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Blast From The Past

July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

What about considering the following specifications:

Motorola 68000 CPU at 7.14 MHz
256K RAM
256K ROM
640×512 resolution
32 colours
4 audio channels
HAM6 colour mode, 4096 colours

Not too spicy? Well, this is from 1985, when the first Amiga model appeared. Compare it to specs from that time. Looks better, isn’t it. When a bunch of nerds also […]

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Amiga Tribute

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Recently I’ve stumbled upon this cute little tribute video for Amiga.
While a lot of people have heard about the Amiga and it’s long story, this small video sums it up pretty much. The best thing that it’s - mostly - done with one, actually. The artist is one of the finest graphicians, called […]

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Tags: Amiga