Amiga - What If It Were Today....

[dwaldrop]

When the A1000 was first introduced, I was working at a computer shop that sold Amiga and Leading Edge PCs (Model D).   It was so easy to sell the Amiga.... fist show the PC with it's single tone BEEP and green monochrome screen.  Next, load Defender of the Crown.

The Amiga was so advanced, it sold itself.

Back then it was multi-tasking, color, sound, animation and video....

If there were a new Amiga or Amiga-like computer... how could it change the game today?

[dwaldrop]

@save2600 - Nice list.  I guess I am an optimist as I think I owned all of the losing technologies EXCEPT HDCD.

I was in Kansas City and I seems to have very little trouble selling the A1000 and A500... unless someone HAD to have some high end business software like PeachTree )I think that was it at the time...)

I am still optimistic.  I think that there is still enough vision left in the computer-related industry.  It will take some risk and some hard work, but there is a lot that can be done.  

I agree that the Mac feels more like my old Amiga than any other current commercial OS.  The community is similar in many respects.  As a programmer, I have encountered a good number of Mac users in my area of expertise that are willing to share experience and knowledge.  

Good points all around and I appreciate your thoughts!
-David

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@Tone:

Evolution and progression... are you sure you're not confusing the two?  :lol:

From a societal perspective, I'm not seeing a single positive benefit to all of this modern technology at all. And the more portable it is, the more abused it gets. Especially by younger people. All it's doing is making them dumb and dumberer ...

Well said.   As much of a tech-geek as I am, I would rather sit in a restaurant and talk to my wife than send a twitter message or update farcebook.   I may be the exception, but I turn off the cel phone when I get home.

Like my computers... Love my wife...