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title: "A Computer Timeline: Atari ST, Amiga 500, DOS 486" title: "My Computer Timeline: Atari ST, Amiga 500, DOS 486"
section: "retro" section: "retro"
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description: "The personal computing story behind the retro corner, from Atari ST and Amiga 500 to DOS 486 and beyond." description: "The personal computing story behind the retro corner, from Atari ST and Amiga 500 to DOS 486 and beyond."
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<h1>A Computer Timeline: Atari ST, Amiga 500, DOS 486</h1> <h1>My Computer Timeline: Atari ST, Amiga 500, DOS 486</h1>
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<p>Every retro computing setup has a story. Here's mine, from the first time I sat in front of a screen to the machines I use today.</p> <p>Every retro computing setup has a story. Here's mine, from the first time I sat in front of a screen to the machines I use today.</p>
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<p>When I started primary school in 1983, friends already had computers. One showed me everything a C64 could do, except the Lego game he kept promising to show me. That never happened, but I was hooked on computers anyway. Around the same time my father brought home an Epson HX-20, a tiny portable with a small screen and a built-in microcassette drive. That's where I wrote my very first BASIC programs.</p> <p>When I started primary school in 1983, friends already had computers. One showed me everything a C64 could do, except the Lego game he kept promising to show me. That never happened, but I was hooked on computers anyway. Around the same time my father brought home an Epson HX-20, a tiny portable with a small screen and a built-in microcassette drive. That's where I wrote my very first BASIC programs.</p>
<h2>1987-1990: The Atari ST era</h2> <h2>1987-1990: The Atari ST era</h2>
<p>In secondary school a friend named Matthias had an Atari, and a couple of classmates in the class also got Ataris over time. For Christmas 1989 I got my own 1040STFM. A year later, Christmas 1990, came the Mega ST 4 with a MegaFile hard disk, the beginning of a much deeper relationship with the platform. Early programming started with Omikron BASIC, then quickly moved to GFA BASIC, which became the main tool for writing software on the ST.</p> <p>In secondary school a friend named Matthias had an Atari, and a couple of classmates in the class also got Ataris over time. For Christmas 1989 I got my own 1040STFM. A year later, Christmas 1990, came the Mega ST 4 with a MegaFile hard disk, the beginning of a much deeper relationship with the platform. Early programming started with Omikron BASIC, then quickly moved to GFA BASIC, which became the main tool for writing software on the ST. Some of the things I built during that time are preserved here: <a href="https://28k8.moonweb.org/bbs/atari/tropic-dreams/" target="_blank">Tropic Dreams</a>.</p>
<h2>1990-1992: The Amiga detour</h2> <h2>1990-1992: The Amiga detour</h2>
<p>More and more classmates had Amigas, and I wanted one too. The Amiga arrived around April 1991, and while the Atari ST remained the programming machine, the Amiga became the creative hub: <a href="https://28k8.moonweb.org/bbs/amiga/mods/" target="_blank">ProTracker</a> for music, Deluxe Paint for graphics. I also released a few things under the Esprit label: <a href="https://28k8.moonweb.org/bbs/amiga/esprit/" target="_blank">Esprit disk magazine</a>.</p> <p>More and more classmates had Amigas, and I wanted one too. The Amiga arrived around April 1991, and while the Atari ST remained the programming machine, the Amiga became the creative hub: <a href="https://28k8.moonweb.org/bbs/amiga/mods/" target="_blank">ProTracker</a> for music, Deluxe Paint for graphics. I also released a few things under the Esprit label: <a href="https://28k8.moonweb.org/bbs/amiga/esprit/" target="_blank">Esprit disk magazine</a>.</p>