and officially-licensed Amiga emulation, operating system and connectivity solution. This Premium Edition blends high-quality software and original content with the ultimate set of videos to chronicle and let you experience firsthand the history, culture, challenges and passion behind the Amiga.
Features of Amiga Forever 2005 include:

* Emulation of Amiga hardware (allows you to run Amiga software on your PC*)
* Original Amiga ROM and OS files (all versions from 1.0 to 3.X)
* Additional emulation and drivers (RTG, SCSI, TCP/IP, AHI, CDTV, CD³², etc.)
* Preconfigured WinUAE and WinFellow emulation engines with auto-updates**
* Preinstalled games, demos and applications (web browser, paint, etc.)
* Support for thousands of downloadable Amiga games and applications***
* Amiga Explorer and Amiga Files data sharing framework
* Optionally-bootable CD, based on KX Light (boots any PC into Amiga OS)
* More than five hours of "must-see" Amiga videos (two dual-layer DVDs)
* Special features and gallery of items of historical interest
* Much, much more...


See these pages for important additional information:

* Amiga Explorer
* KX Light
* Gallery
* Videos
* Games

System Requirements (Windows Software)

* Operating system: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista
* CPU: 500 MHz (800 MHz recommended)
* RAM: 64 MB (128 MB recommended)
* Hard disk: 60 MB Free
* Video: high color or true color
* Sound: optional
* DirectX: 8.0
* Audiences: everyone 10+


Videos

* Media: DVD-9 x 2
* DVD region: 0 (all regions)
* Video system: NTSC (compatible with most PAL players)
* Aspect ratio: 4:3 (videos respect original format)
* Audio: English stereo, English mono
* Subtitles: English, Italian
* Special Features: Interactive menus, scene access, subtitles
* Audiences: 13+ for expletives, brief profanity and drinking

CD

* Amiga Forever Plus Edition

DVD 1

* Launch of Amiga (1985, 17´)
* Inside Commodore (1988, 40´)
* Jay Miner Speech (1989, 49´)
* Jay Miner Interview (1990, 9´)
* History of the Amiga (1992, 43´)

DVD 2

* The Deathbed Vigil (1994, 118´)
* Dave Haynie Interview (2001, 55´)
* Amiga Faces Picture Gallery



* Emulation software for Windows is ready to run (from CD or after installation, no additional downloads required). Amiga ROM and OS files can be used for emulation on other platforms (e.g. Mac OS, GNU/Linux, etc., may require manual installation, may be unsupported, and may require download of additional free software).
** Automatic updates require internet connection and Software Director (included).
*** Additional downloads require internet connection (legal download sites are listed on web site).

October 7, 2005 - Cloanto released today Amiga Forever 2005,
the official Amiga emulation, OS, connectivity, history and
support suite, now featuring 20 GB of software, data and videos
to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Amiga computer.

Amiga Forever 2005 is available in three editions:

- Online Edition (downloadable installer for
Windows systems, $29.95)
http://www.amigaforever.com/online/

- Plus Edition (downloadable CD ISO image with Windows and
platform-neutral additional content, $39.95)
http://www.amigaforever.com/plus/

- Premium Edition (a physical package containing the Plus
Edition CD, two DVDs and an Amiga "Boing" epoxy dome decal,
combined with an instant download of the installer
for Windows, $59.95)
http://www.amigaforever.com/premium/

Previous versions of Amiga Forever included more limited
multimedia content on a single CD. After almost two years of
work, the new Premium Edition version features more than five
hours of "must-see" videos on two professionally-authored
dual-layer DVDs.

All versions of Amiga Forever include Amiga OS 1.3 and 3.X
files that make it possible to run "Classic" Amiga software
(including thousands of legally-downloadable games, demos and
other Amiga applications) on any PC, with special support for
the Windows platform, but also compatible with Mac OS X and
GNU/Linux systems.

On the software side, the new version makes use of XML-based
technology to more easily download, install and run
Amiga games and demos, more of which are now also included
in the package itself. Amiga Forever 2005 introduces
several changes that will make the transition to Windows Vista
as smooth as possible (and it already runs fine on the latest
beta, too), especially if the Amiga emulation and OS are hosted
in an environment that does not have administrator privileges.
But Amiga Forever is not just about games and videos:
professional users will for example appreciate the improved
SCSI-passthrough functionality and drivers, a feature that is
missing even in high-end "virtual systems", and that aims to
assist in the recovery of old data that may otherwise have
been considered lost.

Last but not least, the Premium Edition features the new
"Boing" decals, which Cloanto originally introduced with the
launch of Amiga Forever 1.0 in 1997. The new epoxy dome decals
are printed in three colors on brushed metal, and, by popular
demand, will from now on be included in every package.

At the same time, the Amiga Forever web site at
www.amigaforever.com just went live with over 200 new or
updated pages. The site includes additional information about
the different versions, including screenshots, technology
tutorials, links to game and demo download sites, and much
more.

As always, the Amiga Forever Team at Cloanto would like to
thank the Amiga Community for its support over the past 20
years, which made everything possible, from the first steps
developing software for the Amiga, to this new version of Amiga
Forever.


LINKS

Amiga Forever Home Page
http://www.amigaforever.com

Amiga Forever RSS Feed
http://www.amigaforever.com/rss.xml

Amiga Forever Banners
http://www.amigaforever.com/banners/