A family of personal computers originally produced by Commodore
Business Machines. Amigas are powerful personal computers that
have extra microprocessors to handle graphics and sound
generation. The Amiga operating system has had preemptive
multitasking since its inception in 1985, 10 years before this
feature found its way into Microsoft Windows. Like older Apple
Macintosh computers, the Amiga line of computers is built around
the Motorola 680x0 line of microprocessors. Although the Amiga
operating system is not compatible with other PC operating
systems, such as DOS and Windows, there are emulation programs
that enable an Amiga to run PC, Macintosh, and even UNIX
programs. Faced with financial hardships, Commodore sold the
Amiga to a German company called Escom AG. Escom, in turn, also
went bankrupt. In March, 1997, Gateway 2000 purchased the Amiga
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