This guide is for educational and preservation purposes. The Amiga platform relies on proprietary software owned by specific rights holders. You should only use ROMs and Kickstart files for which you own a legal license (e.g., via the Amiga Forever package) or which have been released into the public domain.
| Filename | Description | Use Case | |----------|-------------|----------| | kick13.rom | Kickstart 1.3 (A500/A2000) | Most compatible for games | | kick20.rom | Kickstart 2.04 (A500+) | Transitional, some incompatibilities | | kick31.rom | Kickstart 3.1 (A1200/A4000) | WHDLoad, modern demos | | aros.rom | AROS (open source) | Legal, but less compatible | | amiga-os-310.rom | Cloanto’s 3.1 image | Official, requires license | amiga roms archive
or FS-UAE (Mac/Linux) : The leading software emulators. This guide is for educational and preservation purposes
