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"So looking back, it is obvious that neither Atari or Commodore would really be able to succeed in the long-term [..]" To me this is not obvious at all, even i
by weinzierl 3y ago
"So looking back, it is obvious that neither Atari or Commodore would really be able to succeed in the long-term [..]"
To me this is not obvious at all, even in hindsight. There are lots of good points that support that argument, but I yet have to see one that is really compelling. Even if we combine all the little paper cuts together, while convincing, it is still far from pre-determining the future that came to be.
"Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the Falcon’s hardware design was its case. In order to save money (apparently), Atari used the 1040ST one-piece case design."
I am an Amiga guy and I hate to say it, but the ST was the most handsome of the bunch.
- prox 3y agoAmiga was really well used in broadcasting for a long time, even when ST and Amiga where on their way out, at least until graphic cards in PCs became a thing. You bought the Atari ST for music, and Amiga for graphics. I saw STs in music studios well into the 00s.
- CWuestefeld 3y agoI think the Amiga affinity for broadcast was that, iirc, it had either built-in or as an expansion, a genlock device. Regarding ST for music, did you ever come across the Intelligent Music products? My roommate was the guy who wrote "M" and "Realtime", the latter especially being a really cool compositional tool. He did some stuff in that UI that was really innovative at the time.
- LocalH 3y agoThe Amiga had the ability to sync the clock to an external video signal, and it also had a "color zero" signal present that would allow a genlock to know when to switch between the input video and the Amiga's video, so that you could superimpose Amiga graphics on top of video. As long as your input video was clean enough (my limited experience was SVHS without a TBC), the Amiga would remain stable.
- prox 3y agoNo, familiar with Cubase. M sounds like a precursor to live performance setups such as Ableton!
- bhaak 3y ago> I am an Amiga guy and I hate to say it, but the ST was the most handsome of the bunch. No way. The Amiga 3000 was the most handsome of them all. :)