This page gives news bites. It doesn't (usually) give long detailed news articles. Its intended to be a way of catching up with the news quickly. Where possible I give links to fuller information.

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In a recent Interview Mick Tinker seemed confident that the recent news would not affect Boxer sales. Index Information have a partnership with Phase 5 over PPC. they are part of this arrangement with Haage & Partner and are confident that there will be upgrading of the OS in "Classic" Amigas.
(Updated 17th May 1998)
• It seems that Phase 5 and Haage & Partner have been shocked to their senses by the x86 news. Today they announced that they would co-operate in their PowerPC support. About time lads! There is talk of working on news OS extensions for PPC and work is being done on an alternative to the x86 "Bridge" system, a proposal for which will be put to AInc.
  (Updated 20th May 1998)

• For my personal opinions on the Amiga Inc news, check out Ego Talking
• An excellent overview of whats happened and how Amigan's are reacting to it can be found at SQUID'S RUMOUR MILL.
• Well the earthquake has hit, but the shockwave is still moving. Amiga Inc weren't kidding when they said they had a big announcement. hey it even got onto news.com.
  The best summary of events plus IRC conference logs is at http://www.primenet.com/~jweb/woa98news.html .
  Read this stuff carefully. There's a lot of rumours floating about that aren't at all accurate.
  (Updated 17th May 1998)

• Yet more hype about WOA. This time from the unusual source Computer Trade Weekly. A UK, industry magazine. They have a small article in the 11th May edition.
  The article talks about an Amiga with PC compatibility and a target price of around £500-£700. A mock up may be demonstrated at the show with a working prototype on show at Cologne later in the year. The final computer to be on sale in around 18 months time.
  None of this has been confirmed by Gateway or Amiga and no sources were quoted, however, several details do fit in with the hints that have been given, like the mock up on display and the final release in 18 months. Not long till we find out now.
  (Updated 13th May 1998)

• I recieved this little gem via email today.

  " Was given permission today to announce that the Amiga Inc web site will open for business on 5-15-98!!! It will have some 'interesting' tidbits for all to enjoy.
  Please help me by passing this far and wide ... they would like as many as possible to know about the opening!
  Thanks,
  Gary Peake "

  Its worth noting that 5-15-98 is the same day that the press conference occurs at London WOA. The one thats touted as featuring the Amiga Inc X years business plan.
  (Updated 12th May 1998)

• I think the Amiga world could do to visit Acronyms Anonymous. Meet the ACLG (Amiga Community Liason Group) who's sole purpose is to try and ensure that all the other groups talk to each other. Their first project is the Amiga News Feed.. This gives a central source of uncensored news which web sites/magazines etc. can use.
  (Updated 11th May 1998)

• Genetic Species, the widely anticipated 3D Doom style game is finally complete and will be available at (yup again) the World of Amiga show in London.
  (Updated 11th May 1998)

• The World of Amiga show in London on the weekend of the 15th - 17th May is set to be the scene for Amiga Incs long anticipated announcement of its plans.Indeed its all go at WOA. You can also look forward to the Amiga Theme CD (yup we've got a song now!). Those who aren't going to be there can keep up with events on IRC.
  Amiganet.org on Channel #amiga
  Beyondirc.net on Channel #team*amiga
  (Updated 11th May 1998)

• EDITED LOG OF THE IRC CONFERENCE (02/05/98)
  (Updated 2nd May 1998)
• Toysoft Development announce the release of Airmail Pro V3.0 and WorldNews V1.0, an email client and a newsreader respectively. Check out their site for more details.
  (Updated 3rd May 1998)

• JEFF SCHINDLERS SPEACH AT AMIGA98
  (Updated 18th April 1998)

• Just when you thought you'd got a handle on what Apple was doing, they go and change things again. Steve Jobs has announced that the key features in Apples new OS Rhapsody will be incorporated into Mac OS X.
  The advantage for Apple is clear. OS X will be fully compatible with System 8 programs and programs which run on OS X will run on System 8 just without the new features.
  The question is, where does that leave Rhapsody?
  (Updated 12th May 1998)

• Poor old Microsoft. They just can't seem to get a break at the moment.
  Sun Microsystems is expected to file court motions that could block the pending shipment of Microsoft's Windows 98.
  (Updated 12th May 1998)

• Following on from that Apple news, it seems that Imation and Panasonic are teaming up to create a USB SuperDisk drive that can read and write 120MB, 1.44MB, and 720K diskettes in either PC or Macintosh format. It seems here's another standard that the Amiga needs to get in on.
  (Updated 11th May 1998)

• Apple is on the up again it seems. Not only has its stock pushed past the $30 barrier, breaking its 52 week high, but Steve Jobs launched the iMac today. An unusual design, a price of $1,299 for a 233MHz 750 PowerPC CPU, 32MB of memory and a 4Gig hard drive all make this an attractive proposition. Perhaps most significantly though, the iMac uses USB (Universal Serial Bus), which is popular on new PCs and will allow Mac users to benefit from cheap PC peripherals for the first time.
  (Updated 7th May 1998)

• According to a recent poll most Americans oppose state attorneys general blocking the release of Windows 98. Mind you the poll was commissioned by a certain software giant.
  (Updated 6th May 1998)