The Story of a Beautiful Machine

Viva Amiga is a project by Zach Weddington which needs the support of Amiga fans everywhere to make it reality.

Planned to be a documentary film about the legendary Commodore Amiga series of computers and their colourful history. Zach has already filmed many big names including former Commodore Engineers such as Jeff Porter, Dave Haynie, Bill Herd and Andy Finkel along with computer historian Jason Scott. The soundtrack is being composed by Amiga mod-scene musician Zoe Blade.

Support for the project can be given in many ways, whether directly through loan of equipment and services or through donation.

For further details please go to www.amigafilm.com

or donate here through www.kickstarter.com

Airing: BBC4 Thursday 8th October 9.00pm

Starring: Martin Freeman (The Office, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) as Chris Curry, the man behind the BBC-backed Acorn, and Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong and Miller, the Pimms ads) as Clive Sinclair, inventor and owner of Sinclair Research.

The story covers the period of British dominance of the home computer market in the early 1980′s and the fight between Sinclair and Acorn to secure the lucrative British schools contract. As those of us who are old enough remember well, BBC backed Acorn won out but was the decision the right one?

The programme promises to be a good laugh and includes lots of retro TV clips from the era which are bound to stir up nostalgia in those that lived through and witnessed the home computer revolution.

Set your recorders for this one…

More details here