Enlarge / Linux 6.0, implemented in a Fienix distribution on dedicated Amiga user xeno74's desktop. (credit: xeno74 / Hyperion Entertainment)
The last commercial Amiga computer available for sale was the AmigaOne X5000, a PowerPC-based revival machine released in 2017. The Amiga platform itself is 37 years old, but you'd better believe Amiga fans have the latest Linux kernel, 6.0, up and running on newer Amiga machines. The first true PC for creatives has a dedicated posse.
On the forums of Amiga OS developer Hyperion Entertainment, user Christian, aka xeno74, announced the availability of a final kernel 6.0 for AmigaOne X5000 and X1000 machines. The announcement featured the requisite images of 3D games like Cro-Mag Rally and Otto Mattic, along with system profile images to verify the up-to-date kernel. Work has already started on alpha builds of the 6.1 kernel further in the thread.
By itself, "Linux is available on quirky hardware" might not be that surprising, but there are other encouraging developments in the Amiga realms worth noting.
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