Happy 30th Birthday Amiga and Atari ST!

[Morn]

Of course no discussion about the early Amiga would be complete without the Amiga Juggler animation (1986), rendered with an early pre-release version of what would later become Sculpt 3D, an influential ray-tracing package. Yeah, keep tossing those balls, baby! 

[ZbyniuR]

Eh, these noises. It is true, that as 8bit computer without a floppy is only half of computer, the same 16bit computer without hard drive is not complete.

[Morn]

Eh, these noises. It is true, that as 8bit computer without a floppy is only half of computer, the same 16bit computer without hard drive is not complete.

I think this was recorded in WinUAE, not a real Amiga, so the floppy noises sound a bit too high pitched and scratchy (recorded on an A500 perhaps?). On my Amiga 2000, the floppy sounds more deep and metallic because the A2000 is one giant empty metal box basically. Instead of "feep-feep" it goes FOOOP-FOOOP-FOOP. 

[ZbyniuR]

Each of us had different shape of computer and furnitures, so as usually we remember this sounds different than in emulator.

I would like finish my sentence and add - 32bit computer without internet is like bird without wings.

[mr_lou]

...and a 64bit computer without Windows is like having superpowers! 

[TFM]

...and a 64bit computer without Windows is like having superpowers! 

The same is true especially for 8 bit computers. 

[Morn]

Each of us had different shape of computer and furnitures, so as usually we remember this sounds different than in emulator.

I just booted the A2000 up a few weeks ago, so there's not much remembering involved. 

Those WinUAE samples are probably also recorded with the mike really close to the drive, so they will sound brighter than if you sit in front of a real Amiga, further away from the drive. You are not normally pressing your ears against the floppy drive, which is what a close-miked setup will sound like. 

[Bryce]

The drive on my A1200 is ridiculously loud. I really need to check it out.

Bryce.

[TFM]

The drive on my A1200 is ridiculously loud. I really need to check it out.

Bryce.

Should use it for drive music then. Isn't that genuine to commodore? 

[VincentGR]

One of my A1200 has a silent drive. It must be veeery quite just to understand it works.

...and yes, if speed kills then windows users will live forever 

[Morn]

Amigas were also used by the Prevue Guide system in the US in the 80s and early 90s, displaying TV listings for local stations.

Sometimes, the Amiga would crash and TV viewers would see a partly transparent Workbench or a blinking Guru meditation on their TVs: