Amiga: 25 Years Later
The greatest cult computer of them all made its debut a quarter-century ago this week. Amiga - Operating Systems - AndyWarhol - Personal computer - DebbieHarry
The Amiga Turns 25
retsamxaw reminds us that yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the Amiga. "[The Amiga] debuted to rave reviews and great expectations heck, InfoWorld said it might be the 'third milestone' in personal computing after the Apple II and the IBM PC. ... Commodore was a famously parsimonious outfit, but it splurged on the Amiga's introduction. The highlight of that Lincoln Center product launch ...
Commodore Amiga celebrates its 25th birthday, Andy Warhol still dead
It was on July 24, 1985 that the Amiga 1000 computer had its debut at Lincoln Center in New York City. As you're no doubt aware, we have quite a fondness for Commodore in general and its Amiga offspring in particular, so it's only fitting that we would make a note of this auspicious anniversary. And if you're an unrepentant Amiga fanboy (the original fanboys), there was so much to love: color ...
Keep your Macs: Commodores Amiga is 25 years old
Rainbow Islands. Speedball II. Syndicate. Sensible World of Soccer. Lemmings. Championship Manager. Those are just some of the Amiga games that utterly gripped me back when I owned my first Amiga. Thats why today is a special day for former Amiga-heads like myself: because exactly 25 years ago, on July 24th 1985, the Amiga 1000 [...]
The Truth About Legacy Technology
We labor under two major misperceptions about technology: Technology from one point in time is better than one further in the past and anything new displaces what came before. When we actively think about these ideas, we may dismiss them. But it's my contention that these are in fact our unconscious, default positions. (These notions would no doubt be scoffed at by medieval Europeans who spent ...
Today in History, Today is Today is Friday, July 23, the 203rd day of 2010. There are 162 days left in the year. , 2010
Today's Highlight in History: On July 23, 1885, Ulysses S.
Before the iPad, there was the Newton
MessagePad 120 it didn't suck This Old Box If any old-tech devotees are more rabid than Amiga amigos , the Newtonians are. So, for those lovers of Apple's pioneering handheld, here's an up-close-and-personal visual caressing of the Newton MessagePad 120, circa 1995.
BEST OF THE BAY 2010
07.27.10 - 5:24 pm | Marke B. | Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay 2010! This is our 36th annual celebration of the people, places, and things that make living here such a ridiculous joy from Best Burrito and Best Amateur Sports Team to Best Strip Club and beyond.
Juárez nonprofit makes bid for MAC Cosmetics' $100K pledge
EL PASO -- A cosmetics line with a border theme that for some evoked the notorious Juárez women's slayings may actually benefit organizations that help low-income women in Mexico.
Showbiz: Party with Calvin Harris
FROM a hamlet called Dumfries to the international stage, and now Kuala Lumpur. Thats what MySpace can do for anyone with talent. It happened to a gangly Scot called Calvin Harris in 2007 when he was 23.
