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| Younger readers probably have little idea of who this company was, why they were so special or what they made. But for the rest of us who grew up through the 80s and 90s, those days of the Commodore 64 and Amiga know all too well the magic of those machines and the community that surrounded them. | Younger readers probably have little idea of who this company was, why they were so special or what they made. But for the rest of us who grew up through the 80s and 90s, those days of the Commodore 64 and Amiga know all too well the magic of those machines and the community that surrounded them. | ||
| - | So how did I get to be at Commodore? | + | So how did I get to be at Commodore? And what was it like? |
| I grew up in a small cotton growing town in North West New South Wales called Wee Waa. It's not overly far from the Queensland border. I was in High School during the late 80s, and there was an opportunity to travel to Sydney and join a group of kids from various schools in a work experience programme. | I grew up in a small cotton growing town in North West New South Wales called Wee Waa. It's not overly far from the Queensland border. I was in High School during the late 80s, and there was an opportunity to travel to Sydney and join a group of kids from various schools in a work experience programme. | ||
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| On the last day, Jo gave me a bag full of swag (some I still have), and a hug goodbye. | On the last day, Jo gave me a bag full of swag (some I still have), and a hug goodbye. | ||
| - | Commodore's C64 and Amiga machines have very much shaped me as both a technical person and a creative. I didn't come from a mainframe computer science background but rather one where computing and technology in general were exciting. | + | Commodore's C64 and Amiga machines have very much shaped me as both a technical person and a creative. I didn't come from a background full of mainframes but rather one where computing and technology in general were fun and exciting. |
| Since starting this article, the news had come in regarding the new Commodore, so I'll talk a little about that. | Since starting this article, the news had come in regarding the new Commodore, so I'll talk a little about that. | ||
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