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Spontaneous Interview with
Petro Tyschtschenko,
Managing Director
Amiga International, Inc.
by Ghandy & Chavez
Ghandy and Chavez interrogating = G&C
Petro Tyschtschenko answering = Ty
Picture: Ghandy & Petro Tyschtschenko
G&C: Hello and welcome to an
interview for the Amiga diskmag
"Jurassic Pack". Hey, greetings
to you... how did you get here?
Ty: Hello and happy easter to you. I
came here by car because I had to
transport all the presents for
the AMIGA scene.
G&C: Aren't you being missed at home?
Ty: Mhhh... yes, but I'm often on
tour for my beloved AMIGA. Thank
Goodness, all members of my
family have great understanding
when it comes to this.
G&C: At the moment a lot is going
on... Phase5, Haage & Partner,
Escena etc. What will the future
be like, in your opinion? Who
will dominate the market? (Also
concerning projects like "Kosh",
etc.)
Ty: All AMIGA fans are welcome. They
will all make their way but I
think there should only be one
direction where we all should go.
Only united we are strong,
separation only causes damages at
the moment.
G&C: How come you are so committed?
Is that more a personal or
business oriented engagement?
Ty: That commitment is of a purely
personal nature. I like to fight
for an idea, that's the only way
to succeed against my American
friends. I have nothing to lose.
G&C: At the moment I see the danger
of separation of the already
small Amiga family. Commitment
that goes in the right direction
can't be wrong. But in Poland,
for instance, the Amiga plays a
more important role, especially
when it comes to the demoscene.
Ty: Segregation? No. Kosh? I've just
had a great meeting with J.H.
Haage and Dietrich. We agreed
that Phase5 will do the new G3
board and Haage & Partner on the
other side will develop the 68000
emulator... so you see there is
harmony between us!
G&C: Haage & Partner will soon
develop OS 3.5, unless they are
already doing so. This is all
very good but nothing visible to
the public has happened for
quite a long time. Isn't it
already a bit too late? Many
Amiga fans have already switched
to other platforms because their
Amiga was too old, for example
to PCs.
Ty: This is quite correct and sad but
the hard core will be preserved
for the existing platform. And
the people that have left for PC
will come back with flying
colours as soon as we will have
started fighting against the
monopoly! Just wait and see.
G&C: We will do so... We Amiga fans
are quite used to waiting for
something. Mhhh. What will your
strategy be like? What will the
marketing look like, how do you
want to get market shares back?
Ty: I too am accustomed to waiting
for things. After all, Gateway
did next to nothing during the
past two years. They needed the
time to explore the Amiga. Now
they have finally understood it.
Money is one strategy we will
need to regain the market. And
Gateway will invest that money.
Secondly we need the management.
And I think Jim Collas is the
right person to bring back the
Amiga to where it should have
been for a long time, that is
back to the top. Gateway are
masters in marketing affairs.
G&C: Lately Gateway has reacted and
exchanged some leading persons,
also to incrase the transparency
of the company. I've asked
myself why a company that
produces PCs is interested in
supporting a competing computer
platform.
Ty: Our operating system is the key.
Gateway has now realized that and
is going to take off.
G&C: In how far do you plan to
continue to support the
so-called "Classic Amigas"?
Ty: As long as I have something to
say, always... and that will
hopefully last for a long time.
G&C: What do you think about
organising an "Amiga only"
exhibition in autumn instead of
the Computer '99 in Cologne?
Ty: Nothing. We simply need the other
people in order to show them how
good and unbeatable we are with a
technology that hasn't had any
novelty since 1991. I've already
engaged myself for Cologne and I
promise you that it will be a
superb exhibition.
G&C: Thanks a lot for this
conversation and thanks to Amiga
International for sponsoring our
party last year (Cologne
Conference '98). A last
question: What are your wishes
for the future, regarding your
private life, your professional
work, and the Amiga?
Ty: Our Amiga should finally get to
the place where it ought to be.
That's my most important target.
Private: Health, so that I can
continue to fight for my beloved
Amiga for a long time. And in the
professional sense I wish for a
product, a new one, something
revolutionary with a thousand
millions sales like we had in
1985 ... and that satisfies all
users.
Send your reactions to:
ghandy@neuss.netsurf.de
or
chavez@pironet.de
- Ghandy of Darkage, Faith,
Gods & Chemical Reaction:
ghandy@neuss.netsurf.de