An article talking about Workstations and... the Amiga

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That magical word: Workstation

January 21, 2022

Or how I came to own a HP 8760w 17" laptop

by David Ruby: https://smackeyacky.blogspot.com/202...rkstation.html

[Bruce Abbott]

Definition of Work:-
An unenjoyable activity that you do because you need money.

Synonyms:-
drudgery, grind, slog, sweat, toil.


Definition of Station:-

A person's social or official position in relation to others.

Definition of Workstation:-

Ridiculously overpriced desktop computer purchased to justify commanding a ridiculously high salary for doing 'work'.

If you had a job where you were issued a Sun or an Apollo (back in the day) or an SGI, you were elevated. You were no longer some pleb coding in basic on a C64 or a tie wearing IBM clone user. You had entered a rarified sphere with limitless power at your fingertips. An Amiga was a grubby kids toy by comparison...

That may be what 'you' kept telling yourself, but in reality you were just another worker forced to work on your workstation to make a living. You think we looked up to you? No, we barely gave you a thought as we played with our 'grubby kids toys'.

Today the traditional workstation is dead, as PCs have taken over the role. And the most powerful PCs with the fastest processors, fanciest graphics, most memory etc. are now used for? playing games!