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> The Amiga had a litany of custom chips to achieve its incredible performance. Exactly, and with PC technology rapidly catching up, updating them to a level o
by squarefoot 4y ago
> The Amiga had a litany of custom chips to achieve its incredible performance.
Exactly, and with PC technology rapidly catching up, updating them to a level on par with the latest VGA and sound cards was an enormous effort that didn't kill Commodore (internal mismanagement did) but came too late to save them. First prototypes of the AAA chipset are mentioned and visible in the famous "Deathbed Vigil" video shot by Dave Haynie himself at the C= headquarters in West Chester PA when the company was already belly up. I would highly recommend watching it also to non ex Amiga users, also for interesting vintage technical content, but keep tissues ready in case you were.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaTjwo1ywcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaTjwo1ywcI