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The Amiga had a very magical feel for the late 80's. In 1988, I upgraded to an A500 (from an Apple II) and was blown away. A couple years later I got an A3000.

The OS, with real multitasking, was very unique for the time. I first learned C on an Amiga, and you had to be careful since there was no memory protection. De-reference a null ptr and you'd get the old "guru meditation", followed by a reboot. Fun times.

Beyond that, some of the games were amazing. I specifically remember Shadow of the Beast, Blood Money, and some other Psygnosis titles.



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