Update (July 4, 2005):

The new AmigoXP is being released in its PR 1.0 (pre release) version and it's every bit as easy to use as Amigo2. It still sits pretty on any Windows machine with FAT32 or NTFS, so you can  have the best of both worlds. As an added bonus, it utilizes VFAT, so Windows-style longnames appear in their normal format and not renamed to their bizarre DOS equivalents, which makes local links work correctly and HTML-style pages render correctly on local in Linux - so very important in design and development.

The new version does require a $15 USD contribution, but at over 560M, a download would be unwieldy and risky anyway. Patches and such are made available as downloads. If you want Linux on your Windows box, it's highly recommended.

Original story (April 1, 2005):

Since the design team likes to dip it toes into Linux from time to time - and seeing how Linux is suddenly a large percent of the surfers at Pacoima Ranch (18%, the new Number Two), the design team went out and researched which 'Nix flavor to try again. After much surfing, PhatLinux and AmigoLinux were selected as the two to try. They were selected because they can be run on either a Fat32 or the newer Windows file standard with no partitioning. Unfortunately, PhatLinux refused to run nicely on WindowsXP, so AmigoLinux was given a chance.

AmigoLinux installed nicely, and if started via the Floppy Disc method, runs like a dream. Once installed, extra programs can be easily had from LinuxPackages.NET - select the 9.1 versions whenever possible, fewer conflicts that way. As a rule, any .tgz file meant for Slackware 9.1 can be easily installed via either the installpkg (in XTerm) or the packagetool (command line or XTerm) method. So-called source files (.tar, .tar.gz, .gz and similar) should be avoided, they require elaborate compilation for the most part and failure rates are very high. RPM files can be installed via the rpm program (separate, find it at LinuxPackages.NET). The failure rate for .rpm files is also high, but most of them will work.

Along the way, some useful tips and tricks were found. Much of this was gleaned from old responses at the AmigoLinux Forum. Problems can also be posted and usually receive very quick, very good, and very accurate answers. The Forum is a fount of help. Be sure to lightly research your problem before posting, as a gesture of good netiquette. Google frequently can point you in the direction of how to fix a problem.