1 Dec
2009
1 Dec
'09
9:26 p.m.
On 12/1/09, Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
I swear I remember Lotus 1-2-3 running on the original
A1000 at its
swanky launch demo in 1985 -- was that software, or a bridgecard?
I don't think they had the Bridgecard until the A2000 era (no ISA
slots to "bridge, especially not in the Zorro-I era).
I did find this review from Creative Computing...
http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v11n11/92_More_on_Amiga_software_.php
My direct involvement with the Amiga wasn't until a year after launch
when it was possible to buy A1000s without a bundled analog RGB
monitor, and the price for the base machine fell to $850 (making it
finally affordable to me at the time). Perhaps someone here was
around from day 1 and can speak from personal experience.
-ethan