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The Future Was Here
Jimmy Maher · 初版 2012 年
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- 不仅唤起情怀更深入探究技术本身
- 还原工程团队从电路板做成划时代产品的历程
- 深度剖析Commodore内部管理与财务乱局
探索世界上第一台真正意义上的多媒体电脑那段常被忽视的历史与技术创新。早在 1985 年，个人电脑主要分为两大类：一类是用于娱乐、亲切而稚气的游戏机（以 Atari 和 Commodore 的产品为代表）；另一类则是用于商务、单调乏味的米黄色成人电脑机箱（以 IBM 的产品为代表）。游戏机成为了引人入胜的技术与艺术平台，但在现实应用中价值有限。而 IBM 的产品则完全侧重实用，几乎不注重美感，更谈不上任何趣味性。正是在这种两极分化的计算……
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我建议 Penny Arcade 那帮家伙（呃，他们画网络漫画的，懂个毛线的技术？）去读读《The Future Was Here》（讲述 Commodore Amiga 故事的书），看看心怀使命感的优秀工程师是如何在你一眨眼的工夫就把面包板原型变成拳打全世界的产品的……
I suggest the Penny Arcade guys (who, umm, write a webcomic, what do they know about anything technical?) have a read of The Future Was Here, the story of the Commodore Amiga, for a glimpse at how good engineers with a belief in their mission can go from breadboard to world-beating product almost before you can blink...
MIT 的“平台研究系列”（platform series）非常精彩——尤其是：《Racing The Beam》（研究 atari 2600 平台）和《The Future was Here》（研究 amiga 平台）。我过去五年读过最好的书：《债：第一个5000年》（Debt: The First 5000 Years）、《Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means》（william…
The MIT "platform series" is fascinating - specifically: _Racing The Beam_ (study of the atari 2600 platform) _The Future was Here_ (study of the amiga platform) Best books I've read in the last five years: _Debt: The First 5000 Years_ _Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means_ (william…
如果你真想知道 Amiga 当年到底牛在哪，不妨看看这本书：《The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga》https://www.amazon.de/dp/0262535696/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i... 不像其他讲复古怀旧的书光顾着消费情怀，它是真正深入剖析了…
If you’re really interested in what made the Amiga so great back in its day, checkout this book: The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga https://www.amazon.de/dp/0262535696/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i... Unlike other books about retro it does not only try to trigger your nostalgia but is an actual deep dive into the…
《The Cuckoo's Egg》。除了《The Future Was Here》，Jimmy Maher 还有更多好货：<www.filfre.net>。他和 CRPG Addict 的 Chet 正在做的两个项目可以说是电脑游戏领域最重要的，而且都坚持了十多年。《The Friendly Orange Glow》，关于 PLATO 的。倒不是因为 PLATO 有多超级重大的影响力……
The Cuckoo's Egg More Jimmy Maher, beyond The Future Was Here: <www.filfre.net>. He and Chet at CRPG Addict are doing the two most important computer-game projects, each for more than a decade. The Friendly Orange Glow, about PLATO. Not because PLATO was super-influential…
…商业用途带来的可观收入。EDIT：我还想补充一点，关于这点其实并非缺乏详尽的分析，比如 Brian Bagnall 写的 Commodore 系列丛书，或者 Jimmy Maher 的《The Future Was Here》。关于 Commodore 内部的问题及其财务状况，我们现在所了解的很多东西在当年都不是公开的秘密。Commodore 最大的问题其实是管理极度混乱，而且还有很多相互竞争的…
…significant revenue from business use. EDIT: I'd also add that there isn't like there haven't been extensive analysis on this, such as Brian Bagnall's book series on Commodore, or Jimmy Maher's "The Future Was Here". We know a lot about Commodore's internal issues and their finances that was not public knowledge at the time. Commodore was horribly mismanaged more than anything else, and there are many competing…
…你有多感兴趣），但它们更适合那些本来就对 Commodore 感兴趣的人，不过单说《Commodore: The Amiga Years》对那些唯独对 Amiga 感兴趣的人还是很值得一读的。不过，Maher 写的《The Future Was Here》对于想轻松阅读、或者跟 Amiga 和 Commodore 没啥个人情怀羁绊的人来说要好读得多。
…interested you are) but they are much more for those already interested in Commodore, though "Commodore: The Amiga Years" on its own is worthwhile for people interested specifically in the Amiga. Maher's The Future Was Here is much more accessible to people who has want a lighter read and/or don't have a personal relationship to the Amiga and Commodore, though.