Article 6MC4Q My undying love for the painfully uncool Amiga

My undying love for the painfully uncool Amiga

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Dominik Diamond
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6MC4Q)

It may have looked like something you'd see a bank teller use, but it withstood heavy battering. And it ran the coolest games

I have told my wife that I want a Mini Amiga for Christmas. I know it's only April, but I do this with things I want in the hope that when it suddenly appears in the house next week, my wife will think she bought it for me. I have slipped the purchase of seven games machines, a stuffed tarantula and an air fryer under the radar this way. In an inconsistent world, I like the way this institution of marriage works.

I read the reviews and was surprised at the appearance of two words I never associated with the original Amiga: cool, and love. It might seem strange to say the Amiga wasn't loved, because a lot of people bought and used one. But people use things every day that they don't love: electric shavers, patience, door handles, the train.

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