Picture gallery: Amiga prototype "Lorraine" at the Amiga 40 event

The very first Amiga prototype—nicknamed “Lorraine” and built from three towering stacks of plug-in boards and miles of wire—just showed up in Germany at the Amiga 40 event, and the internet is absolutely buzzing. Preserved by original team member Dale Luck and photographed by user Pittrock, the relic is inspiring both starry-eyed nostalgia and some spicy skepticism.

One camp is treating the tangled wiring like sacred art. “Wire wrap,” an old-school way of building electronics by hand before easy printed circuit boards, got big love, with one commenter bragging that NASA flew missions with it. Meanwhile, the opposition looked at the nest of wires and screamed “debugging nightmare.” As one user quipped, trying to design this with pencil and paper must’ve meant “emptying the pencil sharpeners twice a day.” Ouch—and also, relatable.

The biggest suspense? Does it still boot? The thread turned into a cliffhanger with no definitive answer, just a lot of anxious nostalgia. Another fan asked who actually owns it now, adding to the mystery. And for the retro diehards, one commenter noted the display recreated the 1984 Winter CES (Consumer Electronics Show) vibe, even dropping a throwback Creative Computing article.

So yes, the pics are cool—but the real show is the debate: museum masterpiece or wire spaghetti? Either way, “Lorraine” just stole the reunion and the comments section.