On July 24th, 2010 it will be the 25th Anniversary of the Amiga's presentation at the Lincoln Center with Andy Warhol doing artwork of Debbie Harry.

To celebrate this anniversary I am going to have a weekend long party at my home in Big Bear Lake, California, USA. I know that few here live close enough to my home to attend such a party, but I will offer the invitation to all of you just the same. I know of at least two members here that could attend, if they wish and I hope that they will come. As for the rest, if you have any plans to be in Southern California during the last week of July and can come, you are more than welcome. I have enough extra beds for several to stay the night, and if I run out of beds, there is always room on the floor with sleeping bags, or if that is not acceptable, there are many hotels nearby.

I would encourage all of you to do the same and celebrate the Amiga in some way. Meet with your Amiga using friends, have a party of your own or, go out to a local bar (pub if you are English) and have a few drinks to Jay Miner and his crew of geniuses that created such an amazing and entertaining computer system and OS.

I doubt it will happen, but it would be great if there were some way we could generate some press, or media recognition of the Amiga's 25th Anniversary, and that there are still a few like us that appreciate what it was and what it has become. That it is not dead as so many claim, at least not completely dead (only on life support with many hands trying to pull the plug).

So, if any of you wish to come have a good time celebrating the Amiga with other Amiga users for a single day, or from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, just let me know that you can make it to my house so I will know how much food to buy. You bring your own drinks as everyone has a different preference of which brand of poison they like to get drunk with.

I hope to see some of you on the weekend of July 24th.

celebrating birthdays of dead friends ? weird.
RIP instead.

Belgium is ready for a Party ...
Boinged In Belgium 2010

@SoundSquare ... are you always that negative ?

@soundsquare

Too radical your answer, amiga is not a human, if you are the most morpher you can celebrate the reason that morphos exist by example... respect.

well said.

Quote:

no, hardly. Ironic often.

I would hope that all MorphOS users appreciate its roots in Amiga history and would want to celebrate this anniversary together with their friends and fellow AmigaOS (be it Classic 1.x to 3.x, or Next Gen 4.x) and MorphOS users, in what ever way they choose, or seems appropriate to them.

Even if you believe the Amiga to be dead, that does not mean that you cannot celebrate the 25th anniversary of it's release. Many people and things that are no more are still remembered and celebrated long after they are gone.

@amigadave

sounds cool, I hope you have fun at the party

In celebrating the 25th anniversary, I find it encouraging to think that we may have seen the last of Amiga Inc. If anyone was holding back further development of Amiga like systems, it was Bill McEwan. His less than legitimate claims to ownership of the rights to the Amiga and its OS (while perpetually producing nothing but vaporware) have done more harm to our community than any previous Amiga owner has done.
There are now three different (but similar) OS' modeled on AmigaOS. AmigaOS 4.x from Hyperion, MorphOS, and (finally) relatively stable versions of AROS.
Let's face it, without Amiga Inc., on the 25th anniversary things are looking up!

[ Edited by Jim on 2010/2/23 1:07 ]

Nice proposal!! Thanks Amigadave, you are a really kind!
If only I shouldn't work all the summertime.. But I will celebrate for sure!!
I owe Amiga a lot of interesting thing and big fun. Past, present and future.
Bottoms up!