He really respected the legacy of the Amiga (quote from article linked above);
Looking back, Thornton has witnessed first hand a plethora of technical revolutions in visual effects for both film and television. Which affected him the most? The pocket calculator because I was dreadful at math, the Amiga because of its capabilities, the Video Toaster for all it could do, the Wacom tablet because it revolutionized painting, modern tracking software like Boujou and SynthEyes, which simplified the process, and 3D printing.