Exploring the Amiga 3000 and Sun Microsystems: A Look Back at Missed Opportunities
By
wicket
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked to perfection. Worth every minute at the bakery.
Summary
The article delves into the lore of the Amiga 3000 and its potential deal with Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s, reflecting on the missed opportunities and management failures at Commodore.
Key quotes
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Coulda, shoulda, and the Amiga woulda risen as rightful ruler of all other computer platforms, forever and ever. Amen.
One of those stories is about how Sun Microsystems allegedly showed interest in the Amiga 3000 during the early 1990s.
Alas, the more I think about it, t
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