I think we know that what made the Amiga special and successful in its niche was the hardware/software compatibilty with an ordinary television.
The Amiga was a very advanced computer for its time ;it suffered from poor mangers who failed to push it in its own strengths and insisted on trying to stuff IBM or Apple compatibility in a rather pointless exercise.If only all the money and talent had been spent pushing the unique Amiga video/gaming and making busines software that would exchange data with the others if needed we might have seen the A5000 with AAA chips etc.
We don't expect every tool to do every job;we even have sports cars for pleasure driving,trucks to haul heavy loads and the do-all vehichles always turn out to do a less than satisfactory job. Do we watch TV on a toaster oven?
So why must ONE computer do everything?
Why not a business machine AND a totally different fun machine?
Since the U.S and other major television markets are being forced to digital and great advances in other computer platforms video have been made,there really is no advantage I can ascertain.
As for multi-tasking,the PC either does it or simulates it well enough to fool most people.
My Amigas are an exercise in nostaglia and stubborness.
I really don't see how Amiga can be anything unique hardware but may have a future as an alternative OS.
I wish whoever owns the Amiga success and hope SOMEBODY will PUT OUT SOME PRODUCT.
