Re: And the Winner is ... Google

Sam Smith wrote:
> David Liddle wrote:
> 
>> The Amiga is not dead - in use here daily albeit through emulation on 
>> a faster AMD box.
> 
> I understand you can still use it if you must.
> 
> It is dead in terms of mainstream sup****t. Hell you could have a working

> Betamax player and lots of tapes but it is 'dead' as a platform.
> 
> The C64 - although a thriving community exists is 'dead' in terms of 
> mainstream sup****t.
> 
> In the real sense of the non-trainspotter vein of the phrase the Amiga 
> is very definitely - dead.
> 
> ---
> Sam

It'll be dead only when not used - functionality and existing software 
are still impressive despite a lack of 'official' sup****t.

One of the key elements  of the Amiga's sucess was the legion of 
software and hardware developers who cut their teeth on the system. That 
they were forced to do so by the failures of sucessive 'managements 
/owners' continues to benefit the world of computing.

The evolving Amiga continues in the world of mobiles and ****table 
devices. It is no more dead than last year's Nokia and Samsung models.


David