Amiga - the little computer that could
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David Jimerson said:
Hopefully we will again someday. But instead of Commodore, it might simply be Amiga. Although the Commodore brand was ressurected by a Dutch company in a different way:
Commodore, International
DC said:
I've seen that. It's like putting "DeLorean" on a line of steering-wheel wrappers.
BergVision
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The Amiga!!!
The Amiga!!!
Oh yes! The good old Amiga! I had the Amiga HD with the Video Toaster 4000, D-Paint, and some other oldies but goodies. Oh man, the days!
I used to edited Linear, deck to deck on S-HVS, Shot on Hi-8 and used the Good Old Amiga!
The Amiga!!!
Oh yes! The good old Amiga! I had the Amiga HD with the Video Toaster 4000, D-Paint, and some other oldies but goodies. Oh man, the days!
I used to edited Linear, deck to deck on S-HVS, Shot on Hi-8 and used the Good Old Amiga!
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From PC Magazine, October 22, 1996
Inside Track
By John C. Dvorak
. . . The hapless Amiga, a machine a decade ahead of its time (there's a lesson in there somewhere) . . . the Amiga OS remains one of the great operating systems of the past 20 years, incorporating a small kernel and tremendous multitasking capability . . . The biggest difference is that the Amiga OS could operate fully and multitask in as little as 256K of address space . . . there is very little a memory-hogging . . . Tight code--there's nothing like it.
. . . I've had an Amiga for maybe a decade. It's the single most reliable piece of equipment I've ever owned. It's amazing! You can easily understand why so many fanatics are out there wondering why they are alone in their love of the thing. The Amiga continues to inspire a vibrant--albeit cultlike--community, not unlike that which you have with Linux . . . Amazing how high-quality machinery never dies an easy death.
Inside Track
By John C. Dvorak
. . . The hapless Amiga, a machine a decade ahead of its time (there's a lesson in there somewhere) . . . the Amiga OS remains one of the great operating systems of the past 20 years, incorporating a small kernel and tremendous multitasking capability . . . The biggest difference is that the Amiga OS could operate fully and multitask in as little as 256K of address space . . . there is very little a memory-hogging . . . Tight code--there's nothing like it.
. . . I've had an Amiga for maybe a decade. It's the single most reliable piece of equipment I've ever owned. It's amazing! You can easily understand why so many fanatics are out there wondering why they are alone in their love of the thing. The Amiga continues to inspire a vibrant--albeit cultlike--community, not unlike that which you have with Linux . . . Amazing how high-quality machinery never dies an easy death.
DC
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New AmigaOS 4.0 SDK available for download
Leuven, Belgium - 10. April, 2006
Hyperion Entertainment is proud to announce the availability of the Software Development Kit Version 51.22 for the AmigaOS 4.0 Developer Pre-Release.
The new SDK featuresthe new gcc 4.0.2 compiler toolchaing as well as updated header files for AmigaOS 4.0 Pre-Release update 4.
The SDK download is available for all interested parties on Hyperion's web page [website may temporarily be offline]
The SDK is available in two versions: A 160 MB download that contains everything to get you started, including compiler and contributed libraries, and a cut-down version that contains the compiler and documentation only.
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I'd certainly love to see some great development rolling again. Think Video Toaster revolution but for the 21st century!
Leuven, Belgium - 10. April, 2006
Hyperion Entertainment is proud to announce the availability of the Software Development Kit Version 51.22 for the AmigaOS 4.0 Developer Pre-Release.
The new SDK featuresthe new gcc 4.0.2 compiler toolchaing as well as updated header files for AmigaOS 4.0 Pre-Release update 4.
The SDK download is available for all interested parties on Hyperion's web page [website may temporarily be offline]
The SDK is available in two versions: A 160 MB download that contains everything to get you started, including compiler and contributed libraries, and a cut-down version that contains the compiler and documentation only.
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I'd certainly love to see some great development rolling again. Think Video Toaster revolution but for the 21st century!
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NBCshooter said:
Good news! I found out some solid info about "Magellan" for you! I get get an Amiga copy for you or you could look into the PC/Mac versions.
It's by a company called Emerald Intelligence.
The address is:
3915-A1 Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor Michigan
USA
48108
313-663-8757
Of course, that's from April 30, 1990.
The back of the box says it was written in C and assembler, for speed.
It will interface with software programs like spreadsheets, databases, graphics, animations and music.
I bought it used, and the person who owned it before me was sent a free upgrade, and a letter with a photocopy of an artical about their SW in PC Magazine, May 15, 1990. Also an artical from "AI Expert", July 1990 where it says it's for Mac and PC, and the price is $495!!!! WOW, in 1990! (Reviewed in both as "Mahogany".)
The president of the company enclosed a letter saying it was going to come out on Macs and PCs under the name Mahogany. It's a new and improved version of the program based on user input and views. He says an Amiga version of Mahogany is to come..... before the end of 1990.
Mahogany HelpDesk, from Emerald Intelligence, Ann Arbor, Mich., is a knowledge-based tool that uses pictures, drawings,
schematics and text to guide support personnel through problem analysis and resolution.
Mahogany Helpdesk develops a rules base, and guides users through troubleshooting and problem resolution procedures. The product also has the ability to connect via DDE to other software such as call tracking systems and databases. Mahogany Helpdesk runs on PCs with Microsoft Windows, as well as on the Macintosh. Price is $6,800 for the full development
package and $1,000.
jpbankesmercer
Director Mod
Defender of the Crown and Eye of the beholder...good times
I did love my ST though...Dungeon Master....
I did love my ST though...Dungeon Master....
DC
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"Defender of the Crown" - loved it! Never had the other title. And I never had an Atari ST (arch rival).
Amiga, Inc. is still alive and looking to release new hardware and an updated OS. They've been speaking lately and for those of you interested, here is what they've said:
http://www.pianetaamiga.it/PianetaAmiga.mp3
http://www.amiga.org/modules/news/a...38&com_rootid=53336&com_mode=flat&com_order=0
http://www.amiga.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6970
Amiga, Inc. is still alive and looking to release new hardware and an updated OS. They've been speaking lately and for those of you interested, here is what they've said:
http://www.pianetaamiga.it/PianetaAmiga.mp3
http://www.amiga.org/modules/news/a...38&com_rootid=53336&com_mode=flat&com_order=0
http://www.amiga.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6970
Ming
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I still have my Amiga 1200 with 40MB hd. Yes, that's right I said MB. It also has 2 MB of ram. LOL. Those old school coders didnt need 3gb apps.. they coded stuff about as efficiently as could be. Some of the best games of all time were on that old machine. Warlords, Empire, Battle Chess, Syndicate.. and these games were no slouch. It's amazing what could be squeezed into a small memory space. If apps today were as efficient at 2+GB as those were with 2mb, games would be godlike. I just downloaded a beta for a new mmog that came in at 20+gb. heh. I was too young (and therefore poor) to own a video toaster, but they were sweet. Analog monitor anyone? Yeh, you didn't need to buy a separate NTSC monitor. You were on one. It was a sad day when microshaft forced Amigas into obscurity. I'd love to see a resurgence... and who knows. With advances in technology code is becoming less hardware proprietary.
DC
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Ming said:
I totally agree with you. I think if Amiga could ever make any kind of comeback, we'd see some truly amazing coding once again. It has been on the brink of death (but ironically not "dead") since April 1994. I think there's room for another platform. And I welcome it.
Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
Oh man, I had an Amiga 500 in high school and it was AWESOME!!!! I'd sit in front of Deluxe Paint for HOURS doing different gradients and stuff... the old HAM mode.... YEAH!!!!
I was thinking of actually getting back into the Amiga and getting it to run on maybe a G5 with all that kickass hardware (true multitasking) that it would run... remember Copper? Blitter? Paula??? YEAH!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking of actually getting back into the Amiga and getting it to run on maybe a G5 with all that kickass hardware (true multitasking) that it would run... remember Copper? Blitter? Paula??? YEAH!!!!!!!!!
JasonFox
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I still have (in my parents basements, ha!) an A500 with 3 megs of ram (2 meg MiniMegs expansion) and an A3000. I got through college on those machines -- talk about being the oddest man out. Even did a 3-D animation in Imagine for a new products class. Man those were a hoot. Anyone play Speedball? It didn't work under Kickstart, what was it, 4? 2? I forget.
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tommyinla said:Oh man, I had an Amiga 500 in high school and it was AWESOME!!!! I'd sit in front of Deluxe Paint for HOURS doing different gradients and stuff... the old HAM mode.... YEAH!!!!
I was thinking of actually getting back into the Amiga and getting it to run on maybe a G5 with all that kickass hardware (true multitasking) that it would run... remember Copper? Blitter? Paula??? YEAH!!!!!!!!!
Paula, Agnus and Denise . . ah, my first loves. :love4:
Dude, you should totally get back into it! I have my AmigaONE with OS4 Beta running on it. The full commercial version should be out by year's end, along with new Amiga hardware boxes!!! :thumbsup:
I'm in LA so come check it out sometime!
JasonFox said:
LOL! Yeah, I was THAT guy in college too.
Speedball 2 was the best!