If you are currently using AmiTCP/IP or I-Net 225 then you should give Miami a try. It is very easy to install and use. Most users can get online in just a few minutes, and there are no configuration files to edit. Miami usually finds most of the configuration (DNS servers etc.) by itself. You only have to enter some simple information, like the phone number you need to dial and your user name and password, and you enter this information through a comfortable graphical user interface (based on MUI or GLayout). You do not need to configure any device drivers (ppp.device/slip.device, SANA-II etc.) or other software modules.

All you need to get connected to the Internet is already built in to Miami (PPP/SLIP, dialer, modem control, TCP/IP kernel,...). For a complete Amiga Internet setup all you need is:

• Miami
• (recommended): MUI (Magic User Interface)
• a web browser (e.g. VoyagerNG or IBrowse)
• an email program, (e.g. YAM)
• (recommended): an FTP client (e.g. AmFTP)

Miami is compatible with AmiTCP/IP, i.e. programs written for AmiTCP/IP work with Miami without changes or recompilation. Programs written for AS-225 or I-Net 225 can also be used with Miami. In this case you need the freeware "socket.library" emulation, available e.g. in the Grapevine archive on Aminet.

Miami is shareware. The registration fee is $35. A $10 discount is available to registered users of ppp.device.

For more information on Miami please have a look at the Miami feature list, and at our direct comparison of Miami to other TCP/IP stacks in "Dare to Compare".

If you registered for Miami 1.x/2.x earlier, then you are usually eligible for an upgrade to Miami 3.0. Users who registered recently (after June 15th, 1997) receive the upgrade to 3.0 for free. Users who registered earlier can upgrade to 3.0 after paying an upgrade fee of US$ 12.00. Some exceptions and restrictions may apply.

If you would like to find out if you are eligible for a free upgrade to Miami 3.0, then please fill out this form. It connects to the Miami registration database, and gives you the answer immediately. Please note that the above link is not online 24 hours a day.

Please participate in the second route of our Miami Modem Query, to make it even easier for new users to connect to the Internet.

The Miami Software Development Kit 2.11 is available now. This archive allows you to develop network applications that can use Miami to its full potential, including support for T/TCP, Multicasting, future compatibility to IPv6, and PowerPC-native network applications. You can obtain the archive from the Download page.

Miami goes PowerPC. For more information on this please see MiamiPPC.

New: A printable version of the Miami documentation (PDF, Postscript and DVI formats) is available to registered users now, in several languages. You can order it from here.

New: If you intend to use a DSL or cable modem connection with AmigaOS please have a look at frequently asked questions: "Amiga-DSL-FAQ.txt".

It has come to our attention that Haage&Partner has released a note on the OS 3.5 CD-ROM which claims that an OEM version of Miami 3.3 will be released soon. That information is incorrect and was released without our knowledge or consent. Fact is that the original plans called for a OEM version of Miami to be relased with OS 3.5, but these plans had to be changed in early October '99 because some of the modules needed by Miami-OEM could not be supplied by Haage&Partner in time as originally specified. As a result the Miami OEM version which depends on these modules could not be completed in time for release, and OS 3.5 only contains a demo version of Miami. If and when a Miami OEM version for OS 3.5 will still be released is uncertain at this time. Please see the original announcement we made on the Miami mailing list on October 3rd, 1999 for more information.

New: If you plan on using Miami with Ethernet here are some buying recommendation for Ethernet boards.