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At a recommended retail price of 150 Euros, AmigaOS XL does not come cheap. It, however, offers a great value considering the features and performance it provides. Amithlon and AmigaXL greatly supplement each other to offer one very powerful and flexible AmigaOS emulation package. If you own a well supported x86 PC platform, AmigaXL and Amithlon will both offer a remarkably stable AmigaOS operating environment. Many Amiga developers are already using AmigaOS XL for application development and testing. "Is this the future of Amiga computing?," you may ask. Although this package offers a very valuable addition to the options currently available, the future of Amiga computing lies with PPC based Amiga 4.x compatible computers and other AmigaDE enabled solutions. At the Benelux Amiga Show Amiga`s CTO clarified that Amiga Inc. sees a future in the development of Amiga home server platforms. These servers should be able to communicate with all kinds of AmigaDE enabled consumer devices and also connect these wirelessly to the internet. Of course, AmigaOS XL improvements are also under development and it will become an even more powerful and compatible solution in the future. For instance, an Euro update is already available.

AmigaOS XL is a must have package for Amiga fans who also own a x86 PC platform and for every other OS enthusiast who wants to discover alternative ways of implementing software into operating systems as compared to other solutions offered by the mainstream.

Haage&Partner demonstrating AmigaXL on a pre-assembled Silverblue 1800+ AmigaOS XL PC

1. "A preface: The rise of AmigaOS emulation"
2. "The AmigaOS XL package and system requirements"
3. "Installing the AmigaOS XL package"
4. "Using AmigaOS XL (part 1)"
5. "Using AmigaOS XL (part 2)"
6. "The Pros and Cons of AmigaOS XL usage"
7. "The verdict"
8. "Appendix: The Amiga platform and its user community"