MikeB on 09 January 2009
@ HappySqurriel
Now, IBM became so popular and profitable because they convinced companies (rightfully so) that more powerful and newer hardware was cheaper than highly optimized software.
But even that wasn't true, they were rather expensive. People thought they bought something outstanding (marketing). 80's IBM PCs are worth nothing and only really suitable for the trashcan nowadays, Amigas from the 80s can still be worth owning and selling.
A look at the 80s:
http://www.archive.org/details/amiga_3 (demos copy & pasting, etc)
http://www.archive.org/details/amiga_2
http://www.archive.org/details/amiga3000 (voted as best computer by professionals)