Amiga Kickstart/Workbench Freedom

To:  Amiga Inc

It has been 16 years since the Amiga was released. It has gone through many changes, from its humble beginnings as the A1000, to the machines of today. The number of users fluctuates all the time, but the spirit lives on. Whether you are a current Amiga user or a user from the past, you know the feeling of using a superior machine.

It is now the end of 2001. Many users are re-experiencing the greatness thanks to emulators such as UAE and Fellow, as well as those of us who are privileged enough to own the real thing. But there has always been a missing piece in the puzzle, the Kickstart ROMs and Workbench disks. It is my belief, as well as that of many others, that those kickstarts and workbench disks that are not being sold anymore should be released free to the public. These include :

1.x – Both Kickstart ROM images and Workbench disks
2.x – Both Kickstart ROM images and Workbench disks
3.0 – Kickstart ROM image and Workbench 3.0 disks

Since the Kickstart 3.1 ROM is still being sold and is the basis of Workbench 3.5 and 3.9, this should remain on sale.

It is for this reason this petition has been created. Many sites provide these images illegally. These items should be made available free to Amigans worldwide.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Amiga Kickstart/Workbench Freedom Petition to Amiga Inc was created by All Amiga users worldwide, old and new and written by George Deshman.  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no express or implied endorsement of this petition by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. The petition scripts are created by Mike Wheeler at Artifice, Inc.  For Technical Support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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