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===AmigaOne by Hyperion Entertainment (2009–present)=== In September 2009, as part of the resolution of a [[History of the AmigaOS 4 dispute|dispute over ownership of AmigaOS]] Hyperion was granted (among other provisions of the Settlement Agreement with [[Amiga, Inc.]]) an exclusive licence for the AmigaOne (or Amiga One) name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2007cv00631/143245/148/1.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726171501/http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2007cv00631/143245/148/1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2014|title=Settlement Agreement|publisher=justia.com|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> This Settlement Agreement thus created a legal basis for a new generation of AmigaOne computers. In February 2010, a new Belgian company A-Eon Technology CVBA, in co-operation with Hyperion Entertainment, officially announced a new AmigaOne model, the '''[[AmigaOne X1000]]''',<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=http://hyperion-entertainment.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136:hyperion-entertainment-cvba-and-a-eon-technology-cvba-announce-strategic-partnership&catid=36:amigaos-4x&Itemid=18|title=Hyperion Entertainment CVBA and A-EON Technology CVBA announce strategic partnership|location=Brussels, Belgium |publisher=Hyperion Entertainment|date=February 20, 2010|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> first presented at the Vintage Computer Fair at [[Bletchley Park]] in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |date=June 21, 2010 |title=Son of Transputer powers new Amiga box |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/21/amiga_x1000/ |newspaper=The Register |access-date=March 28, 2015 }}</ref> The project was delayed but the new platform was launched in 2012 with AmigaOS 4.1.5.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=http://www.a-eon.com/?news=25-01-2012|title=AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 CD for the AmigaONE X1000 "First Contact" system has gone GOLD!|location=Wellington, New Zealand|publisher=A-Eon Technology|date=January 25, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> In September 2011, [[Acube Systems]] introduced the '''AmigaOne 500''' based on a [[Sam460ex]] mainboard.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=http://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=news&id=92|title=FILE N. 1: A new AmigaOne for all Amiga users|location=Bassano del Grappa, Italy |publisher=Acube Systems|date=September 19, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Windeck |first=Christof |date=September 20, 2011 |title=Amiga-System mit PowerPC-SoC |url=http://www.heise.de/ct/meldung/Amiga-System-mit-PowerPC-SoC-1346596.html |newspaper=c't magazin |access-date=April 16, 2015 }}</ref> In October 2011, Hyperion Entertainment announced that it was launching an AmigaOne netbook in mid-2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/23/2312219/hyperion-promises-an-amigaos-netbook|title=Hyperion Promises An AmigaOS4 Netbook|publisher=Slashdot.org|date=October 23, 2011|access-date=October 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Klaß |first=Christian |date=2011-10-26 |title=Amiga-Netbook in Vorbereitung |url=http://www.golem.de/1110/87313.html |newspaper=golem.de |access-date=2016-08-24 }}</ref> but it was announced at Amiwest 2013 that the netbook project had been cancelled.<ref>{{cite web | title=AmiWest 2013 AmigaOS4 Team | url=http://blog.hyperion-entertainment.biz/?p=1010 | author=Steven Solie | date=October 24, 2013 | access-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref> Also at Amiwest 2013, A-Eon Technology Ltd, a British computer company, announced three new AmigaOne [[motherboard]]s,<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-1.pdf|title=Cyrus Plus Beta test programme|location=Sacramento|publisher=A-Eon Technology|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508115935/http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-1.pdf|archive-date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 2014 |title=AmiWest 2013|language=de|magazine=Amiga Future |publisher=APC&TCP|issue=106|pages=14–}}</ref> with the project named Cyrus. A-Eon had a list of proposed names which could be voted for<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-6.pdf|title=Cyrus Plus motherboard: What's in a Name?|location=AmiWest 2013 (Sacramento)|publisher=A-Eon Technology|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508115459/http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-6.pdf|archive-date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in January 2014 A-Eon Technology announced names for new models as '''AmigaOne X5000/20''', AmigaOne X5000/40 and AmigaOne X3500.<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.a-eon.com/News_Release_A1-X5000.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083355/http://www.a-eon.com/News_Release_A1-X5000.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2017|title=What's in a name? AmigaONE X5000 revealed|location=Cardiff|publisher=A-Eon Technology|date=January 8, 2014|access-date=June 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 2014 |title=X5000 "Cyrus"|language=de|magazine=Amiga Future |publisher=APC&TCP|issue=108}}</ref> The new motherboards were aimed as replacements for the AmigaOne X1000. The AmigaOne X5000/20 was released in October 2016<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2016-10-00014-EN.html|title=AmiWest: Dickinson and Solie talk about A-EON's and Hyperion's current projects|publisher=Amiga-News.de|date=October 8, 2016|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ožanić |first1=Domagoj |last2=Vrbanus |first2=Sandro |date=October 24, 2016 |title=Amiga iz 21. stoljeća je u prodaji |url=http://www.bug.hr/vijesti/amiga-iz-21-stoljeca-prodaji/156543.aspx |newspaper=BUG Online |language=hr |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617234301/http://www.bug.hr/vijesti/amiga-iz-21-stoljeca-prodaji/156543.aspx |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and - unlike the X1000 - sold via various distributors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2016-10-00024-EN.html|title=AmigaOne X5000 can be purchased in several webshops|publisher=Amiga-News.de|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref> ArsTechnica review of the AmigaOne X5000 commended its compatibility with old Amiga applications and games, but criticised the very high price and lack of new software.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reimer|first=Jeremy|date=May 24, 2017 |title=The A-EON Amiga X5000: An alternate universe where the Amiga platform never died|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/the-a-eon-amiga-x5000-reviewed-the-beloved-amiga-meets-2017/|newspaper=Ars Technica |access-date=May 24, 2017 }}</ref> Lastly, A-Eon Technology Ltd announced at Amiwest 2013 that A-Eon had signed a 1.2 million-dollar investment contract with [[Ultra Varisys]] for the ongoing design, development and manufacture of PowerPC hardware for its AmigaOne line of desktop computers.<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-3.pdf|title=A-EON Technology & Ultra Varisys sign $1.2M agreement for new PowerPC hardware|location=AmiWest 2013 (Sacramento)|publisher=A-Eon Technology|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328052600/http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-3.pdf|archive-date=March 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2015, [[Acube Systems]] started selling AmigaOne 500 computers based on the [[Sam460ex#Sam460cr|Sam460cr]] motherboard, a cost reduced version of original [[Sam460ex]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AmigaOne 500 Acube Systems Srl Online Shop |url=https://acube-systemsbiz.serversicuro.it/shop/en/case-systems/48-amigaone-500.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121175209/https://acube-systemsbiz.serversicuro.it/shop/en/case-systems/48-amigaone-500.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=January 9, 2015 }}</ref> Features that were removed included the Silicon Motion SM502 embedded MoC and 1× SATA2 port.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=http://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=news&id=129|title=After the Sam460ex here comes the Sam460cr|location=Bassano del Grappa, Italy |publisher=Acube Systems|date=October 25, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> In autumn 2015, A-Eon Technology Ltd announced a new motherboard with the project development name Tabor<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 2015 |title=Amiga 30 Jahre Event in Neuss / Deutschland|language=de|magazine=Amiga Future |publisher=APC&TCP|issue=117|pages=16}}</ref> based on a [[QorIQ|P1022]] 1.2 GHz SoC. The motherboard design is a microATX form factor with single PCIe slot and SODIMM memory slots. The full system is to be designated as the AmigaOne A1222.<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://a-eon.biz/news/News_Release_A1222.pdf|title=Introducing Tabor and the A1222|location=San Francisco|publisher=A-Eon Technology|date=October 19, 2015|access-date=November 4, 2015|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151102204710/http://a-eon.biz/news/News_Release_A1222.pdf|archive-date=November 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The A1222 was released in early 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-03-00023-EN.html|title=A1222 Plus: Production finished, available in shop|publisher=Amiga-News.de|date=March 17, 2024|access-date=September 23, 2024}}</ref> [[File:AmigaOne A1222.png|thumb|A1222 motherboard]]
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