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One day in maybe 1987 I was working at a computer company that had a mainframe and was full of greenscreen microcomputers like the Apricot and Sirius 1. One da
by hoodoof 9y ago
One day in maybe 1987 I was working at a computer company that had a mainframe and was full of greenscreen microcomputers like the Apricot and Sirius 1.
One day, I walked into my work area and this new machine was set up and on the screen was this: http://amiga.lychesis.net/amiga/AvrilHarrison/AH_KingTut.png http://amiga.lychesis.net/amiga/AvrilHarrison/AH_KingTut.png I was a pivotal moment.
My mind was blown and although I could not afford it I immediately ordered one.
In hindsight a more successful strategy for Amiga might have been to build it as a games console as its primary market position.
- basementcat 9y agoThe Amiga was originally designed to be a game console but the company was forced to pivot after the video game crash of 1983. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga#Concept_and_early_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga#Concept_and_early_develo...
- flukus 9y agoUncoincidentally, it's most successful market (or one of at least) was the UK where the video game crash never happened.
- digi_owl 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_CD32