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Amiga: the Computer That Wouldn't Die
A revolutionary new technology when it was introduced in 1985, the Amiga computer has had five corporate owners and bankrupted two major manufacturers. Yet, because of multimedia capabilities only beginning to be achieved by other platforms today, it has developed a fanatical following, with more than 50,000 Web pages dedicated to it at more than 200 sites. And it has induced yet another group of entrepreneurs to attempt a relaunch--this time, as a virtual machine.
IEEE Spectrum discusses the architectural features that made the machine so groundbreaking, including one of the first multitasking systems and a clock synchronized to the NTSC video signal, tracks the tradeoffs made under the ownership of Commodore International Ltd., and reveals the year 2001 plans for the Amiga relaunch.
Contact: Paul Wallich, 802 229 9378, [email protected]; Tekla S. Perry, 650 328 7570, [email protected].
For faxed copies of the complete article ("Amiga: The Computer That Wouldn't Die" by Paul Wallich, IEEE Spectrum, March 2001, pp. 40-46) or to arrange an interview, contact: Nancy T. Hantman, 212 419 7561, [email protected].
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