[SIGCIS-Members] Amiga 30th Anniversary Event - History from Below

[adam spring]

Blog post coverage as well at
http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/amiga-computing-at-the-computer-history-museum/

Thanks Dag

Adam

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 7:09 PM, adam spring <adamspring at gmail.com> wrote:

> My coverage of said event is here:
> http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/computing/hardware/amiga-30-and-the-unkillable-machine
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 12:29 AM, Dag Spicer <dspicer at computerhistory.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello friends,
>>
>> If any of you are exploring microcomputers, computer graphics or the rise
>> of personal computing in your work and would like see a unique world-class
>> collation of (mostly functioning) Amiga and other microcomputers, please
>> consider attending this upcoming CHM event.  Former Amiga, Apple, and Atari
>> employees in attendance make this a great ‘guerrilla oral history’
>> opportunity too!
>>
>> Dag
>>
>> ---------
>> The Amiga 30th anniversary event at the Computer History Museum will be
>> the ultimate tribute to the Amiga Computer.  Consisting of a two day
>> exhibit hall complete with massive historical display, game zone,
>> presentation area, and exhibitors such as A-Eon, Friend Software Labs,
>> CastAR from Technical illusions, Amiga Forever, Individual Computers, Jim
>> Drew of CBMStuff, and others.
>>
>> In addition to the Amiga systems present, the show will also have a
>> collection of Atari, Apple, Commodore, and other retro computer systems.
>> The creators of the Amiga have been involved in some of gaming and
>> computing's most notable projects like Defender, Atari 2600, Macintosh,
>> Atari Lynx, 3D0, and more.  Come join us for a weekend of Amiga and retro
>> computing fun!
>>
>> Starting on July 25th, the event features 2 days of exhibit hall and a
>> banquet Saturday evening with panel discussion.  Tickets and more details
>> are available on www.amiga30.com<http://www.amiga30.com>.
>> -----------
>> --
>> Dag Spicer
>> Senior Curator
>> Computer History Museum
>> Editorial Board, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
>> 1401 North Shoreline Boulevard
>> Mountain View, CA 94043-1311
>>
>> Tel: +1 650 810 1035
>> Fax: +1 650 810 1055
>>
>>
>>
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