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  • The Commodore Amiga Was A Computer Ahead Of Its Time

    The Commodore Amiga Was A Computer Ahead Of Its Time

    Despite being ahead of its time when it was unveiled in 1985, the Commodore Amiga didn’t survive past 1996. The machine, which went up against with the likes of the IBM PC and the Macintosh, offered far superior hardware than its competitors. But it just wasn’t enough, as this video from Ahoy’s Stuart Brown explains.


  • Figure Skaters’ Routines Keep Referencing Video Games

    Figure Skaters’ Routines Keep Referencing Video Games

    My roommate Hilary is obsessed with figure skating, and is watching the currently airing Junior Grand Prix. The competitions she’s watching keep crossing over with video games. Last night, as she watched the competition and I did laundry nearby, I looked up at the screen, and stopped what I was doing, in shock. “That’s Lara Croft,”…