home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: cup.portal.com!Gemini2
- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: WORLD OF AMIGA IS HERE!!!!
- Date: 11 Feb 1996 15:20:19 -0800
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Sender: pccop@unix.portal.com
- Message-ID: <150373@cup.portal.com>
- References: <9602072309.AA001sd@MCP1.demon.co.uk>
- <mbanetDMH8B4.D6w@netcom.com>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: news1.unix.portal.com
-
- >I say this not to criticize Mark or anyone else's enthusiasm, but let's
- >not get too carried away. The "good ol' days" of the Amiga always hoped
- >for the future to be better. Now, it seems that a lot of people want
- >to return to the past.
- >
- >My point is that the folks at Apple, and even PC developers, know that
- >their machines have a limited future. The Amiga is no different. I'd
- >love to see the Amiga thrive in the market place but in reality I only
- >care about what the machine does for me.
- >
- >I want new versions of SAS/C, ADPro, T-Rexx, SCALA, SBasePro4, ProPage,
- >ProCalc, ProDraw, Studio16, and more!!! Most, many, or all of these will
- >never exist again and I'll continue to use what I have until something
- >else makes it worth my while to switch.
- >
- >I bought my first, second, third, and fourth Amigas because I evaluated
- >the other systems (hardware, operating system, and software) and decided
- >that the Amiga was the superior platform for the cost. Well, now more
- >than ever, I need a machine that will help me earn a living. Unless I
- >happen upon a Flyer and 3 9Gb hard drives, it's difficult to see the
- >Amiga as that machine.
- >
-
- David ... not to flame because I have watched your posts and know your
- feelings, BUT I sincerely think that given just a little more time, the
- Amiga will once again be that machine!
-
- This enthusiasm of mine won't help you earn a living, but with PPC and the
- Power Amiga coming, several developers ARE quietly readying new app for us.
-
-
- Gary
- -----------------------------------------
- Gemini2@cup.portal.com 'Mystic Meg' | TEAM AMIGA is a grassroots
- | movement designed to provide
- Avid Supporter of Amiga Technologies | support to all Amiga users
- | and to Amiga Technologies!
- Charter Member ---> *TEAM AMIGA* |
- -----------------------------------------
-
-
- ... Oxymoron: Runs under WindozeNT
-
- -*- ASTG 1.9
-