Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video we are going to take a look at why the Commodore Amiga was just so awesome.
This is from a hardware perspective and I've included lots of quotes from the designer himself Jay Miner.
The Jay Miner quotes are taken from these 2 videos, they are really worth a watch
The History of the Commodore Amiga - Rare Jay Miner Speech AmiExpo 1990 - youtu.be/n-MqC35aWrQ
Jay Miner. Lead designer: Atari 2600, Atari 800, Amiga. - youtu.be/daQNJMZblZ8
-- Other Links --
Bit Blit Algorithm (Amiga Blitter Chip) - Computerphile - youtu.be/-6g1tD66QBA
Amiga 1000 Ad - youtu.be/k054ON8ikho
Ed Logg GDC 2012 - youtu.be/ItH-mV32KQY
Amiga 500 Mboard Picture - bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/media/download_photos/a500mb_rev5_3.jpg
Amiga 100 MBoard Picture - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commodore_Amiga_1000_-_main_board-7421.jpg
Amiga 1000 Picture - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amiga_1000DP.jpg
Jay Miner at the 1990 Amiga Developers Conference in Paris, France, on February 9, 1990
Copyright 1990 Michael C. Battilana and Cloanto IT sr - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Miner#/media/File:JayMiner1990.jpg
Top 10 Atari 2600 Games - youtu.be/6kJ_79ih9rI
HAM Picture - nostalgianerd.com/the-amiga-story
Creative Sound Blaster - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster
Menace Longplay - youtu.be/eXBpMCVicic
MS Word for Mac - winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-word/1x-mac
Amiga 500 Advert - youtu.be/vVl9dAqkDnc
Windows Blue Screen Of Death - youtu.be/IW7Rqwwth84
-- Timestamps --
0:00 The Amiga
0:48 RGB Video output
1:18 Bitplane Graphics
4:07 Hold and Modify
6:56 The Blitter
8:06 Memory
10:13 CPU
12:35 Copper
14:00 Open Platform
14:55 Compatibility
15:46 Multitasking OS
18:21 Sound
22:38 Sprites
23:30 Input
24:45 Storage
25:20 Conclusion
-- Other --
Marty McFly image is from 1985 "Back To the Future" by Universal Pictures
In this video we are going to take a look at why the Commodore Amiga was just so awesome.
This is from a hardware perspective and I've included lots of quotes from the designer himself Jay Miner.
The Jay Miner quotes are taken from these 2 videos, they are really worth a watch
The History of the Commodore Amiga - Rare Jay Miner Speech AmiExpo 1990 - youtu.be/n-MqC35aWrQ
Jay Miner. Lead designer: Atari 2600, Atari 800, Amiga. - youtu.be/daQNJMZblZ8
-- Other Links --
Bit Blit Algorithm (Amiga Blitter Chip) - Computerphile - youtu.be/-6g1tD66QBA
Amiga 1000 Ad - youtu.be/k054ON8ikho
Ed Logg GDC 2012 - youtu.be/ItH-mV32KQY
Amiga 500 Mboard Picture - bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/media/download_photos/a500mb_rev5_3.jpg
Amiga 100 MBoard Picture - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commodore_Amiga_1000_-_main_board-7421.jpg
Amiga 1000 Picture - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amiga_1000DP.jpg
Jay Miner at the 1990 Amiga Developers Conference in Paris, France, on February 9, 1990
Copyright 1990 Michael C. Battilana and Cloanto IT sr - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Miner#/media/File:JayMiner1990.jpg
Top 10 Atari 2600 Games - youtu.be/6kJ_79ih9rI
HAM Picture - nostalgianerd.com/the-amiga-story
Creative Sound Blaster - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster
Menace Longplay - youtu.be/eXBpMCVicic
MS Word for Mac - winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-word/1x-mac
Amiga 500 Advert - youtu.be/vVl9dAqkDnc
Windows Blue Screen Of Death - youtu.be/IW7Rqwwth84
-- Timestamps --
0:00 The Amiga
0:48 RGB Video output
1:18 Bitplane Graphics
4:07 Hold and Modify
6:56 The Blitter
8:06 Memory
10:13 CPU
12:35 Copper
14:00 Open Platform
14:55 Compatibility
15:46 Multitasking OS
18:21 Sound
22:38 Sprites
23:30 Input
24:45 Storage
25:20 Conclusion
-- Other --
Marty McFly image is from 1985 "Back To the Future" by Universal Pictures
