Category Archives: Amiga

Q&D: Enjoying Some Demos on the Amiga 2000

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Blake Patterson

Over the recent holiday, I spent some time upgrading, working on projects with, and generally polishing off a few of the vintage systems in my collection and, as such, ended up having some pretty great retro fun with them. Not … Continue reading →

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Thinking Back on ‘Turbo Pascal’ as It Turns 40

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Blake Patterson

November marked the 40th anniversary of Turbo Pascal, the first Integrated Development Environment (or IDE), which allowed a user to quickly and easily write a program in the Pascal programming language and see it compiled and linked — all in … Continue reading →

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Lost Amiga “Four-Byte Burger” Painting Digitally Recreated (And Looking Amazing in Glowing Phosphor!)

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Blake Patterson

It was in the late summer of 1985 when I first heard of the Amiga. I learned about the forthcoming system in an issue of Personal Computing magazine that featured the Amiga on its cover and contained an in-depth dive … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Blake Patterson

It’s been nearly 27 years but, as life teaches us, all good things must come to an end. On June 15th, Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer on all desktop systems, including its launch platform, the Commodore Amiga. Or, so … Continue reading →

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Parceiro: An Extraordinary Upgrade for Amiga 1000 Users

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Blake Patterson

In October 1985 I purchased the first Amiga sold in the state of Virginia. It was a transformative experience to have that level of technology on the desk in front of me as a young geek. The Amiga 1000 was … Continue reading →

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Looking Back on 35 Years as an Amiga User

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Blake Patterson

Thirty five years ago I became an Amiga user. One of the first, actually. This is a meandering and reminiscent post of sorts, written to mark the Amiga’s 35th birthday and the 35 years I have known and loved the … Continue reading →

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The Infinity Modules Player: Never Turn Off Your Amiga Again

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Blake Patterson

Vintage computing aficionados take various approaches to the hobby. Some enjoy the platforms of olde exclusively through emulation on modern systems. Others assemble shelf after shelf of as many computers and peripherals of their fancy as they can find. While, … Continue reading →

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The Amiga 1000 Sings Songs of the Season for Holiday Music Week VII

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Blake Patterson

The new year has begun and the holidays are pretty much behind us, but before undecking the halls I wanted to share my contribution to the “Holiday Music Week VII” competition over at r/Retrobattlestations that ran until the 31st. For … Continue reading →

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Brief Encounters of the Home Computing Kind

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Blake Patterson

Back in the “home computer” days, I was something of a serial platform jumper; the list of systems I’ve owned is long. I would have a certain system and be happily using it and then become intrigued by a different … Continue reading →

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Quickie: A Little PETSCII BBS Fun on a Saturday Morning

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Blake Patterson

Just quickie here. I thought I’d take the Amiga 1000 out for a spin on a few Commodore 64 / PETSCII bulletin board systems this weekend. Thanks to @AmigaL0ve for providing links to two Amiga terminal programs that are up … Continue reading →

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