AmigaOS
The first multimedia operating system
Since 1985
INTRODUCTION
Welcome
Alessio Coci
Student ID: G00474271
This website has been created as part of the Operating Systems and Cloud Computing module, exploring the history, features, and legacy of AmigaOS, one of the most innovative operating systems in computing history.
1985
FIRST RELEASE
13KB
EXEC KERNEL
40+
YEARS OF DEV
4.1
LATEST VERSION
OVERVIEW
What is AmigaOS?
AmigaOS is a family of proprietary native operating systems developed first by Commodore International and introduced with the launch of the first Amiga computer, the Amiga 1000, in 1985.
It was a revolutionary system that brought preemptive multitasking, advanced graphics, and four-channel stereo sound to personal computing.
The system combined a command-line interface with a graphical user interface called Workbench. At its heart was the Exec kernel, an efficient microkernel that could run multiple applications in as little as 256KB of memory.
What set the OS apart was its sophisticated approach to multimedia. The Amiga displayed thousands of colours and had audio capabilities that wouldn’t become standard for nearly a decade.