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Spaceballs - 9 Fingers - Commodore Amiga Demo 1993



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Spaceballs - State of the Art was one of the most memorable demo's to come from the Amiga Demo Scene, It was hard to believe a home computer from the early 90's could pump out something like this on 1 Floppy disc.



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Enigma by PHENOMENA
The awesome 91'demo from Phenomena on Commodore AMIGA computer.
Music by firefox and Tip.



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An exercise in computing, not nostalgia
The Amiga computer has long been the subject of intense nostalgia in the hearts of anyone who owned one. Released in 1985, only a year after the original Macintosh, the Amiga featured vivid colour graphics, 4-channel stereo sampled sound, and a graphical, pre-emptive multitasking operating system that seemed to come from years in the future. Yet the Amiga languished in obscurity, meriting barely a footnote in most books on the history of the personal computer. In the story that arose of the battle between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for domination of the computing universe, there was seemingly no room for a third protagonist.

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The Spectacular Rise And Fall Of Commodore
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On The Edge: The Spectacular Rise And Fall Of Commodore by Brian Bagnall
Filled with first-hand accounts of ambition, greed, and inspired engineering, this history of the personal computer revolution takes readers inside the cutthroat world of Commodore. Before Apple, IBM, or Dell, Commodore was the first computer maker to market its machines to the public, selling an estimated 22 million Commodore 64s. These halcyon days were tumultuous, however, owing to the expectations and unsparing tactics of founder Jack Tramiel. Engineers and managers with the company between 1976 and 1994 share their experiences of the groundbreaking moments, soaring business highs, and stunning employee turnover that came along with being on top of the PC world in the early days.

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20 years ago on July 23rd the Commodore Amiga was unveiled at the Lincoln Centre in New York. For the launch Commodore had hired Andy Warhol & Debbie Harry (Blondie) to demonstrate the Amiga's graphics capabilities.

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