The Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000

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The Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000

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Oct 10, 2018

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Following the somewhat disappointing performance of the Amiga 1000, Commodore released two new computers to try and capture both the high-end market and the budget computer customer. We look at these two legendary systems and the politics that interfered with them. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Oct 10, 2018

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