1 Jun
2000
1 Jun
'00
9:05 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Coward <dcoward(a)pressstart.com>
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, June 01, 2000 2:41 PM
Subject: Tech Rumors/Legends?
Hi All,
One the nice things about this list is the variety of
first hand experience that can be called upon to clear
up those nagging second hand rumors that you keep dragging
around for years, unable to track down a definitive answer.
Up for review:
1. "The person that designed the Mindset PC later designed
the Amiga." I realize that computers like the Amiga are not
designed by just one person, but does anyone know anything
about the people that helped design these computers?
I've never heard of the Mindset PC, but the Amiga story is very nicely told
at The Amiga Interactive Guide, at www.amiga.emugaming.com . Follow the
Features link, and see "Amiga History" and "The Amiga Corporation
1982-84".
Although a team of designers was involved, the person generally credited as
"the father of the Amiga" is the late Jay Miner, who came from Atari Corp.
via Xymos.