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When Amiga computers ruled the Techno and Hardcore dancefloors around Europe

The article discusses the Commodore Amiga's significant role in European techno and hardcore dance music scenes during the 1990s, highlighting its use for music production and its cultural impact on dancefloors across the continent.

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- The **Commodore Amiga** was a family of personal computers popular from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, known for superior graphics, sound, and multitasking compared to rivals like the IBM PC and Apple Macintosh of that era. - Its hardware capabilities — especially the **"tracker" music software** (e.g., ProTracker, OctaMED) — let musicians compose complex, sample-based electronic music without expensive studio gear. This sound became foundational for early 1990s European rave, techno, and hardcore scenes. - The Amiga's importance faded after Commodore went bankrupt in 1994, but its musical and gaming legacy remains influential. This Reddit thread discusses how Amiga computers were a fixture on dancefloors rather than just desktop machines, often used by DJs and producers for live sets and track creation.

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