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From: [e-mail] (John Crookshank)
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On 09-Jul-95 08:50:40, davewarner ([e-mail]) E-Mailed:

> Here's some new Amiga news I thought I'd pass along to the Toaster
> list...

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> (This fax was recieved by Microtech Solutions, my local Amiga
> dealership,  and posted publically on their BBS today, July 7)

> FAX recieved today from CEI:

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> 7 July 1995

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> Creative Equipment International is pleased to announce that it will
> distribute the new line of Amiga computers through CEI dealers in North
> and South America. The first machines are already being built by Amiga
> Technologies in the United States and should be available in last part
> of Q3.

> Alex Amor President of CEI states, "We are excited to be able to
> re-introduce the Amiga back into the Americas. This agreement opens the
> door for joint future projects under discussions. We are and have always
> been committed to the Amiga."

> Ed Goff, Amiga Technologies North American representative states, "We
> are extremely pleased that CEI will be distributing the Amiga into North
> and South America. They will be bringing a strong dealer network and
> countless years of Amiga experience."

> The new Amiga 4000T is being positioned as a high end video workstation.
> The base model will have a Motorola 68040 processor operating at 25Mhz.
> The new 4000T will be packaged in a sleek tower unit. Exact pricing and
> specifications will be announced shortly.

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> Excerpts from separate dealer letter:

> Good news as promised! The Amiga 4000T will be the first machine to be
> available. New models will follow shortly thereafter. In North America,
> Amiga Technologies GmbH is concentrating on the high end desktop video
> market first. CEI is assisting Amiga Technologies in various aspects of
> creative marketing and product development.

> The Amiga 4000T will be a tower based model with the Motorola 68040
> processor operating at 25Mhz. Initial configurations are expected to be
> 6MB of Ram and 540MB hard disk. Introductory pricing is set for a street
> price of $3499.00. CEI will be offering different configurations
> including complete Flyer workstations ready to plug and play.

> We realize that the price of the Amiga 4000T is slightly higher than we
> all would have wished. At the same token there is pent up market demand
> and the A4000T/Flyer combo is still unbeatable.

> We are quite excited about Amiga's long term prospects. During the
> coming months, you will see a number of announcements that will regain
> our dominance in the multimedia markets.

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> Gee, $3,500 for a 25mhz 040....that's a deal!  I hope Escom has some
> serious plans for pricing this machine appropriately...it would probably
>  still be overpriced at $1,500 considering what you can buy from IBM or
> Apple these days.

> Oh well, it'll be good to see Amiga parts available again...and I guess
> Escom has to start somewhere.

>                                       -David Warner
>                                        Event Horizon Graphics

Well, it seems that Alex Amor from CEI was a bit premature in sending that
fax out, since a few days afterwards, ESCOM denied that any prices had yet
been set for the US market. Somehow, I smell a serious back-pedal here...

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