What is Amiga?

[coldfish]

"What is Amiga?" is a far more complex question than "what was Amiga?"

In spite of the years and all the crap, the name -Amiga- still holds a special place for anyone who was there.  The sense of nostalgia is still strong.  If it wasn't, none of us would be still talking about it.

I think Amiga was about making technology fun and engaging.

For me, the Amiga is no longer about physical hardware, I sold all of mine to people who could enjoy it anew.  Its not even really about software, sure there were a few good games and the OS was clever, but tech' has moved on apace.

Nowdays, Amigans being understandably frustrated and dissapointed at the Amiga's situation, have let that frustration fragment their community and in some cases, turn to bitterness.  

In the future, I'd like to see some genuinely fun Amiga products come into existence, but I really dont mind if Amiga just remains a set of fond memories.

[tonyvdb]

For me the Amiga is the little computer that could do alot. I still to this day have my A4000D running a Video Toaster 4000 Flyer and people that have there PC video editing system still do not understand how an Amiga with only 16mb ram and 2 video graphics memory can do what it does. True multi-tasking at its finest in my opinion. The Amiga will for many be used for years to come. I dont know of many PC's that are as old as the amiga that are still working and have a use.