The Amiga No One Wanted
The Amiga has a lot of fans, and rightly so. The machine broke a lot of ground. However, according to [Dave Farquhar], one of the most popular models today — …read more Continue reading The Amiga No One Wanted
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Lessons Learned, When Restoring An Amiga 1000
In the mid 1980s, there was a rash of 16-bit computers entering the market. One of them stood head and shoulders above the rest: Commodore’s Amiga 1000. It had everything …read more Continue reading Lessons Learned, When Restoring An Amiga 1000
Remember the Tri-Format Floppy Disk?
These days, the vast majority of portable media users are storing their files on some kind of Microsoft-developed file system. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, though, things were different. …read more Continue reading Remember the Tri-Format Floppy Disk?
Retro Wi-Fi on a Dime: Amiga’s Slow Lane Connection
In a recent video, [Chris Edwards] delves into the past, showing how he turned a Commodore Amiga 3000T into a wireless-capable machine. But forget modern Wi-Fi dongles—this hack involves an …read more Continue reading Retro Wi-Fi on a Dime: Amiga’s Slow Lane Connection
Amiga, Interrupted: A Fresh Take On Amiga OS
Serena OS is not just another operating system—it’s a playground for hackers, tinkerers, and Amiga enthusiasts pushing vintage hardware to new limits. Born from modern design principles and featuring pervasive …read more Continue reading Amiga, Interrupted: A Fresh Take On Amiga OS
The Amiga We All Wanted In 1993
To be an Amiga fan during the dying days of the hardware platform back in the mid 1990s was to have a bleak existence indeed. Commodore had squandered what was …read more Continue reading The Amiga We All Wanted In 1993
Large Language Model Can Help You Develop For The Amiga
Developing for the Amiga used to involve reading dense programming manuals and trial and error. In contrast, developing these days can be as simple as barking orders at ChatGPT to …read more Continue reading Large Language Model Can Help You Develop For The Amiga
The Juggler: In Rust
Back on the theme of learning to program by taking on a meaningful project — we have another raytracing demo — this time using Rust on the Raspberry Pi. [Unfastener] …read more Continue reading The Juggler: In Rust
It Wasn’t DOOM That Killed The Amiga
If you were the type of person who might have read Hackaday had we been around in the late 1980s or early 1990s, it’s a reasonable guess that you would …read more Continue reading It Wasn’t DOOM That Killed The Amiga
You Can Now Order a Brand-New Amiga PCB
The Commodore 64 has been pulled apart, reverse engineered, replicated, and improved upon to no end over the last four decades or so. The Amiga 500 has had less attention, …read more Continue reading You Can Now Order a Brand-New Amiga PCB