Last weekend the Amiga: 30 years event took place in Amsterdam. It was great seeing and hearing some of the original Amiga engineers and other people involved in the Amiga ecosystem sharing their stories, and I can honestly say that the dedication and love these guys put into the Amiga can still be felt today. Thanks guys for making Amiga what it was (and is!). There was a tent outside with lots of Amiga hardware on…
You need a Frames Capable browser to view this content.(Click on the animation to stop it) Today is International Amiga Day! Celebrate it by playing some Amiga games, watching some demos, or – if you still have one – pulling your Amiga from whatever hiding place you put it into, dust it off and give it a spin or two. Enjoy!
On this day 10 years ago, Dennis van Weeren made the first recorded commit on his then new project, Minimig (see Changelog here), so this makes today the 10th anniversary of Minimig. The project started as a sort of proof-of-concept, showing that it is possible to re-create Amiga custom chipset in an FPGA. In around three years, Dennis made a fairly complete implementation of the OCS chipset. Amiga community – with history of disappointments behind it –…
