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@nostupidquestions What's the significance of/context behind this quote?
"Flight Simulator II is a flight simulator released by subLOGIC in 1986 for the Amiga 1000. This game came out before the Amiga 500 was released in 1987. Let that sink in. Because barely anyone understood Amiga hardware in 1986." - https://lilura1.blogspot.com/2022/02/Flight-Simulator-2-Amiga-1986-subLOGIC-Chris-Green.html
I assume it's a huge feat of engineering right there but why and what's the significance?

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Short answer: 1000 came before 500.

Nuanced answer: An Amiga (don't recall the original name) was released at some point, and Amiga decided to make a cheaper alternative. This cheaper alternative was the 500, and the older model was retroactively renamed 1000.