Tag Archives: Amiga

Q&D: Enjoying Some Demos on the Amiga 2000

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Blake Patterson

Over the recent holiday, I spent some time upgrading, working on projects with, and generally polishing off a few of the vintage systems in my collection and, as such, ended up having some pretty great retro fun with them. Not … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Blake Patterson

It’s been nearly 27 years but, as life teaches us, all good things must come to an end. On June 15th, Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer on all desktop systems, including its launch platform, the Commodore Amiga. Or, so … Continue reading →

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Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2018 Edition)

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Blake Patterson

‘Tis the season, and that means it’s time to push out the eighth annual Byte Cellar vintage computer Holiday demo roundup so everyone can feel that warm, fuzzy, pixellated holiday glow. With scanlines. Enjoy! I’ve been a computer geek for … Continue reading →

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It Was Always The “Amiga 1000”

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Blake Patterson

I have written a number of posts over the years about the Amiga 1000 computer, the first model in the Amiga line, which was released by Commodore in late 1985. I purchased my first Amiga 1000 in October 1985 from Chaney … Continue reading →

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WHDLoad: The Amiga’s Secret Weapon

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Blake Patterson

I’ve been in the retrocomputing scene for about 15 years now and in that time I’ve seen the interest in the pursuit grow more and more. This is in large part due to the evolving technology that has brought devices … Continue reading →

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The SGI 1600SW Flat-Panel Display Saga [Updated 2024]

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Blake Patterson

Back in ’03 I grabbed an SGI O2 system on eBay. I always wanted an SGI to play with (used them in the lab back in college for a bit) and it seemed the O2 was the best bang for … Continue reading →

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