ManchestrMorgue
08-01-2009, 07:37 AM
Was anyone else here an Amiga user?
For those of you who don't know, Amiga was a computer released by Commodore back in 1985. There were several models released over the years. Commodore met its demise in the mid 90's, however a number of companies purchased the rights to the Amiga hardware/software including Escom and Gateway. All were doomed to failure...
When first released, the Amiga was a groundbreaking computer. It offered a multitasking operating system in 1985. To put this into perspective, look at what M$ and Apple were doing at this time. It used custom chips for graphics and sound, and its optional genlock capabilities led it to be used in many a television and movie studio.
Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry helped launch the first Amiga. Andy "painted" a pop art image of Debbie at the official launch.
However, its most enduring legacy was its games. It originally had a palette of 4,096 colours when the PC was struggling with CGA/EGA graphics; and it boasted 4 channel stereo sound when the PC relied on its internal speaker for audio feedback.
Those who knew the Amiga when new still have a special place in their heart for this machine. It was probably the last computer with real soul... before PC's firmly supplanted the home computer market.
For those who remember, and those who would like to find out, WinUAE is an excellent emulator of Amiga hardware. It handles floppy disk images, most commonly in the ADF (Amiga Disk Format) file format. Experience some of the greatest games of the late 80's/early 90's on one of the greatest computer platforms of all time.
For those of you who don't know, Amiga was a computer released by Commodore back in 1985. There were several models released over the years. Commodore met its demise in the mid 90's, however a number of companies purchased the rights to the Amiga hardware/software including Escom and Gateway. All were doomed to failure...
When first released, the Amiga was a groundbreaking computer. It offered a multitasking operating system in 1985. To put this into perspective, look at what M$ and Apple were doing at this time. It used custom chips for graphics and sound, and its optional genlock capabilities led it to be used in many a television and movie studio.
Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry helped launch the first Amiga. Andy "painted" a pop art image of Debbie at the official launch.
However, its most enduring legacy was its games. It originally had a palette of 4,096 colours when the PC was struggling with CGA/EGA graphics; and it boasted 4 channel stereo sound when the PC relied on its internal speaker for audio feedback.
Those who knew the Amiga when new still have a special place in their heart for this machine. It was probably the last computer with real soul... before PC's firmly supplanted the home computer market.
For those who remember, and those who would like to find out, WinUAE is an excellent emulator of Amiga hardware. It handles floppy disk images, most commonly in the ADF (Amiga Disk Format) file format. Experience some of the greatest games of the late 80's/early 90's on one of the greatest computer platforms of all time.