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- Path: acsu.buffalo.edu!rycohen
- From: rycohen@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ross Y Cohen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: VIScorp purchased by BLAZEMONGER INC!
- Date: 19 Apr 1996 21:13:53 GMT
- Organization: UB
- Message-ID: <4l8vmh$2v3@azure.acsu.buffalo.edu>
- References: <4l6td8$352@kernighan.cs.umass.edu> <31775CB7.75DC@bris.ac.uk>
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-
- In article <31775CB7.75DC@bris.ac.uk>,
- David Carmichael <D.Carmichael@bris.ac.uk> wrote:
- >Daniel Barrett wrote:
-
- >> Yes, Amiga fans, the rumors are true! As of six hours ago,
- >> VIScorp has been purchased in a surprise takeover by BLAZEMONGER
- >> INCORPORATED. VIScorp chief honcho and generally cool guy Carl
- >> Saskatchewan is reportedly "delighted" with the acquisition and looks
- >> forward to an "er... unusual product line" to be introduced at next
- >> month's WORLD OF BLAZEMONGER conference in Chickenmilk, Wisconsin.
-
- >Excellent! I would encourage all "Amiga fans" to immediately email Mr Monger
- >asking for a copy of NDUK.
-
- >> Among the products to be introduced at the W.O.B. are:
- >>
- >> o The Amiga ST: a set-top computer that, when attached to
- >> any television set, automatically converts all incoming
- >> programs into reruns of "Gilligan's Island."
-
- >Think I missed Gilligan's Island. Was it good?
-
- >>
- >> o Sidecar II, an IBM PC emulator roughly the size of
- >> the Queen Elizabeth II luxury liner. Comes complete with
- >> torpedos.
-
- >Upgraded to "post refit standard", I trust.
- >BTW. The QE2 was never equipped with torpedoes. During the "Falkands" episode
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Man you are crazy, and probably in deep shit, too. I would *never* have
- contradicted anything that comes form BLAZMONGER. I imagine you'll
- be getting a courtesy call from 'customer service' within minutes.
- Hope you got good life insurance.
-
-
- >("Malvinas" if you are so disposed), it transferred its troops to shore
- >from somewhere off New Zealand. This ensured it would never even see a
- >torpedo, unless of course the New Zealand government had bought tickets
- >from P&O for a cruise.
-
- >Will I be able to fit the plug myself or does it require a qualifed plumber?
-
- Spring chicken, eh? Don't you know that all aspects of BLAZEMONGER are
- self-installing. Suggesting otherwise is not only libel, but probably
- dangerous.
-
-
- >> o The AmigaBICEP 5000, their new top-of-the-line computer. In
- >> direct contrast to the original Amiga 1000, which used an
- >> off-the-shelf CPU and a custom graphics chipset, BLAZEMONGER
- >> INCORPORATED has decided to use an off-the-shelf graphics
- >> chipset and a custom CPU. Known as the BLAZEIUM chip, this
- >> little speed demon runs at a blazing 2,000,000 tychohertz (10
- >> to the power 8275, base 19) and features over EIGHT BILLION
- >> REGISTERS for the ULTIMATE in hardware banging!!!
-
- >Yes, but can it run Windows!!!???
-
- >>
- >> o And of course, BLAZEMONGER MCXLVII: "FATAL DEATH KILLERS OF
- >> ARMAGEDDON." [Availability is pending the overturn of the
- >> Communications Decency Act, and possibly the Geneva Convention.]
-
- >Will it be compatible with my A500 KS 1.3?
- >If so, will you fix my A500 so I can run it?
-
- You're probably a puddle of blood by now, but everybody knows that
- BLAZEMONGER can run on *all* OS's, and since version 2 or 3 has been
- able to install itself on common household appliances.
-
- >> See you in Chickenmilk!!
-
- >Oh! I doubt it.
-
- >Sorry. It's Friday morning and I feel somewhat.... ;-)>
-
- Not when 'customer service' finishes with you.
-
-
- Ross.
-
-