>but that leaves open the question of why the Amiga didn't manage to survive in homes or education. Compatibility mainly, being able to take your work home and

>but that leaves open the question of why the Amiga didn't manage to survive in homes or education. Compatibility mainly, being able to take your work home and continue doing it. There were a few software 8086 emulators for the Amiga that could run DOS and a few productivity applications, and there was a sidecar for the A1000 which had a full blown PC & 5.25" floppy drive in it for compatibility.