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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Team AMIGA Call To Arms
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 21:00:12 -0700
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- Sender: pccop@unix.portal.com
- Message-ID: <151547@cup.portal.com>
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-
- 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.
-
- I have seen the hard work put in by many of the managers at Amiga
- Technologies. I have seen some of our staunchest vendors hanging tough
- with us because they care and they believe. I have seen and heard from
- many of the user base who really want to see a resurgance of the
- Amiga, it's vendors, and it's market position. I have had email after
- email from programmers asking for info on developer support for the
- Amiga.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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!
-
-
- Gary Peake "Mystic Meg" Fellow AMIGA Users:
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- Gemini2@cup.portal.com Portal Communications | TEAM AMIGA is a grassroots
- 1:106/7512.1 Club Amiga-Houston,Tx | movement designed to provide
- | support to all AMIGA users,
- Proud supporter of Amiga Technologies | to AMIGA TECHNOLOGIES, and
- Asst Co-ordinator ---> *TEAM AMIGA* | to all AMIGA vendors.
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- 43 year old Beta-Tester AND Central American Exporter!
-
- ... It's a fool who plays it cool - The Beatles
-
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