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Category Archives: Amiga
So Long, and Thanks for All the Games
Last week I sent out a tweet marking a rather sad turn of events concerning one of the most notable game studios of all time. On further reflection, I wanted to say a few words here. On Wednesday, Sony shut … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga, Atari, Gaming, Multi-Platform
5 Comments
A Look at the Sauciest Magazine I Ever Owned
One of the most exciting computers that I ever owned, and certainly one of the most significant in the history of personal computing, is the Amiga 1000, the first Amiga model release by Commodore in the fall of 1985. At … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga
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A Home-Made Map Lead to Plunder on the High Seas!
The other night Colette Bennett, a rather savvy freelance writer that works with us over at TouchArcade, tweeted a link to a Kotaku story entitled “The Delightful Home-Made Maps of the Zork Series.” Now, I won’t belittle my readers by … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga, Apple II, Gaming
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My SDCard HxC 2001 Floppy Emulator Adventure
One of the problems (and hassles) of playing with certain vintage computers today is their dependence on floppy disk media. While floppies manufactured way back when keep their bits together far longer than you might think — around 95% of … Continue reading
Engineer Dave Haynie Auctions Off Rare Commodore and Amiga Prototypes to Fight Breast Cancer
Former Commodore engineer Dave Haynie is auctioning off some extremely rare Commodore and Amiga prototypes to help in the fight against cancer. From his “Haynie’s Garage” posts on eBay: I have collected up a bunch of items from my days … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga, Commodore 64/128
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There’s A New Amiga On The Way…And It’s A Monster
When I was in college as a CS major I spent a great deal of time in the Sun lab. It was filled with, unsurprisingly, various Sun workstations (and even a few Tatung Sun clones). But over in the corner … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga
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Right Now, I’m All About the Amiga (Again)
So, I got my first back Amiga in 1985. October 1985. I bought the first Amiga sold in Virginia (USA). I loved it. I sold it not too long after, but that was just because of a youthful brainfart. In … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga
8 Comments
Replaying Wishbringer, Amiga Style
I purchased what I believe to be the first Amiga sold in the state of Virginia back in October 1985. To say there was a dearth of software for the platform at that time is an understatement. I ultimately sold … Continue reading
AmigaOS 4 Reviewed
I got my first Amiga back in October of 1985. As I understand it, it was the first Amiga 1000 sold in the state of Virginia. 4096 colors, 4-channel stereo sampled sound, fast 16/32-bit processor, lightweight UNIX-like OS with preemptive … Continue reading
Minimig: The FPGA Amiga
My regular readers will recall that I setup my most interesting system of all, a C-One system—”the reconfigurable computer,” earlier this year. The C-One is often billed as “a super Commodore 64,” but it’s really far more. Various system “cores,” … Continue reading
Posted in Amiga
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