Dave Haynie

Dave Haynie is an American computer engineer best known for his work on Commodore's later 8-bit computers and the Amiga line. He joined Commodore in 1983 and contributed to the TED-family machines before becoming part of the team that completed the Commodore 128.

After Commodore acquired Amiga, Haynie became a central figure in the design of expandable Amiga systems. He took over primary engineering responsibility for the Amiga 2000, designed the Zorro III expansion bus and contributed to the Amiga 3000 with Greg Berlin and other members of Commodore's engineering group. His work balanced compatibility with earlier Amiga hardware against faster processors, improved expansion and professional workstation use.
Haynie remained at Commodore until the company closed in 1994. He documented its final days in the film The Deathbed Vigil and has continued to discuss the engineering decisions, prototypes and unrealised technologies that shaped Commodore and Amiga history.