Tag Archives: Amiga
Warhol art found on Amiga disks
(Something has gone horribly wrong with the layout of this post, I am working on a fix right now, although it’s an interesting thing to look at). Yes, that header image is of Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry (AKA Blondie); they will integrate into the story in a moment.
One of the most groundbreaking PCs ever created turned 30 years old last week, and Ars Technica has an absolutely fascinating eight-part series on the machine, its development, and its impact on technology.
Idiotic Ebay auction of the week
You may remember the story I told in class about buying an Amiga computer and the salesperson asking if I wanted to add a $500, 25 Megabyte hard drive. I of course said I could never fill up a 25 Megabyte hard drive.
Originally released in the mid-’80s, The Commodore Amiga was a great computer, at the time a graphical and system powerhouse, far outshining other machines of the time. It was used to make graphics for the NFL, for television shows and advertisements, and the editor used to do all that was known as the Video Toaster. The Toaster won an Emmy for it’s design, and it was developed by Brad Carvey, brother of Dana Carvey, who used his brother as the inspiration for his character Garth Algar in the Wayne’s World skits and movies.
Of course, there was also Dungeon Master.
Ebay Lunacy
After the retro-ish post yesterday, I was inspired to see what was available on Ebay from the days of computing’s past. I was instantly reminded why I rarely buy vintage computer stuff on Ebay.
I used to, and once in the bluest of blue moons still do, but I would like to draw your attention to a few auctions that exemplify why I pulled away from it long ago.
It used to be that you could find fun vintage tech stuff on Ebay: Osborne luggables, IBM Convertibles, Northstars, all sorts of great stuff could be rummaged up.
Not any more.
I found one auction, the first one below, that so absurd in its price it spawned this whole post, but I decided to dig deeper and see what else was priced so ridiculously that my eyes would widen even further in disbelief. I arranged the auctions by price from highest to lowest, and I wasn’t disappointed. Actually, I was supremely disappointed.
