On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Big Ugly Mich <[email protected]> wrote: > The Commodore Amiga (that stands for something, but I don't remember > what) was also a copy of the Mac, basically it was a Mac that used > cheaper IBM compatible printers and other accesories. I have never > used an Amiga, but have friends who loved it.
Ouch. Being an Amigan since '87, who started using and collecting vintage Macs 10 years later while going to college, that just hurts! Maybe you're thinking of Atari? They did offer tiny monochrome screens... :) PS - Amiga is spanish for "friend," and there wasn't any other meaning to it. The original founders named the company Hi Toro, but people confused them with the lawn mower company, so they settled on the name Amiga instead - because it came before both Apple and Atari in an alphabetical listing. (And then, they were bought by Commodore. Oh well.) PPS - Commodore did continue to develop the C64, including the dual-processor C128, the first color portable (SX64), and even the C65 prototype all the way into 1990. In fact, at the time, most people criticized them for wasting development on the 8-bit series at the same time as the Amiga line was going strong. -Justin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
