Amiga Sidecar (was Re: Computer auction in Vancouver BC)

1 Dec 2009

...
   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). 
The original Amiga demo in 1985 had a segment where the Amiga was running
DOS software. On the screen, it says [sic]

Amiga Transformer
Copyright 1984,1985  Simile Research
    Beta Version 3.5

Please insert a DOS diskette in drive A:
    press RETURN to start the DOS
    or
    press ESC to return to the Amiga DOS

The operator inserted a floppy, booted the system, and then started
Lotus 1-2-3. Speed seemed reasonably competitive to me for 1985.

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Amiga Sidecar (was Re: Computer auction in Vancouver BC)