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Posted by TrevorDick on 2012/6/27 12:36:32 (1814 reads) News by the same author

A-EON Technology and ACube Systems sign RadeonHD driver accord

Cardiff, 26th June 2012

Following our announcement that we have secured the future of RadeonHD graphic drivers for AmigaOS 4 we are pleased to reveal we have now made an agreement with ACube Systems which will allow owners of new AmigaOne 500 and Sam460 systems access to the new RadeonHD drivers and future updates. Registered owners of these new systems will be able to download free RadeonHD driver updates from the A-EON Technology website as and when then become available. Details of how to register will be made available in the near future. Pre-existing AmigaOne 500 owners will also benefit from this agreement. Pre-existing Sam460 owners will still be able to purchase the RadeonHD driver from the A-EON Technology website. ACube's Max Tretene commented on the new agreement, “We're all happy about the securing of the driver development (for AmigaOS 4)”, while Trevor Dickinson added, “Driver support for the latest RadeonHD graphics cards is a massive achievement for AmigaOS 4 and I'm pleased that ACube's customers can benefit from Hans de Ruiter's work. These are exciting times for AmigaOS 4 users.”

We are also pleased to confirm that Hans is making excellent progress with the RadeonHD driver as he works towards the version 1.0 release. The latest version (0.46) has just been uploaded to the AmigaONE X1000 beta test team for testing. Registered AmigaONE X1000 "First Contact" customers will be able download the latest update from the A-EON Technology website in the near future.

About Hans de Ruiter & HDRLab: Hans de Ruiter is an electrical & electronic engineer and leading AmigaOS developer and Amiga enthusiast. His website - HDRLab - details various projects, many of which are AmigaOS related. The biggest of these is the RadeonHD driver for AmigaOS, an ambitious project that aims to deliver modern graphics capabilities for the AmigaOS platform.

About AmigaOS: The AmigaOS dates back to 1985 with the introduction of the landmark Amiga 1000. Today, under the guidance and control of Hyperion Entertainment, AmigaOS has evolved into a modern operating system without losing that intrinsic "Amiga" look and feel.

About the AmigaONE X1000: The AmigaONE X1000 is not like other computers. It is a culmination of efforts by real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create powerful, modern desktop hardware for the AmigaOS. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga's PowerPC lineage and is based on the PA-Semi Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU and includes Xena, a "Software Defined Silicon" co-processor. Above all it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS.

About ACube Systems S.r.l.: ACube Systems are the designers and developers of the Sam440, Sam460 and AmigaOne 500 computer systems for AmigaOS 4.

Web links:

HDR Labs - http://hdrlab.org.nz/
A-EON Technology - http://www.a-eon.com
ACube Systems - http://www.acube-systems.biz/
AmigaOS - http://www.amigaos.net/
AMD RadeonHD - http://www.amd.com/

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Slayer	Published: 2012/6/27 13:07 Updated: 2012/6/27 13:07
Quite a regular Joined: 03/11/2008 From: Dunedin, New Zealand Comments: 868	Re: RadeonHD driver update WTG! I also want to say to everyone to try and relax in future, you have to stop sweating the SMALL stuff, because the BIGGER stuff out weighs it many many fold. We're going places we wouldn't have dreamed of a few years ago, don't let petty attitude or short sight arrogance get in your way. I'm doing what I can to support AmigaOS 100% and that involves me reaching into my pockets on occassion too, and you know what? I Bloody Well Love It! Lets get it done, lets keep the party going!!!!!! Would the reality check kill joys and the myth buster party poopers just please keep at bay, these times don't have to be your dreams, but for some of us they are, and that is exactly where computing is fun, we are positive and we get our hands dirty! Something wonderful has happened...

Elwood	Published: 2012/6/27 14:18 Updated: 2012/6/27 14:18
Just can't stay away Joined: 12/09/2006 From: Lyon, France Comments: 1370	Re: RadeonHD driver update @Slayer. Exactly. We have still many things to do to make AmigaOS become an OS everybody wants to have. There is a huge challenge in front us and this is what makes it interesting.

sicky	Published: 2012/6/27 15:18 Updated: 2012/6/27 15:18
Not too shy to talk Joined: 12/03/2006 From: Essex, UK Comments: 418	Re: RadeonHD driver update Waiting for the new drivers

Kicko	Published: 2012/6/27 19:57 Updated: 2012/6/27 19:57
Just can't stay away Joined: 10/25/2007 From: Gothenburg / Sweden Comments: 1175	Re: RadeonHD driver update Now everything sounds less complex. All this stuff should have been in talk before doing first announcement.

Hans	Published: 2012/6/28 0:49 Updated: 2012/6/28 0:49
Home away from home Joined: 01/26/2007 From: New Zealand Comments: 2797	Re: RadeonHD driver update This is great news. Hans

ChrisH	Published: 2012/6/29 18:31 Updated: 2012/6/29 18:31
Home away from home Joined: 05/19/2007 From: England Comments: 3582	Re: RadeonHD driver update @Kicko In an ideal world. But A-Eon & ACube are separate companies.

sicky	Published: 2012/7/1 12:31 Updated: 2012/7/1 12:31
Not too shy to talk Joined: 12/03/2006 From: Essex, UK Comments: 418	Re: RadeonHD driver update Just grateful they are being developed, something to look forward too

	Published: 2012/7/1 17:58 Updated: 2012/7/1 17:58
Joined: From: Comments:	Re: RadeonHD driver update Great news, but AMD just dropped support for 4000 and 5000 series, we are advancing but yet behind ...

Hans	Published: 2012/7/2 3:24 Updated: 2012/7/2 5:23
Home away from home Joined: 01/26/2007 From: New Zealand Comments: 2797	Re: RadeonHD driver update @vox Quote: Great news, but AMD just dropped support for 4000 and 5000 series, we are advancing but yet behind ... I think you read incorrectly; AMD have dropped support for the 4000 series and older in their Windows 8 drivers. The 5000 series and newer are still supported. That makes sense as the 5000 and 6000 series are very similar. I've also heard recently that you need an experimental kernel in order to be able to use the Radeon HD 6000 series with Debian Linux. All-in-all, I think that we're doing quite well. Hans

Slayer	Published: 2012/7/2 13:11 Updated: 2012/7/2 13:11
Quite a regular Joined: 03/11/2008 From: Dunedin, New Zealand Comments: 868	Re: RadeonHD driver update Quote: All-in-all, I think that we're doing quite well. Absolutely!

	Published: 2012/7/2 18:20 Updated: 2012/7/2 18:20
Joined: From: Comments:	Re: RadeonHD driver update Yes we are Hans, but it is said to hear nVidia dropped Linux support and ATI also. No one loves the small man Except you, off course. Thanks big time~!