Mingos Commodore Blog

"Our first personal computers were used for learning, programming, and yes even games. What started with curiosity quickly grew to include things we probably couldn’t have planned. Suddenly we’re turning our computer into a musical instrument, going online (dialup), putting titles and effects onto home video, creating games, running a BBS, doing desktop publishing, audio recording, music production… All after getting done with our schoolwork, you could say we got…creative."

Amiga 1000 Computer by Roger Hassler

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"The Commodore Amiga was the first multi-media home computer. Come get blown away by its groundbreaking audio and video capabilities. You will be dazzled by video digitizers, genlocks, music software, full motion video and even 24bit audio!"

With its title shortened to cover all Commodore computers, this issue took that change to heart and included much enthusiastic coverage of the new Commodore Amiga. Benn Dunnington's editorial did question just how well Commodore was tilting upscale to sell its new computer to the press and dealers alike, but concluded "Ironically, the AMIGA is so good, that Commodore is going to do extremely well no matter HOW they handle their affairs." The general coverage led off asking us to remember "July 23, 1985" as "the day that IBM's PC, Apple's Mac, and scores of lesser silicon marvels of our decade became obsolete"; near its close, it took slight glee in Jack Tramiel and John Sculley both trying to put the Amiga down.