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- From: Mustang@vrb.com (Aaron Smith)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Is it Adios Amiga again? (AT sold out!)
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 96 21:46:07
- Organization: Virtual Reality BBS (vrb.com)
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- On Thu 11-Apr-1996 11:17a, Jack andrews wrote:
- Ja> Dave Gentry <dgentry@vlsi4.racal.com> wrote:
- Ja> : To all:
-
- Ja> : Well, as you probably have heard by now, Escom dumped AT. VisCorp is
- Ja> : now has the ownership of Amiga Technologies. Since this company is
- Ja> : basically a settop box company, what plans do they have to continue
-
-
-
- I think it is Good news! Let me quote from this months Amazing
- Computing.
-
- "I don't think we will sell any more Amiga's if we lower the price" - Petro T.
-
- These German idiots couldn't market a $1 jet boat to Mr. Howle on
- Gilligans Island. And the choices they have made with the Amiga have been less
- than favorable, such as putting the same old stock A4000 card in the A4kTower,
- such as shipping the A1200 with no form of power upgrade for the last 5
- months, oh that's right, we couldn't Engeneer it in time.. uh huh..
-
- Perhaps our new owners will listen to reason about how the Amiga
- should be sold and worked on. Maybe Dave Haynie and the old US gang can get to
- work on a few things here.. Viscorp and Scala should join forces and attack
- the world wide market together with some awesome low end PPC machines.
-
- I wonder where Viscorp got the money to buy it. Can someone tell us
- more about the company? (and their plans)
-
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
-
- VISCORP MOVES TO ACQUIRE LEADING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
-
- Letter of Understanding Signed by Escom AG, Amiga Technologies and
- VIScorp
-
- Chicago, IL, April 11,1996 -- Visual Information Services Corp.
- (Nasdaq: VICP, Bulletin Board), a developer of Interactive TV (ITV)
- set-top boxes to enhance television use and viewing by providing
- Internet access and electronic communications functions, announced
- that it has a binding letter of understanding to acquire the assets of
- Amiga Technologies from Escom AG.
-
- "We believe the Amiga television interface technology is clearly
- superior to anything that now exists for ITV boxes," said William
- Buck, VIScorp's chief executive officer. "Earlier this year, we
- licensed this technology for our second-generation prototype
- box. The proposed acquisition of Amiga would enable us to fully apply
- the proprietary technologies, patents and copyrights that are
- vital to the
- appearance, user appeal and functionality of our product."
-
- The proposed acquisition would include the intellectual property of
- the former Commodore Business Machines, except Commodore trademarks.
- Terms were not disclosed. The pending acquisition would be subject to
- the approval of both boards of directors.
-
- Mr. Buck stated: "Aiding our time to market, the proposed acquisition
- of Amiga would provide us with the installed base of our primary
- target market for Internet-supported software program distribution,
- which may ultimately lead to a new type of television network. This
- intended acquisition is part of VIScorp's strategy to build market
- leadership in the fast-growing field of ITV."
-
- Mr. Buck explained that the proposed acquisition would give VIScorp
- ownership of Amiga intellectual properties, including several that
- are currently used in its set-top Electronic Device (ED), as well as
- control over the supply of chip sets used in ED, Amiga
- inventories, and access to the company's sales and distribution
- channels.
-
- If the acquisition is completed, noted Mr. Buck, VIScorp anticipates
- continued sales and support of popular Amiga computer models.
- Commenting that the primary objective of the proposed
- acquisition is
- to give VIScorp full access to the Amiga/Commodore technology to
- support development of its ITV device, Mr. Buck said: "Our
- TVset-top interactive boxes would give home users capabilities such
- as telephone
- reception and dial-up, facsimile, pay-per-view options, electronic
- mail, access to online services, including the Internet, and more."
- Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
- trademarks of their respective companies.
-
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