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- From: ELA95CSH@shef.ac.uk (Chris)
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- Subject: Re: >>> IS AMIGA DEAD ??? <<<
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 22:53:42 GMT
- Organization: Electrical Eng, University of Sheffield , UK
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- In article <9604161237.AA02320@ii1ss03>, Luigi.Pasciuto@italtel.it says...
-
- >I've heard news about ESCOM is selling AT
- >to VISCORP. Do you think it may be the end
- >of AMIGA computers ? Amiga chip-set and OS
- >will continue to live but the computers \
- >(A1200, A4000/T, Walker, Power ...) ????
- >It seems to be end of Amiga age due to
- >ITV (interactivity TV, Video On Demand).
- >I'm an engineer is working on the develop
- >of this kind of systems, I'm an Amiga lover
- >too (great!!!!).
- >Should I sell my A4000 system ?
-
- No!!!!! You do not need to worry:
- Escom has had a bad year - NOT due to Amiga Technologies, but because of a
- drop in PC sales generally, stock write-offs & other bits of bad luck.
-
- Whatever the reasons pushing Escom to sell AT, the end result looks very
- promising... VIScorp are (mostly?) a bunch of Amiga 'fanatics' (apparently
- even one who helped design the AmigaOS) who appear to have quite a bit of
- financial muscle. The buying of AT will obviously enable them to make their
- set top boxes easier & more effectivly, but also..
-
- VIScorp *will* let continue development of the Walker & PPC Amiga, as well as
- let production of A1200s & A4000s to continue; because they WANT the Amiga to
- continue.
-
- In short, VIScorp appears to be a MUCH better home for AT than Escom; the
- Amiga was only really liked by the German Escom (and then perhaps just the top
- people?).
-
- If you are still worried then take a look at Amiga Technologies home page (can
- find a link to it from many Amiga pages), and look at every referance to
- VIScorp, Walker & PowerAmiga/PPC :) . Ofcourse, the best remedy for feeling
- worried about the future of the Amiga is to go to the World Of Amiga - I guess
- that the UK is a bit too far for that though... :(
-
- --
- From Christopher Handley
- Email: ela95csh@sheffield.ac.uk
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