AmigaKit: Announcement of accelerator upgrade and printer software for A1200NG
At the ZZAP! Live 2026 event, AmigaKit made two announcements for the summer regarding its emulation-based A1200NG system: First, there will be an accelerator upgrade delivering nearly 2000 MIPS, and second, AmiPrint software will be released, allowing current printers to be used directly, either locally or over a network.
Review: A1200NG and AmiBench
In a blog post, the author of the "Gaming on AmigaOS 4" blog describes his experiences with Amigakit's "A1200NG" emulator hardware and the accompanying "AmiBench" operating system.
A600GS/A1200NG: AmiBench 46.2.1425
AmiBench is a desktop environment provided by AmigaKit for the A600GS and A1200NG computers. It is based on AmigaKit's "System Release V46" distribution, supplemented by several AROS components. The following updates have been provided:
A600GS/A1200NG: AmiPDF-NG for AmiBench announced
Since 2016, the PDF viewer AmiPDF has been part of the AmigaKit Enhancer package. Now AmiPDF-NG has been announced for the "AmiBench" Workbench of the emulation-based A600GS and A1200NG systems. It will be available with the next free system update and is based on the PDFium engine.
A600GS and A1200NG: System update including new AmiBrowser version
AmigaKit regularly releases system updates for its emulation-based A600GS and A1200NG systems, which existing customers receive directly via the built-in Live Updater.
The latest update includes a new version of AmiBrowser and ScummVM V3. Users can now also create HDFs inside the A600GS.
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In a blog entry, ‘Epsilon’ describes the assembly of its A1200NG system in its usual detailed and richly illustrated manner. In addition to the A1200NG board from Amigakit, a new A1200 case and one of the mechanical keyboards from amigastore.eu are used in the build.
AmigaKit has released Pre Release 2 of its AmiBrowser for its emulation-based systems A600GS and A1200NG. Changes:
A600GS and A1200NG: System update including pre-release version of AmiBrowser
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