Silicon Valley Mourns Amiga and Lynx Co-Creator Dave Needle
At the dawn of the personal computer age it wasn’t just Apple vs the PC, there were others.
Dave Needle, a key member of the team of engineers who developed the Amiga Computer from 1983 to 1986, died last month. Those closest to Needle described him as generous, humble, an out of the box thinker, and an engineer who cut straight to the heart of a problem.
The Amiga was a pioneering graphics computer first introduced in 1985. It is still used by enthusiasts today, a group that call themselves Amigans. These Amiga fans took to Twitter immediately after word of Needle’s death went public. A few samples:
P Scott Paterson (@OriginalPSP): “In honor of gaming pioneer Dave Needle, who passed away yesterday - [video] A name all gamers should know & celebrate”
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