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- From: bradley@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (James Bradley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Viscorp, Amiga, and the future.
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 01:33:46 -0400
- Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Message-ID: <4kvbfq$j2o@csgrad.cs.vt.edu>
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- In article <3170B17D.647C@ix.netcom.com>,
- Julio C. Arroyo <jcarroyo@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
- >James Bradley wrote:
- >
- >> I'm sorry, but I just don't see this "vested interest" argument you
- >> and several others are espousing. VIScorp's "vested interest" is in
- >> ensuring that their ITV device is well publicized and technologically
- >> supported. It is _not_ in going head-to-head with the mighty juggernaut
- >> that is the PC clone industry, and what little they've said in the
- >> rather brief press release doesn't say much to contradict this
- >> observation.
- >>
- >
- > They'll still need Amigas to develop software for the "Amiga" setop
- >box. So the computer should still continue.
- >
- > They did'nt just buy it for the chipset; the OS is less resource
- >intensive than anything else out there. This will allow for cheaper boxes
- >than anyother competitor could produce; ie less ram,etc..
-
- Actually, as it turns out, the major reason they picked it up was for
- the existing software/developer/distribution base. At least, that's
- what Mr. Sassenrath told me when I asked him what the deal was:
-
- --------
- 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.
-
- Carl
-
- --------
-
- [One irrelevant sentence deleted by prior agreement.]
-
- So, yeah, there is hope. There is also the message someone else
- posted from one of the other guys at VIScorp that they would "consider"
- future advances in the Amiga PC line, i.e. the Power Amiga. Yes, he
- said "consider". I hope they "consider" it a good idea, so I can have
- that Power Amiga a year from now!
-
- >"Happy about the aquisition"
-
- "Ambivalent about the acquisition"
-
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