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The '''Amiga 3000UX''' is a model of the [[Amiga]] computer family that was released with [[Amiga Unix]], a full port of AT&T [[Unix System V]] Release 4 (SVR4), installed along with [[AmigaOS]]. The system is otherwise equivalent to the standard [[Amiga 3000|A3000]], once a right-click initiates a boot to [[Kickstart (Amiga)|Kickstart]] (Amiga's kernel).
The '''Amiga 3000UX''' is a model of the [[Amiga]] computer family that was released with [[Amiga Unix]], a full port of AT&T [[Unix System V]] Release 4 (SVR4), installed along with [[AmigaOS]]. The system is otherwise equivalent to the standard [[Amiga 3000|A3000]], once a right-click initiates a boot to [[Kickstart (Amiga)|Kickstart]] (Amiga's kernel).


At one point, [[Sun Microsystems]] approached Commodore-Amiga, Inc. with the offer to produce the A3000UX under license as a low- to mid-range alternative to their high-end Sun [[workstations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID%3D29 |title=Commodore: A3500 |access-date=2010-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316152845/http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=29 |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref> That this offer was declined was one of the many management decisions that led to the popular belief that the Amiga platform would have been a real success story but for [[Commodore International|Commodore]] management.
At one point, [[Sun Microsystems]] approached Commodore-Amiga, Inc. with the offer to produce the A3000UX under license as a low- to mid-range alternative to their high-end Sun [[workstations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID%3D29 |title=Commodore: A3500 |access-date=2010-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316152845/http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=29 |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref> The fact that this offer was declined was one of the many management decisions that led to the popular belief that the Amiga platform would have been a real success story were it not for [[Commodore International|Commodore]] management.


It is possible that Commodore (or a third party) repurposed A3000UX machines for standard AmigaOS, as some standard A3000 models have been found with labeling suggesting they were originally to be sold as A3000UX machines.{{fact|date=May 2015}}
It is possible that Commodore (or a third party) repurposed A3000UX machines for standard AmigaOS, as some standard A3000 models have been found with labeling suggesting they were originally to be sold as A3000UX machines.{{fact|date=May 2015}}

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Amiga 3000UX
TypeWorkstation
Release date1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Discontinued1992
MediaMagnetic tape data storage
Operating systemAmiga UNIX System V Release 4
CPUMotorola 68030 @ 25 MHz
Memory2 MB
GraphicsTexas Instruments Graphics Architecture
ConnectivityEthernet

The Amiga 3000UX is a model of the Amiga computer family that was released with Amiga Unix, a full port of AT&T Unix System V Release 4 (SVR4), installed along with AmigaOS. The system is otherwise equivalent to the standard A3000, once a right-click initiates a boot to Kickstart (Amiga's kernel).

At one point, Sun Microsystems approached Commodore-Amiga, Inc. with the offer to produce the A3000UX under license as a low- to mid-range alternative to their high-end Sun workstations.[1] The fact that this offer was declined was one of the many management decisions that led to the popular belief that the Amiga platform would have been a real success story were it not for Commodore management.

It is possible that Commodore (or a third party) repurposed A3000UX machines for standard AmigaOS, as some standard A3000 models have been found with labeling suggesting they were originally to be sold as A3000UX machines.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Commodore: A3500". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amiga_3000UX&diff=prev&oldid=1139926648

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