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Emulating an Amiga in Linux

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MC
Matthew Casperson
Jul 30, 2010

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“The Amiga was one of the most powerful PC’s of it’s
time, easily trumping the emerging IBM PC’s in the 80’s. You can
relive this classic PC on your Linux desktop thanks to a number of
emulators that are available.

“The first Amiga I ever saw was one owned by a friend. We would
spend hours after school playing the many games that were
available, as well as trying our hand at photo editing, 3D
rendering, and all the other cool things that only an Amiga could
do well.

“For those looking to recreate the Amiga experience on their
Linux PC there are a number of options. The best option, because it
is legal, is Amiga Forever. Amiga Forever provides legal access to
the KickStart ROMs that are required to run the emulators UAE and
Fellow. The Amiga Forever website also has some handy links to
demoscene websites, as well as links to sites that list games that
have been provided for free and legal download by their copyright
holders.”


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Matthew Casperson

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