@vingtroiseize The only painfully uncool #Amiga design was the A2000 and its derivatives.
The generic metal box was spat out by #Commodore’s German division after its recent (profitable but soul-less) success with Commodore’s first #PC (but not Amiga) compatibles. And boy, did the A2000 show its heritage.
Give me a svelte A500, A3000, or A1200, not that chonky boi.
@jaruzel@vingtroiseize In 1987, both #Commodore and #Apple were trying to reposition themselves as Serious Computer Companies for Serious Business People who were No Fun.
The exterior designs of the #Amiga 2000 and the #Macintosh II were the respective results. Giant rectangular slabs built around the all-important expansion slots.
@owainski@vingtroiseize Yah, the A1200 and A4000 were simultaneously too little and too much too late to save Commodore from the newly-installed mismanagement.
And the weird structural defect of having to solicit orders from a dozen country- or region-specific independent marketing & sales company subsidiaries didn’t help.
Even the Mac looked more attractive both inside and out in the early 1990s.
Add comment