RJ Mical Interview

matthew · 01 April 2009, 20:33

I don't know how many of you have already heard this interview but I found this thread over at DBF Interactive which links to this podcast. RJ starts talking about the work he did on the Amiga at about 2 hours in.

Pyromania · 02 April 2009, 08:41

Very cool, thanx for the link.

fryguy · 02 April 2009, 12:17

cool!

blade002 · 02 April 2009, 12:39

I love this interview, its pure GOLD !!!... Thank You

Peter · 02 April 2009, 12:42

Listened to this last night - what a brilliant bloke RJ Mical is... well worth getting this onto your ipod - cheers Matthew for spotting this...!

chocolate_boy · 02 April 2009, 16:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthew

I don't know how many of you have already heard this interview but I found this thread over at DBF Interactive which links to this podcast. RJ starts talking about the work he did on the Amiga at about 2 hours in.

Hmmn the whole interview is only 1 hour 20 for me? Is there a second part somewhere?

matthew · 02 April 2009, 18:04

If you download the interview it should be just over 277 minutes long.

paranoid · 02 April 2009, 18:28

"most notably Williams Electronics, Amiga and 3DO. "

They left out the Atari Lynx!!! Bastards.

Peter · 02 April 2009, 20:18

It is weird - I downloaded this and the file properties state; Duration - 1.10.39 - BitRate 64kbps - Size 15.8MB

In itunes it's length is stated as; 1.14.54 and RJ Mical starts talking about the Amiga in depth at around; 26.10.

I don't understand why this file is appearing in different sizes - my 15.8 download comes to an end when the interview is drawn to a close so I haven't missed anything...

paranoid · 02 April 2009, 20:26

Just started listening.. He's from Chicago which is awesome. It's a great city, lots of great stuff there but.. He's a Sox fan? THE SOX? I've never been so crushed to have a hero say something so..vile.. so.. despised..

*sigh*

Well that's it for me. Anyone want to buy a 500, 1200, both the new and old Lynx, and a Goldstar 3DO?

Wow, he had a Heathkit electronics lab? Well... Maybe I'll give him another shot. But so help me if he trashes Pizza Uno.

(Sorry, bit of local humor...)

Peter · 02 April 2009, 20:56

pyromania may understand this...

Sox... as in Boston?

paranoid · 03 April 2009, 18:21

Chicago White Sox, not Boston Red Sox... But I did get a chuckle that, even noting Chicago, the first Sox that pops to mind of someone from outside the country is Boston.

Predabot · 04 April 2009, 16:57

Intriguing interview.

Thanks for posting it Matthew.
Mical really does have a VERY refreshing sense of enthusiasm when he talks, doesn't he?

Cool guy, and now I've learned a bit more about the creation of the Amiga, and the people that made it happen.

ImmortalA1000 · 14 July 2009, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by paranoid

"most notably Williams Electronics, Amiga and 3DO. "

They left out the Atari Lynx!!! Bastards.

I know! As much as I love the Amiga Commodore were total dicks not to sign up and engineer the Suzy graphics chip from the Epyx Handy (which became Atari Lynx 3 years later). One of his finest pieces of work and technically stunning for something just a few years after the A1000 prototype chipset.

In an A1200 + Suzy with hardware graphics scaling it might have been possible to do a Doom clone. Certainly the 6502 3.6mhz Lynx has better/smoother Doom style engine in AvP prototype game for the system compared to anything on a stock A500.

I saw him in History of the Amiga video and he was on stage talking about the Atari/C= buyout years. He's a funny guy, certainly a character indeed

01 April 2009, 20:33	#1
matthew Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: England Age: 46 Posts: 108	RJ Mical Interview I don't know how many of you have already heard this interview but I found this thread over at DBF Interactive which links to this podcast. RJ starts talking about the work he did on the Amiga at about 2 hours in.

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02 April 2009, 08:41	#2
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Very cool, thanx for the link.

02 April 2009, 12:17	#3
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 1,019	cool!

02 April 2009, 12:39	#4
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	I love this interview, its pure GOLD !!!... Thank You

02 April 2009, 12:42	#5
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Listened to this last night - what a brilliant bloke RJ Mical is... well worth getting this onto your ipod - cheers Matthew for spotting this...!

02 April 2009, 18:04	#7
matthew Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: England Age: 46 Posts: 108	If you download the interview it should be just over 277 minutes long.

02 April 2009, 18:28	#8
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	"most notably Williams Electronics, Amiga and 3DO. " They left out the Atari Lynx!!! Bastards.

02 April 2009, 20:18	#9
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	It is weird - I downloaded this and the file properties state; Duration - 1.10.39 - BitRate 64kbps - Size 15.8MB In itunes it's length is stated as; 1.14.54 and RJ Mical starts talking about the Amiga in depth at around; 26.10. I don't understand why this file is appearing in different sizes - my 15.8 download comes to an end when the interview is drawn to a close so I haven't missed anything...

02 April 2009, 20:26	#10
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	Just started listening.. He's from Chicago which is awesome. It's a great city, lots of great stuff there but.. He's a Sox fan? THE SOX? I've never been so crushed to have a hero say something so..vile.. so.. despised.. sigh Well that's it for me. Anyone want to buy a 500, 1200, both the new and old Lynx, and a Goldstar 3DO? Wow, he had a Heathkit electronics lab? Well... Maybe I'll give him another shot. But so help me if he trashes Pizza Uno. (Sorry, bit of local humor...)

02 April 2009, 20:56	#11
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	pyromania may understand this... Sox... as in Boston?

03 April 2009, 18:21	#12
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	Chicago White Sox, not Boston Red Sox... But I did get a chuckle that, even noting Chicago, the first Sox that pops to mind of someone from outside the country is Boston.

04 April 2009, 16:57	#13
Predabot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swedun' Posts: 397	Intriguing interview. Thanks for posting it Matthew. Mical really does have a VERY refreshing sense of enthusiasm when he talks, doesn't he? Cool guy, and now I've learned a bit more about the creation of the Amiga, and the people that made it happen.

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