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- From: Ronald@noblehouse.xs4all.nl (Ronald van Eijck)
- Subject: Re: AB3D II beats Quake....
- References: <00000305748693794383@BIRDLAND> <151299@cup.portal.com>
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- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 96 10:13:16 CET
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- In article <151299@cup.portal.com> Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake) writes:
- > >
- > >Fabio Bizzetti typed on 22-Mar-96 05:55:45, refering to Re: AB3D II beats Quak
- > e
- > >....:
- > >
- > > - start cut -
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- > >
- > > FB> If enough people want to support me, I propose now, before it's too late,
- > > FB> to mass-email Amiga Technologies to make them understand how
- > > FB> short-sighted they're planning the PowerAmiga hardware, and to reconsider
- > > FB> their policy about it all.
- > >
- > >IMHO, an Amiga isn't an Amiga without Agnus, Paula, Denise, Gary, etc. I guess
- > >if Escom can get license to put names on the 3DO chips, that would be cool.
- > >It's a neat idea.
- >
- > Before we get too excited about emailing Escom, we should think about a
- > couple of things. First, a mass emailing does nothing except piss of the
- > recipient! Second, while it appears a good idea on the surface, no company
- > in it's right mind that is looking to EXPAND it base to NEW users will lay
- > down and give in to the demands of something like this. A much better idea
- > is to let those here who agree with you say why and let those who disagree
- > say why and let Amiga Technologies make up their own minds on what they
- > intend to do.
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- If the mailing is about using the 3DO chipset put me on the list of people
- the DISAGREE. M2 is a games chipset and is not the future for the Amiga.
- Not to forget that 3DO is a small player in the graphics chipset market.
- I think they should go with S3, ATI or one of the other big guys.
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- C'ya,
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- * Ronald van Eijck
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- * If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear
- * the result of a hundred battles. (Sun Tzu)
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