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Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 17-Jun-2022 2:40:37
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It’s been nearly 27 years but, as life teaches us, all good things must come to an end. On June 15th, Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer on all desktop systems, including its launch platform, the Commodore Amiga.
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Or, so it would seem.
Microsoft tweeted the news yesterday from its official @MicrosoftEdge account. In the poignant tweet, the Redmond software giant bade farewell to its venerable web browser, stating with some sadness, “Now, it’s time to surf the big web in the sky,” while marking the woeful moment with an animated image of IE’s orbited-“e” logo, centered on a glowing blue screen which fades out to darkness on an Amiga 1000 computer.
https://bytecellar.com/2022/06/16/microsoft-sunsets-amigas-killer-app-internet-explorer/
#facepalm
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 17-Jun-2022 5:06:11
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that’s because they were dreaming they actually came out with the best looking kick ass computer of that time _________________ ____________________________ c64-2sids, A1000, A1200T-060@50(finally working!),A4000-CSMKIII ! My Master Miggies- Amiga 1000 & AmigaOne X1000 ! mancave-ramblings X1000 I BELIEVE |
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 17-Jun-2022 23:15:19
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 18-Jun-2022 3:30:45
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| It's nice this old crapware software is finally retired. It seemed like it was around for hundreds of years already.
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 18-Jun-2022 10:24:48
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This graphic of the A1000 with IE on it is insane! Is it an in-joke from Micro$oft or simply the result of millennials in their social media team not understanding their own history or that of microcomputers in general!
Long live the classic trinity of AWeb, IBrowse and Voyager!
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 18-Jun-2022 10:26:54
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.... the ultimate irony is that IE is dead but the Amiga lives on!
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 19-Jun-2022 3:10:59
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This graphic of the A1000 with IE on it is insane! Is it an in-joke from Micro$oft or simply the result of millennials in their social media team not understanding their own history or that of microcomputers in general!
I am certain that the answer is the latter.
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Re: Microsoft Sunsets Amiga’s Killer App: Internet Explorer Posted on 19-Jun-2022 14:01:34
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