philipj Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) Check this out... It's the Atari ST on "Computer Chronicals." http://www.archive.org/details/atarist Atari ST versus Amiga. http://www.archive.org/details/Amigaand1985 Edited May 29, 2009 by philipj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Great! The hair-styles were almost as enjoyable as the program content. I can't help thinking the Amiga's multi-tasking OS was a hard act to follow, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp060 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Great! The hair-styles were almost as enjoyable as the program content. I can't help thinking the Amiga's multi-tasking OS was a hard act to follow, though. I saw that show when it actually aired. Not really hard after you looked at the price tags at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipj Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Check out this website I ran into... Who would've guest that 3D Studio got it's start on the Atari ST. http://www.asterius.com/atari/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) Great! The hair-styles were almost as enjoyable as the program content. I can't help thinking the Amiga's multi-tasking OS was a hard act to follow, though. Problem is the amiga didn't work right especially multi tasking (guru meditation error just when running basic desktop demos) when released and it was more expensive than the ST which had a super easy to use gui and a much clearer pic in both color and mono. It had some catching up to do as well as it was release 6 months after the ST. Edited May 31, 2009 by atarian63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 philipj - every time you boot up 3DS MAX you see Tom Hudson's name in the credits - i always thought this was a well known lineage... sTeVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Problem is the amiga didn't work right especially multi tasking (guru meditation error just when running basic desktop demos) when released and it was more expensive than the ST which had a super easy to use gui and a much clearer pic in both color and mono. It had some catching up to do as well as it was release 6 months after the ST. I did have an Amiga for a few months back in the late nineties and that's my only experience of them. It was long before I'd ever used an ST, but I didn't have a monitor and the RF picture was virtually unusable. I realize the ST was cheaper but I'd forgotten it was out before the Amiga as well. I'm tempted to make a spoof of those videos to coincide with the release of my word processor on the 8-bit. "OK Steve, this is the new 80-column word processor for the 8-bit Atari." "80 Columns, Bob?" "Yes, that's right Steve. Without any hardware add-ons." "Wow." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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