True, and deeply saddening for those of us who were fans of that amazing-for-its-time machine. As I recall, the original Mac and the Atari ST also used 68K chips, but were vastly inferior to the Amiga IMO.
The Amiga used extra chips for graphics which those computers did not. It also was the first home computer capable of true multitasking.
The sound capabilities were also outstanding. It could play games far better than its rivals, while still retaining full computing capabilities. I had a Modula-2 compiler and wrote a number of 'serious' programs for my personal use.
I worked at Sperry at the time and remember thinking the computers for Navy ships were crude compared to my 68000 Amiga.
I lusted after an Amiga at the time the price was too rich for my blood.I worked at Sperry at the time and remember thinking the computers for Navy ships were crude compared to my 68000 Amiga.
My beat up truck was the oldest vehicle in the parking lot at work .I lusted after an Amiga at the time the price was too rich for my blood.I worked at Sperry at the time and remember thinking the computers for Navy ships were crude compared to my 68000 Amiga.
I am married and spending that much money on a computer back then was off the table.My beat up truck was the oldest vehicle in the parking lot at work .I lusted after an Amiga at the time the price was too rich for my blood.I worked at Sperry at the time and remember thinking the computers for Navy ships were crude compared to my 68000 Amiga.
Had a 68000 Amiga at home though.
That was the last time I bought a new desktop computer until this year when I broke down and bought a new Dell.I am married and spending that much money on a computer back then was off the table.My beat up truck was the oldest vehicle in the parking lot at work .I lusted after an Amiga at the time the price was too rich for my blood.I worked at Sperry at the time and remember thinking the computers for Navy ships were crude compared to my 68000 Amiga.
Had a 68000 Amiga at home though.
I was too poor for a decent car, so I owned only motorcycles most of the time. Cheaper to buy, easy to maintain myself.My beat up truck was the oldest vehicle in the parking lot at work .I lusted after an Amiga at the time the price was too rich for my blood.I worked at Sperry at the time and remember thinking the computers for Navy ships were crude compared to my 68000 Amiga.
Me, too. Some things are indispensable to civilized life.Had a 68000 Amiga at home though.
