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This Day in History
« on: July 23, 2010, 04:31:25 PM »
For the fun:

[size=+3]This Day in History - July 23
1985: Commodore International Ltd unveils its Amiga 1000 personal computer during a press event at New York's Lincoln Centre.[/size]
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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 04:49:31 PM »
Jubilations :)

We should all spend time on our classic machines today in celebration
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 04:56:46 PM »
I did not know that was today in 1985, thanx for sharing. Without that A1000 revel and launch the computer world would be very different today. The Amiga gave other companies new great ideas to steal. There is a little Amiga in all modern computers. Mandatory watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oqUd8utr14


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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 04:58:18 PM »
Quote from: Pyromania;571771
I did not know that was today in 1985, thanx for sharing. Without that A1000 revel and launch the computer world would be very different today. The Amiga gave other companies new great ideas to steal. There is a little Amiga in all modern computers.


like the idea that using a computer should be fun.
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 05:25:45 PM »
Happy birthday, Amy!
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2010, 05:39:43 PM »
[size=+1]:afro:  Just imagine a moment Jamaican's version of the AMIGA 1000 :afro:[/size]

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2010, 06:03:11 PM »
Thanks for sharing!  

Come on everybody!!  
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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2010, 06:52:52 PM »
happy birthday miggie,

and thanks for all the fish!
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2010, 07:23:11 PM »
I just found this article:
http://technologizer.com/2010/07/23/amiga/

I am wearing my 25th anniversary pin at work today. (It just arrived in the mail from AmigaKit yesterday. :) )

Happy Birthday Amiga!


Edit: BTW, there seems to be disagreement on the actual date.  Was it July 23, or July 24?
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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2010, 10:57:23 PM »
Quote from: robo-ant;571790
I just found this article:
http://technologizer.com/2010/07/23/amiga/

I am wearing my 25th anniversary pin at work today. (It just arrived in the mail from AmigaKit yesterday. :) )

Happy Birthday Amiga!


Edit: BTW, there seems to be disagreement on the actual date.  Was it July 23, or July 24?
I looked up July 23 and 24 , 1985 on a calendar and strangely enough the 23rd is a Tuesday and the 24th is a Wednesday. Which doesn't help one bit if one was wondering if this event was a weekend thing.

I have it listed as the 24th but now I'm just confused.

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2010, 11:24:04 PM »
Happy birthday, my loved one!

Oh my god, is it a quarter of a century ago already?!?
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2010, 11:31:37 PM »
Rest in peace, Jay, and thanks for all the fun.
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2010, 11:36:55 PM »
It was definately 7/23/85 and not the 24th. This is my confirmation..from the second issue of AmigaWorld:

"Imagine yourself at Lincoln Center, New York City, in formal dress. You are standing
amidst a sea of tuxedos and evening dresses. No, you are not attending a ballet at the New York City Theatre or an opera at the Met You are attending theworld premiere of Amiga at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

On July 23, 1985. the Amiga personal computer premiered
with a stellar performance to an audience of press, software and
hardware developers. Commodore shareholders, members of
the investment community, computer dealers and celebrity
followers. The star of the evening was the new Amiga itself.
which gave a dazzling display of its capabilities."
 

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Re: This Day in History
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2010, 03:05:57 AM »
Yeah.. Happy Birthday!
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