Cited on HN 3 times, 2024–2026, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Cited in Amiga threads as the source for the Warhol live-painting moment and the launch event.
Footage of the 1985 world premiere of the Amiga 1000 at Lincoln Center. It shows demos such as multitasking and the bouncing ball, and Andy Warhol painting Debbie Harry live on the machine.
"The World Premiere of the Amiga (1985, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry): Possibly wanting to one-up the Apple Macintosh launch in 1984, the Amiga 1000 debuted at a black-tie event held at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 23rd, 1985. (...)" Warhol paints Debbie on stage: [this video]
Warhol painting Debbie Harry at the 1985 Amiga launch
The Mandrill was part of the launch event of Amiga in 1985 at the Lincoln Center. The event also included other famous demos, such as the bouncing ball. [this video]
Amiga launch event with famous demos like bouncing ball
I mean, some people show up to the blow out party three years after it ended, sure. That they're still talking about it 33 years later gives you an indication of what the main event must have been like [this video] [link]
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