Category Archives: Amiga

A Planetary Anachronism: “No Man’s Sky” Beautifully Rendered on the Amiga 1000

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Blake Patterson

It should be evident to anyone viewing this website that I have a bit of a vintage computer obsession. And regular readers who’ve been paying attention over the past year and a half or so likely know that my other … Continue reading →

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To Upgrade, or Not to Upgrade, That Is the Question

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Blake Patterson

The other day I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, the Retro Computing Roundtable, when the host topic really struck a chord in me. In this episode, no. 148, Paul Hagstrom was hosting and his topic for discussion … Continue reading →

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The Amiga 1000 Doing Its Thing – A Video

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Blake Patterson

My love for the Amiga began before I got my first, back in October of 1985. Of the various models released during its lifetime, my favorite is the original, the Amiga 1000. Over the past few weeks I’ve spent a … Continue reading →

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My January 1986 Macworld Is Missing Page 13

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Blake Patterson

The reason why is a funny little story. I grabbed a few computer magazines from the 1980s off of my shelf the other day and sat down to flip through them, as one does. Shortly after opening the January 1986 … Continue reading →

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Gearing Up For Proper BBSing With the Raspberry Pi

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Blake Patterson

A few recent retro challenges I’ve undertaken had me wanting to spend a bit more time logged in to BBS’s strewn here and there about the web. I’ve spent an enormous amount of time on BBS’s over the years, nearly all of it long ago … Continue reading →

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It Was Always The “Amiga 1000”

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Blake Patterson

I have written a number of posts over the years about the Amiga 1000 computer, the first model in the Amiga line, which was released by Commodore in late 1985. I purchased my first Amiga 1000 in October 1985 from Chaney … Continue reading →

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WHDLoad: The Amiga’s Secret Weapon

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Blake Patterson

I’ve been in the retrocomputing scene for about 15 years now and in that time I’ve seen the interest in the pursuit grow more and more. This is in large part due to the evolving technology that has brought devices … Continue reading →

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The Amiga Turns 30

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Blake Patterson

Thirty years ago today, on July 23, 1985, the Amiga was introduced in a star-studded gala featuring Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Warhol demonstrated the Amiga’s incredible graphics capabilities by “painting” an … Continue reading →

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The Man Inside the Macintosh and Amiga 1000

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Blake Patterson

The original Macintosh, released in early 1984, was a groundbreaking machine built to “put a ding in the universe,” and its creators knew it. To mark the occasion, they pressed the signatures of all of the team members into the mold of … Continue reading →

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There, But for the Grace of God, Go I

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Blake Patterson

This weekend I happened upon a video created by YouTuber “mrmusdtard2” and entitled “Doing the Amiga Rock by MrMoonlight and the Amiga Chip Rom Ram Band.” I’ll just go ahead and embed it right here, with its description. Doing the … Continue reading →

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