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- From: Giorgio Gomelsky <gio@phantom.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: ****AMIGA - FIELD OF DREAMS****
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 11:41:04 -0400
- Organization: Phantom Access Technologies, Inc. / MindVox
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- TIME TO CELEBRATE!
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- Upon hearing the news of ESCOM's demise (which I predicted!), I ventured
- forth into the bowels of VISCorp's website, desirous of getting a sense,
- a sprinkle of intuition (!) about the character and nature of the outfit.
-
- BEHOLD INTREPID AMGANS!! FATE HAS FINALLY REWARDED OUR FAITH AND FORTITUDE!!
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- First of all, in a truly amazing, totally improbable "twist", it turns
- out that the webmaster of the site is none other than one of the legendary
- members of the original design team, the man whose insight and ingenuity
- gave us "intuition", correct me if I'm wrong technically, so fundamental
- to the Amiga OS architecure: CARL SASSENRATH!!
-
- This is truly poetic justice and definitely warms the cockles of this
- Amiga user. Next to the "Field-Of-Dreams" idea of Jay Miner returning from
- beyond, reassembling the old "lovers" team and redirecting the Amiga Adventure
- to its rightful place, I am personally prepared to stick my neck out as
- far as it will go and unequivocably state that this is absoutely the very
- best that could have happend to us. Yes, dear friends, I think our troubles
- are finally over...
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- Carl, whom I detect to be imbued by a remarkable dose of humility - since
- on his recent posting here didn't even hint at his legendary status, but just
- reassured us that VISCorp is permeated by Amiga fans - is also involved
- in the development of their set top device, which, dear people, you must
- not fear to be in any way a "rival" to our platform. Rather, the
- possibilities of this emerging technology could well result in the Amiga
- re-gaining the kind of prominence and lead it deserves.
-
- I'm sure that in the next few weeks, Carl and the people at VISCorp will
- introduce themselves to us amd inform us of their plan, because I'm sure
- you don't fork out $ 40 mil without one. I'm also sure that - unlike
- those stiff and distant Teutons - they are totally aware of the nature,
- relevance and importance of the "community" feeling prevalent among Amiga
- users worldwide, not to mention its existing infrastucture of groups,
- shareware geniuses,developers, dealers, writers, whathaveyou, that could
- offer priceless support in helping to negotiate the future.
-
- So, Amigans, get out the drums, kettles, pots and pans and start banging
- away. We've come home!
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- Giorgio Gomelsky A C A D E M Y "Lest we have
- AMUSE-New York Amiga I N to do it
- Users Group P E R I L all over
- Producer AMUSE-TV Founder member IAS again"
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