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At Spring COMDEX 1988 in Atlanta, Commodore was promoting the Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000, the company’s newest Amiga models. The 500 and 2000 had been launched in 1987, and they were already attracting strong interest in Europe (particularly the affordable 500). Commodore was looking to expand its...
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One thing I really miss from the Commodore Amiga era is the care that went into the printed material that came with the machine. Back in the 80s, opening a new computer box felt like opening a complete system, not just a device. You didn’t only get the computer, power supply, mouse, and cables....
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Released in 1987, the Amiga 500 still remained a favorite for home computing into the early ’90s. While many of us remember it as the ultimate gaming machine, Commodore UK was busy rebranding the Amiga as the essential tool for the next generation of scholars through the Class of the 90s - First...
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In the late 1980s to early 1990s, Commodore introduced an alternative logo for the Amiga brand. According to available sources, this redesigned mark was used primarily on Amiga 500 packaging in North America and appeared also in a number of Commodore’s print advertisements of the period. The new...
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One more original Commodore UK bundle for the Amiga 1200 gets the recreation treatment! This time its the back cover used in the Computer Combat Pack for the Amiga 1200. Unlike the front, which focused on cartoonish visuals targetting the gaming crowd, this side highlights the serious...
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Another recreation of an original Commodore UK bundle for the Amiga 1200! Sales of the Comic Relief Pack was officially supporting the Comic Relief charity in the UK. The bundle included an Amiga 1200 in standard configuration and the official Comic Relief video game, which was Sleepwalker a...