Amiga, Inc. (South Dakota)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Personal computers |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Sioux Falls , United States |
Key people | Jeff Schindler, Jim Collas, Tom Schmidt, Darreck Lisle, Marilyn Flint, Joe Torre, Kelli Newby |
| Parent | Gateway 2000, Inc. |
Amiga, Inc. was a personal computer enterprise located in South Dakota, initially established as a fully owned subsidiary of Gateway 2000, Inc.. It acquired intellectual property rights from the German firm Escom AG and traced its origins back to the original Commodore Amiga line from the 1980s and 1990s.
History
This version of Amiga, Inc. was founded in South Dakota in 1997 as a subsidiary under Gateway 2000 (which later became Gateway, Inc.). Following the purchase of specific Amiga-related intellectual assets from Escom AG, Gateway retained ownership of the patents and maintained Amiga, Inc. as an independent division. The organization aimed to create two new operating systems, named "AmigaOS 4" and "AmigaOS 5." The company’s leadership included Jeff Schindler initially, succeeded by Jim Collas and subsequently Tom Schmidt. Important team members were Darreck Lisle (event coordinator), Marilyn Flint (operations manager), Joe Torre (senior engineer), and Kelli Newby (executive assistant). Additionally, independent contractors William "Bill" McEwen and Barrie Jon "Fleecy" Moss were briefly engaged.
In 1999, Gateway decided to shut down Amiga, Inc. Afterward, McEwen and Moss obtained the amiga.com domain along with a license to establish a new independent Amiga, Inc., which was incorporated in Washington state.