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Amiga was founded in 1982 as Hi-Toro by a group of investors from the Midwest. [[Jay Miner]] recalled how the new name was chosen, "The name they wanted was actually Amica, which someone had found in a Latin dictionary. It means friend or friendliness. But it turned out the name Amica was already licensed, so they simply changed the C in Amica to a G. I don't think they had thought of the Spanish word Amiga; it just | Amiga was founded in 1982 as Hi-Toro by a group of investors from the Midwest. [[Jay Miner]] recalled how the new name was chosen, "The name they wanted was actually Amica, which someone had found in a Latin dictionary. It means friend or friendliness. But it turned out the name Amica was already licensed, so they simply changed the C in Amica to a G. I don't think they had thought of the Spanish word Amiga; it just | ||
| − | turned out that way." Jay initially thought that a Spanish name would not be well received for a computer but eventually warmed up to it. | + | turned out that way." Jay initially thought that a Spanish name would not be well received for a computer but eventually warmed up to it. [1] |
The company's original offices were located at 3350 Scott Boulevard #7 in Santa Clara, CA until August, 1984 when they were sold to Commodore. | The company's original offices were located at 3350 Scott Boulevard #7 in Santa Clara, CA until August, 1984 when they were sold to Commodore. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | Needle, Dave. ''The History of Amiga'' - Personal Computing, August 1985 - p. 90 | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 24 January 2023
Amiga was founded in 1982 as Hi-Toro by a group of investors from the Midwest. Jay Miner recalled how the new name was chosen, "The name they wanted was actually Amica, which someone had found in a Latin dictionary. It means friend or friendliness. But it turned out the name Amica was already licensed, so they simply changed the C in Amica to a G. I don't think they had thought of the Spanish word Amiga; it just turned out that way." Jay initially thought that a Spanish name would not be well received for a computer but eventually warmed up to it. [1]
The company's original offices were located at 3350 Scott Boulevard #7 in Santa Clara, CA until August, 1984 when they were sold to Commodore.
References
Needle, Dave. The History of Amiga - Personal Computing, August 1985 - p. 90
