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A fun old Amiga T-shirt design from years back, aping the feel of an old monster movie poster.
Not that anyone asked, but the Amiga model in the image is the A2000, one of the '80s 'big box' machines, built like a tank - heavy as hell and wrapped in thick armor.
Not that anyone asked, but the Amiga model in the image is the A2000, one of the '80s 'big box' machines, built like a tank - heavy as hell and wrapped in thick armor.
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Commodore never did get enough credit for the personal-computer revolution, that's for sure.
Brian Bagnall's On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore did a pretty thorough job capturing the chaos that reigned at Commodore after Jack Tramiel was forced out (and the different sort of chaos that reigned while he was in charge, for that matter). One of the revolving-door CEOs that came through during the Amiga years was so clueless about the industry that when he was being shown what the engineers were working on, he actually questioned why it was so important to make a typewriter talk to a TV set.
That book is now out of print, but I highly recommend its successor Commodore: A Company on the Edge ( http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Com...../dp/0973864966 ). Bagnall has managed to interview several people who were unavailable for the prior edition, and significantly expanded the narrative; it's a fascinating read of the history of Commodore, and all of the stuff that went on behind the scenes during the days from the initial development of the 6502 microprocessor, through the Commodore PET, the VIC-20 and, of course, the C=64, all the way up to the moment Jack Tramiel resigned under fire from the board of directors. A second volume, covering the post-Tramiel "Amiga Years" (http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Ami...../dp/0973864990 ) , is due out in October.
Brian Bagnall's On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore did a pretty thorough job capturing the chaos that reigned at Commodore after Jack Tramiel was forced out (and the different sort of chaos that reigned while he was in charge, for that matter). One of the revolving-door CEOs that came through during the Amiga years was so clueless about the industry that when he was being shown what the engineers were working on, he actually questioned why it was so important to make a typewriter talk to a TV set.
That book is now out of print, but I highly recommend its successor Commodore: A Company on the Edge ( http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Com...../dp/0973864966 ). Bagnall has managed to interview several people who were unavailable for the prior edition, and significantly expanded the narrative; it's a fascinating read of the history of Commodore, and all of the stuff that went on behind the scenes during the days from the initial development of the 6502 microprocessor, through the Commodore PET, the VIC-20 and, of course, the C=64, all the way up to the moment Jack Tramiel resigned under fire from the board of directors. A second volume, covering the post-Tramiel "Amiga Years" (http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Ami...../dp/0973864990 ) , is due out in October.
Sadly, the second book covering the Amiga years never did make it into print; the publisher canceled it.
However, all is not lost; he recently launched a Kickstarter project to get the book into print:
https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....book?ref=video
However, all is not lost; he recently launched a Kickstarter project to get the book into print:
https://www.kickstarter.com/project.....book?ref=video
I wouldn't say "not caught on world wide", at least in Europe the Amiga was quite wide spreaded at its time. In germany, it was the no.1 home computer between the waning 80s and the beginning 90s, before the PC really took off. It even overshadowed the C64, lots of kids who grew up with the C64 switched to an Amiga later. And the flamewars between the Amiga users and the direct competitor, Atari ST, were legendary
Yeah I heard it was popular in Europe, but that's pretty much the only foot hold I recall hearing about the Amiga. It never made its way to the world stage, it only really caught on in one section of the world. And then people saw the PC we know today, "easier" to use than ever, and were more or less forced to switch because it was the most pervasive system elsewhere in business.
You seem to be oblivious about differences in geopolitical circumstances during the eighties and early nineties.
Let me say just two things: My first computer, VIC-20, was *smuggled* into the country by my parents who were lucky enough to have a chance to visit West Germany and that Russian produced Amiga and Spectrum computers were quite popular at the same time on the market.
Beyond the Japan, US and Western Europe, the "personal computer" used to be a true luxury item until the first decade of this millennium.
Let me say just two things: My first computer, VIC-20, was *smuggled* into the country by my parents who were lucky enough to have a chance to visit West Germany and that Russian produced Amiga and Spectrum computers were quite popular at the same time on the market.
Beyond the Japan, US and Western Europe, the "personal computer" used to be a true luxury item until the first decade of this millennium.
Ah yes, the old Amiga. I had a Commodore C64, then went to a C128 thinking more was better. Twas a good lesson for me- as nobody made software for the 128.
But the Amiga- what a machine! People still use it to this day. It's still used with a product called a "video toaster" to produce effects.
Many of the 1980's and even later videos used Amiga's with Toasters to produce music videos.
Use to have one myself.
But those days are gone. Yet many Amigas live on.
Anthony Ficton
But the Amiga- what a machine! People still use it to this day. It's still used with a product called a "video toaster" to produce effects.
Many of the 1980's and even later videos used Amiga's with Toasters to produce music videos.
Use to have one myself.
But those days are gone. Yet many Amigas live on.
Anthony Ficton
yeah.. i've seen those. I like the idea but they are basicially just selling repackaged Netbook hardware in a C64 and VIC case... for 6x - 8x the price. And currently ONLY in the USA >.<
As much as i'd like to habe one of these... the start-up company behind it is really a shabby and only seem to rip off the legacy.
As much as i'd like to habe one of these... the start-up company behind it is really a shabby and only seem to rip off the legacy.
I wish I could remember the link to the Ultimate A2000. Eight 2.5 inch laptop drives set up as a SCSI RAID, Video Toaster, Cybervision GPU, but topping the lot, one of only two prototype PPC adapter towers for the 060 socket.
Thats right suckers, this baby is a NASA rated 7 Mhz machine, with a 250 Mhz CPU bolted in.
And by NASA rated, I mean it. Amiga OS is the ONLY home desktop PC rated for use in mission critical apps, without recompilation, modification, or given Commodore went bust in 1994, any form of updates for almost Ten Years. 8).. PCs were finally capapble of being used for data handlign functions during launch, in about 2004.
Look up Hanger AE.
Amigas, also used to handle the Kennedy clocks, video capture and distribution, GPS updates, and Shuttle Enviroment downlinks.
EDL? 5th order polynomials to a ten second timeline? these babys can undergo a full cold boot, reinitialisation, aquisition, update and synch in ten seconds. 8)
The Power PC CPU used in the Mars Curiosity is the mil version of those used in Next Gen Amigas, especially because they are Industrial, Medical rated, but the CPU in the AX1000 is even Tougher.
Day 2000 of a 90 day mission. Guys. Guys?
Thats right suckers, this baby is a NASA rated 7 Mhz machine, with a 250 Mhz CPU bolted in.
And by NASA rated, I mean it. Amiga OS is the ONLY home desktop PC rated for use in mission critical apps, without recompilation, modification, or given Commodore went bust in 1994, any form of updates for almost Ten Years. 8).. PCs were finally capapble of being used for data handlign functions during launch, in about 2004.
Look up Hanger AE.
Amigas, also used to handle the Kennedy clocks, video capture and distribution, GPS updates, and Shuttle Enviroment downlinks.
EDL? 5th order polynomials to a ten second timeline? these babys can undergo a full cold boot, reinitialisation, aquisition, update and synch in ten seconds. 8)
The Power PC CPU used in the Mars Curiosity is the mil version of those used in Next Gen Amigas, especially because they are Industrial, Medical rated, but the CPU in the AX1000 is even Tougher.
Day 2000 of a 90 day mission. Guys. Guys?
I am not sure people are shocked that amigas where used in critical situations. Amiga is quality and really solid. My A2000 runs like a dream still today, 24 years old.
I am amazed people use window based computers in advanced industries.
In my school we actually have windows on the computers controlling the machine room simulator, the techers can´t understand why there is a lag when you push a button to the light turns on. In every command there is a lag. I can´t understand how stupid people can get, if you don´t want lag, why do you use software from the company that invented lag? How can you even consider using windows in a situation like this?
I am so sad commodore hired total IDIOTS and let them ruin the future for all mankind. Imagine what great computers we would have today if they hadn´t.
I am amazed people use window based computers in advanced industries.
In my school we actually have windows on the computers controlling the machine room simulator, the techers can´t understand why there is a lag when you push a button to the light turns on. In every command there is a lag. I can´t understand how stupid people can get, if you don´t want lag, why do you use software from the company that invented lag? How can you even consider using windows in a situation like this?
I am so sad commodore hired total IDIOTS and let them ruin the future for all mankind. Imagine what great computers we would have today if they hadn´t.
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