Subj : Re: What's in your retro closet?
To   : paulie420
From : Niels Haedecke
Date : Tue Feb 27 2024 07:09:28

paulie420 wrote to Niels Haedecke:
p> 
p> I so want to get into Amiga - a 1200 would tickle my fancy so much. :P I'd 
p> settle for a 600, but... a1200 baby!
p> 

Yes, it's a nice machine and with a proper 68030 card like the Phase 5 
Blizzard
 it even runs NetBSD (although not very fast). The A600 was the ill-fated
result of Bill Sydnes, the guy who is also responsible for the IBM PC Jr.
desaster. No kidding! The A600 was called "Amiga Jr." by senior Commodore
engineers at the time. No one wanted that machine, not even the customers. But
thanks to modern upgrades and enhancements, the A600 has become a very decent
and compact system. Like a good wine, it needed time to ripe, heh.

The late Amigas (1200, 3000 and 4000 series) were wonderful machines. If you
want to know more about the history of the Amiga, I recommend "Commodore - the
inside story: the untold tale of a computer giant" by David John Pleasance. I
was lucky to meet and interview David and he's a very handsome guy. His
recollections of his time as manager at Commodore and the stories other
Commodore legends like Dave Haynie submitted to his book are a very
entertaining read.
                             
                                                                              

    Greetings, Niels Haedecke

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