Reflections on On Off Digital World

When I think of anything like an On Off Digital World I instantly recall the good ol’ days of personal computing, the golden age of the 1980s focused on the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga. Well, actually, despite making many a big and prestigious inroad in the marketplace, corporate problems back at the head office brought about the inevitable demise of Commodore and so the Amiga ceded its standing, practically overnight, to Apple Computer. However, it’s a safe and true statement that the ’80s meant Commodore. Those were some good times, what with the medium still very new and many a smart programmer pushing the boundaries of what was possible. Indeed, it wasn’t until the middle part of the decade when a piece of software required more than a programmer or two or three! And yet, even with less than 64KB to work with – or precisely because of it – among the most imaginative feats of programming excellence came about, like a full-fledged graphical WYSIWYG OS!