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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: VingtTrois on January 15, 2011, 03:01:51 PM

Title: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: VingtTrois on January 15, 2011, 03:01:51 PM
[size=+1]For the piece of software #2, we can find "AMIGA"[/size] :banana:

2. The SCA virus
In 1987, the SCA virus was spreading like wildfire through the Commodore Amiga community. It had been created by a group called the Swiss Cracking Association (hence the name) and was transmitted by sharing and swapping floppy disks.
More... (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/364390/10-pieces-of-software-that-changed-the-world)
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: Buzzfuzz on January 15, 2011, 03:18:37 PM
Quote from: VingtTrois;606822
[SIZE=+1]For the piece of software #2, we can find "AMIGA"[/SIZE] :banana:
 
2. The SCA virus
In 1987, the SCA virus was spreading like wildfire through the Commodore Amiga community. It had been created by a group called the Swiss Cracking Association (hence the name) and was transmitted by sharing and swapping floppy disks.
More... (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/364390/10-pieces-of-software-that-changed-the-world)

Don't get me started about it, not something to be proud of :angryfire:
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: Karlos on January 15, 2011, 04:06:35 PM
I'm not too sure how well thought out their list was. They include Visual Basic and not C?

Without C their list of software would almost be empty.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: cecilia on January 15, 2011, 05:07:24 PM
except for phototshop, I've not used or been affected by anything on that list.
and frankly, I use GIMP, IFX and AfterEffects WAY more often than Photoshop.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: TheBilgeRat on January 15, 2011, 05:10:48 PM
iTunes?!  Really?  That seems absurd to me.  The Hardware I'll buy that as a force for change, but iTunes is godawful.  I rank it up there with SonicStage.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: Gulliver on January 15, 2011, 05:11:39 PM
I agree with Karlos:
Itunes and Mathematica? It seems to me this list was made in a rush to finish an article.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: B00tDisk on January 15, 2011, 05:16:38 PM
iTunes is the RealPlayer of the 2000's.

IOW, shit.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: Karlos on January 15, 2011, 05:34:47 PM
Quote from: B00tDisk;606847
iTunes is the RealPlayer of the 2000's.

IOW, shit.


:roflmao:

Truesay though.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: Louis Dias on January 15, 2011, 05:47:39 PM
Actual Visual Basic should be #1 if you ask me.
Programming for the masses, not the classes.

Amiga, no - every platforms needs something so simple and effective and easy to use.

I would love to see an Amiga compiler that could look at a .net solution(source) and compile and Amiga executable.  Visual Studio's IDE is unbeatable.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: zipper on January 15, 2011, 05:50:52 PM
Quote from: B00tDisk;606847
iTunes is the RealPlayer of the 2000's.

IOW, shit.
I think it was the first s/w I deleted from my new lappy and put a junk filter into my Thunderbird.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: TheBilgeRat on January 15, 2011, 06:02:02 PM
Quote from: lou_dias;606852
Actual Visual Basic should be #1 if you ask me.
Programming for the masses, not the classes.

Amiga, no - every platforms needs something so simple and effective and easy to use.

I would love to see an Amiga compiler that could look at a .net solution(source) and compile and Amiga executable.  Visual Studio's IDE is unbeatable.

I'm not a huge fan of VB, but I can understand and respect its appeal.  I vacillate between IDEs like I do Linux distributions.  Right now I'm using Eclipse for my Java programming.  Sometimes I like a "helpful" ide... Sometimes I just like logging into a tty and banging out some code in vim :D
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: Karlos on January 15, 2011, 06:04:59 PM
Quote from: lou_dias;606852
Actual Visual Basic should be #1 if you ask me.
Programming for the masses, not the classes.

:lol:

I was literally counting the posts for your reply to this one :)

Programming for the masses of people that only use Windows, that is. And before you even mention "mono" on linux, anybody using it is almost certainly familiar with other programming languages already and if experience is any measure, are more interested in C#.
Title: Re: 10 pieces of software that changed the world
Post by: runequester on January 15, 2011, 06:45:55 PM
Seems a bit random, but any list like this is going to be.

I'd consider stuff like WordPerfect, C, Winamp (almost everybody used this when mp3s were becoming a big deal).

And hell, linux / android ?