How Doom didn't kill the Amiga

Re:How Doom didn't kill the Amiga by jboy55 on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:22PM (#39247580)

I really think that the Amiga 3000 killed the Amiga. When it was released, instead of move another decade ahead graphics wise, it was 3-4 years behind. 640x512x16colors?!? The 3000 needed to be released with AGA, on a card.

Comparisons. In October 1990.

For $3999, you had the Amiga 3000 with 640x512x16colors. It did have a '030 25Mhz, 40mb Hard drive and 2mb. Monitor was extra.

For $3860, you could get a 386/33, 4mb, 512k SVGA (800x600 8bit), 160MB Hard drive AND you got the 14" Monitor.

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Re:How Doom didn't kill the Amiga by timbit42 on Sunday February 04, 2024 @10:28AM (#39250943)

It wasn't the Amiga 3000 that killed the Amiga. It was the fact that the Amiga 3000 didn't have AGA or AAA that killed the Amiga.

Technically, it was the CD32 that killed Commodore but it was only the straw that broke the camel's back.

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Re:How Doom didn't kill the Amiga by snvzz on Monday February 05, 2024 @09:32PM (#39270058)

... or a DSP.

The developers were forbidden by non-technical management to use the DSP-enabled boards they already had.

Likewise, entire already designed chipsets like Ranger were discarded just like that, on management whims.

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