another youtube amiga vid

gimbal · 07 March 2008, 21:25

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=IS-NYK-8KL0

A friend passed me this. Don't know if this has been posted before, but I didn't want to keep it from you all. It is a fun video where a couple of geezers talk about the Amiga and even examine the motherboard and the OS. They are really wowed by the multitasking

Ironclaw · 08 March 2008, 00:06

Nice vid

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PaulyQ · 08 March 2008, 01:32

Sad act... ME that is. I remember this program well

There's a name for us old folk(those nearing 40).... Fred Harris.... he was a hero, Play School and then onto stuff like this. I grew up with that fella.... him, Brian Cant and Johnny Ball.

twizzle · 08 March 2008, 01:37

nice to watch

Digideus · 08 March 2008, 07:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulyQ

I grew up with that fella.... him, Brian Cant and Johnny Ball.

THINK OF A NUMBER! MICRO LIVE! PLAYAWAY! Also featuring the ever so child friendly Jeremy Irons!!! (I kid you not!)

Don't sweat it Paul, your'e not the only one pushing 40 around here

My kids cant understand why the Amiga was so well loved. They thought that "The Old Days" meant the times before electricity and that we couldn't possibly have had video games

Ahh the good old days....

gimbal · 08 March 2008, 16:51

I may not be pushing 40 yet, but I still have fond memories of my atari 2600

For the current generation even I am old.

I gave a presentation for my english class about 'why NOT to be a game programmer'. I showed pictures of games throughout the years and how they grew in complexity (ending with Crysis of course), commenting on what games I had actually owned myself and I too spoke of the "good old days". The teacher was like "the good old days? How old are you???"

I felt really old in that moment, nobody in the classroom had ever played or even seen the old games that I showed.

heroicnonsense · 09 March 2008, 21:51

Well it beats "Wondere Wereld" on theme music alone.

Then again, 26 is prolly too young to remember that "wonderfully" hi-tech programme.

Charlie · 10 March 2008, 01:00

Ah, the micro user - a strangely great series...
...I'm old enough to remember it well.

Funny; in the space of a few minutes an ex-children's TV presenter not only demo'd all that was great about the Amiga compared to everything about @ the time, he obviously got what the Amiga was all about, flagged the issues with regard to price & pointed out the folly of marketing this kind of computer to business.
All of this perceptiveness at a time when 8bit systems were pretty much all that was available. Fred Harris I salute you!

How different things could have been if C='s management & marketing had understood their own computer a 10th as well.

gimbal · 10 March 2008, 01:27

Quote:

How different things could have been if C='s management & marketing had understood their own computer a 10th as well.

We would probably have world peace by now if that would have happened

blade002 · 10 March 2008, 01:38

I guess we all feel like David Bowie in this clip now. Getting older and remembering and seeing the past....

But what a glorious past it has been

[ Show youtube player ]

DDNI · 10 March 2008, 11:27

Fred Harris where are you now???

HERE!

http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/room785/the_gang.htm

07 March 2008, 21:25	#1
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,917	another youtube amiga vid http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=IS-NYK-8KL0 A friend passed me this. Don't know if this has been posted before, but I didn't want to keep it from you all. It is a fun video where a couple of geezers talk about the Amiga and even examine the motherboard and the OS. They are really wowed by the multitasking

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Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	Nice vid .

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PaulyQ Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hartlepool, UK Age: 53 Posts: 237	Sad act... ME that is. I remember this program well There's a name for us old folk(those nearing 40).... Fred Harris.... he was a hero, Play School and then onto stuff like this. I grew up with that fella.... him, Brian Cant and Johnny Ball.

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twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	nice to watch

08 March 2008, 16:51	#6
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,917	I may not be pushing 40 yet, but I still have fond memories of my atari 2600 For the current generation even I am old. I gave a presentation for my english class about 'why NOT to be a game programmer'. I showed pictures of games throughout the years and how they grew in complexity (ending with Crysis of course), commenting on what games I had actually owned myself and I too spoke of the "good old days". The teacher was like "the good old days? How old are you???" I felt really old in that moment, nobody in the classroom had ever played or even seen the old games that I showed.

09 March 2008, 21:51	#7
heroicnonsense Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Doorwerth, Netherlands Posts: 21	Well it beats "Wondere Wereld" on theme music alone. Then again, 26 is prolly too young to remember that "wonderfully" hi-tech programme.

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Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Ah, the micro user - a strangely great series... ...I'm old enough to remember it well. Funny; in the space of a few minutes an ex-children's TV presenter not only demo'd all that was great about the Amiga compared to everything about @ the time, he obviously got what the Amiga was all about, flagged the issues with regard to price & pointed out the folly of marketing this kind of computer to business. All of this perceptiveness at a time when 8bit systems were pretty much all that was available. Fred Harris I salute you! How different things could have been if C='s management & marketing had understood their own computer a 10th as well.

10 March 2008, 11:27	#11
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	Fred Harris where are you now??? HERE! http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/room785/the_gang.htm

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