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My Amiga 500's Keyboard A Story And Unnecessary Surgery *Unnecessary Surgery Video  *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings Other than the Commodore 64, there may be no more legendary look to a computer and her keyboard than from the Amiga 500. Having written quite a bit on both the Amiga and 64 over the years, I would have to give the Amiga a firm win if not in look, than certainly in its actual use. The 500 is where I learned how to type, and no matter how much time ticks past, or how ergonomic newer boards might be on your wrists, I have always felt most at home when typing with this legendary machine right here. It's difficult to even picture most computers with their keyboard. When you're first buying a computer there's likely to be several keyboard options as there would be for any other component in the setup. You'll have it tucked under the desk and out of sight when it's not in use, it may even be wireless and cu...

Prince of Persia Amiga, 1990 (Original Apple II 1989) Broderbund $39.95 *My video review for Prince of Persia *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game best played in NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio When it comes to platformers, my mind tends to instantly wander to thoughts of Super Mario Brothers, Castlevania, or some Sonic the Hedgehog. In other words, I tend to think of console games. It's when thoughts of simulations, adventures, strategy and role playing games pop up where my particular brain goes to the computers. It's not that the consoles didn't have the previously mentioned genres, or that computers lacked platformers, but generally speaking consoles seemed to live and die by their platformers, and the computer was most at home being different. If I think specifically of computer platformers, my thoughts usually end up to the flurry of 1990's DOS shareware titles. Even a lot of games that were not specifically...

TV Sports:Football Cinemaware, 1988 $49.95 *My video review for TV Sports Football *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game best played in NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio When we think of football games our first thoughts are understandably engaged with John Madden. But long before the Madden series became anything of note, there was a far better game. It encompassed features Madden wouldn't see until the mid 90's. In 1988 the cinematic masterminds at Cinemaware decided to enter into the sports market; and what they came up with would eerily stand as what became quite familiar to the top selling Madden games.  TV Sports Football was long ahead of its time. Developed on the Commodore Amiga, where football is king (America). The name itself should really clue fans of the Amiga into the truth that this machine was more than they tend to give it credit for in America. In most of the world football is the name of a much different spo...