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Amiga 500 games for mac3/3/2023 ![]() ![]() But the PC was laughably slow and clumsy with graphics, sounds and other such creative elements. ![]() The PC was conquering corporate, word-processing and spreadsheeting America. The Amiga appeared just as the Macintosh was failing, losing sales after the initial enthusiasm. In fact, its slick abilities with sound and images convinced many that the Amiga was aimed too much at game players and not at serious computing types. Except that then no one said "multimedia" about computing. In 1984 I was one of the first to write about an exciting new computer that had special chips for sound, video and other "multimedia" work. And I watched this eight-year-long execution, hoping a reprieve would come and marveling at how much abuse the computer with the cute, friendly name could take. ![]() The Amiga died because Commodore denied it growth, support or even respect. It managed to live because of its potent basic design and thousands of rabid Amiga fans who would rather switch to a typewriter than a PC or Mac. The poor Amiga had been at death's door for several years.
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