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    Machine of the Month: Commodore Amiga

    Mar 31, 2020 4 minutes
    -JOHN KNIGHT

    YOU’LL NEED THIS

    COPY OF FS-UAE

    An original Amiga Kickstart ROM is optional. FS-UAE runs on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS; 32-bit or 64-bit builds are available: https://fs-uae.net.

    THIS MONTH, WE CONTINUE the 16-bit battle between the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga, where engineers from each company switched sides for one of the weirdest rivalries in computing history. This time, we’re focusing on Commodore.

    A cult favorite in the US and a computing goliath in Europe, the Amiga was a multimedia powerhouse way ahead of its time, with functionality PCs would struggle to replicate for the next two decades.

    From its jaw-dropping audio-visual demos, to its brilliant sound and image editing, the Amiga would quickly establish itself

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