Hi,
I'm really new to the Amiga stuff. When I was a boy,I used a MSX and then a MSX 2, but the teacher who inspired me my software career switched from a MSX to an Amiga. Recently, as we are still in touch more than twenty years later, he spoke to me about his Amiga in one of our rare and long discussion about the good old times.
As a coincidence, I was precisely thinking about the difference between our cumbersome present system and the old ones that were more efficient and responsive in my recall.
One month or so ago, I decided to give a try to what appeared to me as the best representative of this era : Amiga. Even if I didn't know anything about it.
And let me tell you, I'm not disappointed.
A system that has hundreds of time less power than today's computer and show so much responsiveness and qualities, was like discovering a new pyramid in Egypt.It's old but it's totally amazing even with today's standard.
And let me tell you something, I don't play with my Amiga. I consider it as a real machine that can be used as an alternative to PC for ordinary tasks as writing document, creating images, ...
The software are responsive and cool to use (no need of a six months learning curve to be efficient). These are the two main qualities I'm seeking in softwares. And they're really inspiring me from a conception point of view.
Today, I really wonder why the next step has not been done.
You find CUSA that sells old C64 that can be considered like this only from an outside point of view. And you find Minimig project that proposes a close hardware clone of A500 but without the old case. Why not join the two approaches and resurrect our machine for good ?
I'm even sure there are clever people around here that could participate in this attempt.
I know evolution has brought AmigaOS and alike but it's like transistor amplifier compared to tube ones. They don't necessarily target the same customers.
