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Amiga Unix (Amix)

by donatj on 2/1/2026, 10:57:20 AM

https://www.amigaunix.com/doku.php/home

Comments

by: mepian

OpenLook is nice but it's a bit of a shame it doesn't have its own version of Workbench.

2/1/2026, 12:53:05 PM


by: TheChaplain

&gt; Its kernel, libc, and much of its software is closed source, so when Commodore folded its story was over.<p>I am certain someone have the full source code somewhere, I just hope that they eventually say &quot;f--k it, it has been 36 years, let the world have it&quot;.

2/1/2026, 12:46:27 PM


by: Sharlin

&gt; Did I mention it hasn&#x27;t been updated in a decade? Put your Amiga UNIX machine on the net with no firewall and you may see it rooted faster than a Win98SE box running IE5.<p>I presume this was written back around 2005 or so, but honestly color me impressed if there has ever been malware targeting Amix in the wild.<p>Also, ouch :D<p>&gt; Table 1: Unix standard → Amiga UNIX alternative<p><pre><code> mail elm more less finger Finger vi emacs cc gcc</code></pre>

2/1/2026, 12:49:15 PM


by: brongondwana

Damn, $2000. I wish I&#x27;d kept my copy.

2/1/2026, 12:33:20 PM


by: kunley

Very honest warning there :)

2/1/2026, 12:27:19 PM