2026-10-09 21:01 UTC
This Star Trek IV scene always cracks me up. I just learned it was going to be an Amiga computer but the square-head vendor didn't want to lease it, instead he wanted a sale #facepalm #retro #retrocomputing
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@rayotron@mstdn.social 2026-10-09 21:59
@nanochess@mastodon.social I don't agree with it but I can see the vendor's point of view. Back then a Mac Plus was one spendy box. It was $2,599 (about $7700 in today's money). What better way to pull in cash than to sell the most expensive computer in your store. The Amiga 1000 cost a bit less than half as much. Even though I own several Mac Pluses I think the Amiga 1000 was the superior computer and also wish they'd used it in Star Trek IV. #RetroComputing #StarTrek
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@robeeshepherd@torturedsouls.com 2026-10-10 06:19
@nanochess@mastodon.social I’m sure I remember Apple used to make a concerted effort to approve or supply equipment for movies back then for the advertising.