Stories about: Amiga

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    ZOMG, that's racist! 13/11/2009 13:03:00

    Pretty much everything is accused of being racist these days. From Creole chocolate cookies to old reruns of Speedy Gonzalez -- the cry of "ZOMG, That’s Racist!" is never far away. Even our humble video game consoles have come under increasing rates of fire. Most gamers vehemently deny the charges of cultural intolerance directed at their video games -- after all, it's just social watchdogs making a fuss about nothing... Right?
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    Another World, entirely in Javascript 10/11/2009 08:54:00

    Game developer Gil Megidish states that he has "some kind of obsession with this game." Another World, released as Out of This World in North America, was a beautifully animated sci-fi adventure game first released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga. Over the years Megidish has been a big part of the teams responsible for porting the game to other platforms, and he worked directly on the PC and 3DO versions, as well as the PSP, PS2, and Game Boy Advance iterations. His latest project is a browser-based interpretation of the game written entirely in Javascript. All the game requires to run is a modern web browser such as Safari, Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome. Though the project is not complete (and Megidish currently has no plans of completing it) it serves as an excellent proof of concept for what can be achieved with browser games now.
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    Top Ten video game ninjas 11/10/2009 16:37:00

    In the hallowed words of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni: “Ninjas kick butt! Cowabunga!” We couldn’t have put it better ourselves.
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    Digitize all of your old media 29/05/2009 03:45:00

    Technology has progressed so quickly that anyone over the age of 30 has probably amassed a collection of data generated in both analog and multiple generations of digital technology. (I'm looking at you, Commodore cassette tape drive.) And though you may never need a particular bit of data, being able to find an eight-year-old resume or to search through a decade of tax returns may prove invaluable at some point. It's a great way to reduce clutter, too: Once you've digitized and backed up your old media, you can then recycle or otherwise dispose of much of it. So let's look at what you need to know to digitize all of your old media.
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    10 operating systems the world left behind 03/04/2009 09:02:00

    You're not really supposed to love an operating system. It's like your car's hydraulic system, your digestive system or the global financial system. It's supposed to do its job -- and not get in your way while you're doing yours.
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    25 computer products that refuse to die 02/04/2009 02:01:00

    Old computer products, like old soldiers, never die. They stay on the market--even though they haven't been updated in eons. Or their names get slapped on new products that are available only outside the U.S. Or obsessive fans refuse to accept that they're obsolete--long after the rest of the world has moved on.
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    Roku player first to stream Netflix movies to TVs 21/05/2008 17:39:08

    A harbinger of how US consumers may access the Web for entertainment and information, Roku, Wednesday introduced the first player that streams movies from the online, subscription service Netflix to televisions using open source software. Roku's Netflix Player, about the size of a paperback book, costs US$99 and is available immediately from its Web site.
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    1988 vs. 2008: A tech retrospective 16/05/2008 17:40:00

    Ever wax nostalgic about your first PC or cell phone? It's easy to forgive your Tandy desktop or your Motorola portable for their limitations -- after all, they were technological infants.
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    The top 15 vaporware products of all time 06/05/2008 15:40:00

    The tech industry has had more than its fair share of products that infamously failed to take off. Some fit the classic definition of vaporware, and were all hype and no substance. A few were simply too far ahead of their time. And others were merely victims of bad judgment about what users wanted. Here are the 15 best examples of products that never saw the light of day (at least in their originally intended form), plus some honourable mentions that we just couldn't ignore.
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    NewTek LightWave 3D v9 19/03/2008 13:30:53

    If 3D animation suites were all soldiers in a WW2 action flick, LightWave would be the grizzled general who has seen it all before. The veteran software package has been around since the days of the Commodore Amiga (remember those?) and has been a staple after-effects tool for the film and television industries ever since. From the ropey S.F.X in Babylon 5 to the visual eye candy of The Matrix Reloaded, the program has certainly come a long way since its inception. This latest version ushers in a host of unique features, including improved character animations, lens-specific virtual cameras, advanced APS tools for particles, fur and hair effects, a completely overhauled rendering engine, plus a new Node Editor interface for fast and effective shading.
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    Microsoft buys 3D company for Virtual Earth 11/02/2008 08:58:10

    Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modeling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping system.
 
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