History of Amiga

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Unfortunately, Commodore thought the Amiga was a toaster (and so did Newtek, but that's a different story), so their marketing didn't do the platform justice.

Unfortunately, Commodore thought the Amiga was a toaster (and so did Newtek, but that's a different story), so their marketing didn't do the platform justice. Most retail outlets were toy stores. Compatibility with ordinary household television sets was prioritized over professional grade graphics and [memory management]?. Even "amenities" such as a hard drive (on a 500)or a non-interlace?d display had to be had from third party vendors. While it was the only multitasking platform in the consumer marketplace for several years, robustness? left a lot to be desired, resulting in frequent "Guru Meditations". In spite of being sold so short, Amiga was originally supported by such prestigious software titles as AutoCAD, WordPerfect and [Lattice C]?.