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- From: bradley@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (James Bradley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: What I think... (Who cares?) :)
- Date: 13 Apr 1996 23:56:23 -0400
- Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Message-ID: <4kpt17$on7@csgrad.cs.vt.edu>
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- In article <1549.6424T1034T2977@puter.demon.co.uk>,
- Stephen Gathercole <steve@puter.demon.co.uk> wrote:
- >
- >realised exactly why VIScorp wanted the Amiga: It is because of the AGA
- >chipset. Picture this: AT has the chipset, they want to can it for the nexgen,
- >no more AGA. VIScorp thinks, "shit, we need that chipset, because it drives
- >our ED's, we *need* it badly", and thus trys to buy it. Well?
-
- Not according to Mr. Sassenrath. Here's the letter I got back today,
- after I wrote to him to see what he knew (my original letter was not
- optimistic; that explains the beginning):
-
- From carl@sassenrath.comSat Apr 13 23:53:46 1996
- Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 15:04:33 -0700
- From: Carl Sassenrath <carl@sassenrath.com>
- To: 'James Bradley' <bradley@csgrad.cs.vt.edu>
- Subject: RE: Amiga
-
- Yes, I can understand why you might feel that way. Let me just say this:
- VIScorp's main reason (only reason) for using the Amiga in the first place
- is because of the existing software and developer base. If it kills the
- machine, then it will lose exactly what it wanted to gain: developers. That
- is the big problem with all TV set top boxes these days. They have no
- content. VIScorp figured they could hit the ground running.
-
- Besides, I would quit if they decided to kill the Amiga (seriously, life
- is too short)...
-
- Carl
-
- --------
-
- I think that pretty much explains the method behind the madness.
-
- James
-
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