Commodore's forgotten Amiga Unix gets a modern revival

Commodore's Amiga Unix, also known as Amix, has received a modern revival thanks to the efforts of a group of Finnish hackers. The vintage operating system, which was released in 1991 for the high-end Amiga 3000, has been updated to include a modified kernel for newer processors, support for Zorro III cards, and a refreshed toolchain.

The project, available from AmigaUX.org, utilized AI for reverse engineering and was spearheaded by Antti Sokero, isoriano1968, and Jussi. While NetBSD is a more modern option for Amiga, Amix holds historical significance as it appeared as high-end home computers began to overlap with the lower end of the workstation market.

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