26 Nov
2019
26 Nov
'19
7:14 p.m.
Fred,
I started with the VIC. I then got a C-64. From there I bought a
C-128 and then the A-1000. I migrated to a A-2000 that I then upgraded
many times. I finally got an A-4000T 040/25MHz system which I upgraded
to 50MHz and 128MB of ram. It also had 4MB of chip ram and 8MB of Fast
ram. It took over 20 years to finally get an Intel machine that is as
fast as my 4000 was and it is running dual 6 core Xeons running at
1.6GHz and with 32GB of ram. It still won't handle more than one floppy
at a time where the Amiga could handle four floppies at one time.
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!
On 11/26/2019 9:05 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Tue, 26 Nov 2019, Richard Pope wrote:
You are correct in your assessment. Which was
first? The Altair
and IMSAI had been available for years but you almost had to be an
engineer to build them and use them. So were they first? I don't
believe so because the average idiot couldn't get them to work. They
were too much trouble, work, and they cost too much.
"FIRST", but rejected for various reasons. in this case too hard for
us beginners?
I consider the VIC-20 to be the first Home
Computer or Personal
Computer. It was inexpensive, had good color graphics, good sound,
was easy to program, use, and was easy to expand. So I consider
Commodore to be the inventor of the PC. Just my opinion. Again which
was truly first?
Again, an exact tie between three manufacturers.
What about the Amiga. The first multitasking
multiprocessing computer
with outstanding graphics, sound, and expandability for a reasonable
price. It was also truly plug and play.
I LOVED the Amiga! Traded 10 copies of XenoCopy for one of the early
model 1000.
But, it wasn't until about 1986?, when even early Windoze was out.
Although far from as PRACTICAL for multitasking multiprocessing, I
would place the Radio Shack Color Computer running the OPTIONAL OS-9
as earlier.
Yes, I would use the Amiga, NOT the Coco.
And, when the Amiga PC emulation came out, most of XenoCopy would run
on it! ("the acid test of compatability" - PCWorld)
But, people griped that it "isn't FAST enough". They got an elephant
to FLY, and people complain about airspeed and payload??!?
Video Toaster, while a niche product, really showed the advantages of
Amiga. Up until a few years ago, when the Cable TV system crashed, it
would display a "Guru Meditation Number"!
"But there HAS to be a Macintosh version!"
"OK, OK." It's a bigger box, and if you look inside there's an Amiga
motherboard. (or so I'm told)
Atari 520/1040 were pretty good, but they didn't appeal to me like the
Amiga.