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When I think about what clueless Atari execs did to the machine and company, driven by ignorance and greed, it makes me really mad. It was such a good machine and they were desperate to not let any 3rd party make money, hence software, for it they essentially killed the company (amongst other bone-headed mistakes).

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You think Atari execs were bad? Don't even get me started with Commodore.

I started with a VIC 20, then a Commodore 64, then an Amiga 1000, before getting my first PC running DOS. The Amiga was the best computer hands down. Shame about the Commodore board idiots. Always love the work of Jack Tramiel and Chuck Peddle.

Grew up with C64 then A500 all the way to Athlon K75.

After that, I was an adult and I got a job and could afford more frequent updates.

Yes, it hurts to think about CBM management, and what they did to the Amiga.

Very efficient that it was Jack Tramiel for both (for a while)

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