While looking on Google for the specifications of the old Commodore Amiga A500+ comptuer, I found a site that had pictures of the computer and the motherbaord, and I noticed that on every different revision of the motherboard, it has "B52/ROCK LOBSTER" printed on it.
This being a name of a really.. um.. weird... song. B52s - Rock Lobster.
This song was written about 5 years before this computer was created.
Any ideas as to why this is?
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=8
Take a look at the centre right hand side of the board, above the floppy expansion area.
2006-10-01 05:49:41 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
A closer look at the boards also revealed: PAULA, DENISE, GARY and FAT AGNUS.
A clue to FAT AGNUS was the name of the floppy. File Allocation Table, Agnus.
Do some more research in your spare time and see if you can identify the other people.
"The three most popular low-end models of the Amiga - the 500, 600 and 1200 - each have the name of a B-52's song written on their motherboard. The designer of these models (George Robbins) was a B52's fan. The motherboard of the 500 says "Rock Lobster", that of the 600 says "June Bug" and that of the 1200 says "Channel Z". No other models have song names on their motherboards." Direct quote from Wikipedia.
http://www.sothius.com/hypertxt/welcome.html?a500plus.html
This link Identifies Paula, Denise and Gary.
2006-10-01 06:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might have been virus affected.
If what you want to do now and if it has been virus affected you are helpless.
See future - things available to improve your knowledge.
Kindly excuse if my advice is unacceptable to you.
2006-10-01 12:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was the development codename for the system.
2006-10-01 12:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to much time on your hands
2006-10-01 13:25:27 · answer #4 · answered by lre1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋