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  2. From: jcompton@flood.xnet.com (Jason Compton)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
  4. Subject: Re: New Press Release!
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  6. Date: 15 Mar 1996 14:46:17 GMT
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  13. Branko Collin (U249026@vm.uci.kun.nl) wrote:
  14. : >I think you'd be hard pressed to find a good supply of 68551s.  And it's
  15. : >just a stupid solution to what shouldn't even be a problem.  AT has to be
  16. : >willing to LEAD, not meekly follow where everyone else has abandoned.  An
  17. : >EC 030 is not a leadership statement.
  18. :  
  19. : Ah, you want them to fight windmills, right?
  20.  
  21. Isn't that what we're all still doing here?  Clearly, the current Amiga 
  22. paradigm isn't working (Sell old Commodore machines with minimal 
  23. documentation, hacked-up floppies, and an inflated price tag).  There is 
  24. no room for followers in the computer industry, unless you're a PC cloner.  
  25. Perhaps there's too much Escom in Amiga Technologies' thinking.  If 
  26. that's the case, what's the point?
  27.  
  28. AT will never be in a position to lead unless they do it now.
  29.  
  30. --
  31. Jason Compton                                  jcompton@xnet.com
  32. Editor-in-Chief, Amiga Report Magazine         (708) 741-0689 FAX
  33. You know you're on the way out...              it's just a matter of time.
  34. Maybe some escape?                             No!  Not even one!
  35. AR on Aminet - docs/mags/ar???.lha             AR Mailing list - Mail me
  36. WWW - http://www.omnipresence.com/Amiga/News/AR, www.cucug.org/ar/ar.html
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