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New computers released under Commodore and Amiga names
Two of the best known names from home computing in the 1980s and 1990s have put their names to new computers released this month.
Commodore, which was behind one of the most successful home computers of the 1980s, the Commodore 64, is now concentrating on gaming computers. The company will sell four ranges, starting at £1,759 for the gaming model. Two of the ranges will be sold online, while the other two will be sold in shops.
The Commodore name has changed hands several times since the original company went out of business in 1995.
The company's Amiga brand name, which was used for a series of high performance home computers in the 1990s, is also being used by a separate company to launch a new computer range this month. Like Commodore, the Amiga brand has passed through a number of owners since Commodore's demise.
The new Amiga will run a custom operating system rather than Windows, and will use PowerPC processors rather than the Intel and AMD microchips used by Windows PCs. Prices will start at $500 (£250) for the low end, rising to $1500 (£750) for a top of the range model.
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More info about Amiga and AmigaOS
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Posted by Kjetil Hvalstrand, 27 Apr 2007
Date of CBM Bankrupcy Incorrect
The date was actually April 29, 1994. More information on the subsequent history can be found at http://billsey-christian.net/StLABI/St-LouisAmigan030915.pdf
Posted by William F. Maddock, 28 Apr 2007
Should switch names around
Commodore used to be the budget name that everyone loved & Amiga the better brand that posh kids had.
Posted by OMAR, 17 May 2007