Joe also mixes in some Atari 8-bit and Atari 2600 information, talks about the Apple II, has a story involving the TI-99 and numerous other tidbits. Joe shares with us the thoughts and reasoning that went into the design of the Amiga 1000 and thus brings all of us a little closer to being a part of an amazing time in computer history. Joe worked closely with Jay Miner and others to design a computer in the days when personal computers were just in their infancy. The majority of this interview is around the work he did on the Amiga. Joe was able to provide a lot of history around the development of the Atari 8-bits for the shows where I was covering the 400 and 800 computers. I’ve interviewed Joe for Floppy Days before, but that was about his amazing work on the Atari 8-bit line.

I am extremely honored to bring to you today an interview with one of the true pioneers of the personal computer, one of the designers of the Amiga 1000, a primary designer of the Atari 8-bit line and Atari 2600, and the developer of modern USB based on his work developing the SIO port for the Atari 8-bit: Mr. Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to talk about.įloppy Days 105 - Joe Decuir - Developing the Amiga Hello, and welcome to another interview edition of the Floppy Days Podcast for July, 2021. I have a page set up at where you can donate. Finally, while I usually eschew talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you help if you have the inclination. Before we get into the 5150 history, I will be talking a bit about new acquisitions in the vintage computer hobby and what I’ve been up to. How it came about and why are we living today with the choices made clear back in 1981? Although I’ll be running solo this month, as Bill Gates just couldn’t free himself up to co-host with me, I will have a co-host for the follow-up episode where we cover tech specs, books, magazines, Web sites, and all the usual topics. I’m planning to have a couple-episode arc on this topic, starting this month with the long and interesting history of the 5150. It just fortuitously worked out this way. It just so happens that this very month, August, is the 40th anniversary of the venerable IBM PC. It just so happens that the next computer up is the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. As regular listeners will remember, we are currently talking about computers released in 1981. The History of the IBM PC 5150 Welcome to Floppy Days episode 106 for August, 2021.

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