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- From: Paul Chan <paul>
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- Subject: Re: Team AMIGA Call To Arms
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 07:19:55 GMT
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- Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake) wrote:
- >A CALL TO ARMS FOR ALL TEAM AMIGA MEMBERS:
- >
- >In this time of shuffling, it is very important that VisCorp have a
- >clear understanding of the support and unity of the Amiga Computer
- >user base.
-
- Are you sure any Viscorp people are even aware of this newsgroup?
-
- [paragraph snipped]
-
- >Before the pundants and gloomers crank up their Macs and clones, it is
- >important that we take a moment to really 'think' about what is
- >happening. VisCorp was in this almost from the beginning with
- >Escom/Amiga Technologies. They see the value of the Amiga custom
- >chipset and it's slim OS for the set top box market. They are willing
- >to pay $40 million (US) for the tech and all that comes with it. They
- >are very interested in having an Internet box in the low end market
- >and they have said that they will continue supporting the big box
- >market as well.
-
- My analysis is that they could well be after the sub $500 Network computer
- market as well. If they are, then the A1200/Walker has a good chance of
- re-appearing. If they are a decent Multimedia company, then the A4000 variants
- may well appear too.
-
- >
- >I could be totally wrong in my analysis. That will be for history to
- >judge. But, my take on the sale of Amiga Technologies to VisCorp is
- >that this is a good move that will give some needed working capital to
- >the platform we all love.
-
- That remains to be seen. At least now we have a company whose other affairs
- don`t necessarily clash with the Amiga. Escom`s low price PCs were always going
- to be a sore point with Amigas in the same market band.
-
- >
- >Change is not always bad. Many times change is needed to advance the
- >ideas that we hold dear. I really think that this change may be the
- >very spark needed to get the Amiga it's North American presence in a
- >way that will benefit all of us as well as helping to increase the
- >user base in the European markets.
-
- That`s very American biased isn`t it? That`s not just because of ATs
- non-American presence, is it? ;)
-
- >
- >Many have followed my lead and have listened to my predictions here. I
- >will make one more 'Mystic Meg' for all concerned ... stay the course,
- >do not bend in your avid support, show VisCorp that we are united
- >behind them the same way we have been with Amiga Technologies, and
- >they will make us proud!
-
- Hmm, yet more Mystic Meg predictions from our very own astrologer.;)
-
- I`ll reserve my judgement until Xmas, when the Walker should be on the streets
- and the Phase 5 PPC accelerator should be available too.
-
-