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- From: sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu (PETER SINCLAIR-DAY)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: What is the purpose and role of the Amiga?
- Message-ID: <1996Apr18.104331.54152@cobra.uni.edu>
- Date: 18 Apr 96 10:43:31 -0500
- References: <1996Apr14.014933.54045@cobra.uni.edu> <Dq034v.B0w@bton.ac.uk>
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- In article <Dq034v.B0w@bton.ac.uk>, tl14@bton.ac.uk (Eddie) writes:
- > PETER SINCLAIR-DAY (sinclap2954@cobra.uni.edu) wrote:
- > : Now that the Amiga is on it's fourth owner, what do the new owners see in the
- > : Amiga's role in the NA market. What is the purpose of the Amiga , how does it
- > : fit currently and what markets will the Amiga try to compete in? With the
- > : current state of the hardware and software I have a hard time seeing the Amiga
- > : succeed.
- >
- > Well, VIScorp seem to be interested in getting their set top boxes launched
- > *AND* developing the Amiga. We can expect PowerAmiga's buy the end of this
- > year. This machine will compete with amd outperform anything in it's
- > catagory, by a long way. The OS will be PowerPC native by ~Aug '96. One of
- > the first in fact. Copeland will not be released until early '97! Windoze
- > '95 is just a poor hack and looks like MacOS '89!
-
- Did VIScorp state that PowerAmigas will be out by the end of the year? Also
- state that the Amiga OS will be native by Aug 96? Or are you just smoking
- something funny. I doubt that the PowerAmiga will be able to compete with the
- PowerMacs in terms of price/performance. What developers are developing
- PowerAmiga apps?
-
- Yesterday Apple and Newtek formed a partnership to develop Newtek products for
- the PowerMac. LightWave 5.0 was shown running on the Powermac at NAB.. Looks
- like NewTek is lessening their ties to the Amiga.
-
- >
- > Basically, the Amiga looks like it come storming back to the marketplace.
- > More and more people are now waking up to the fact that M$ products are crap
- > and they are getting disgruntled with PC's. A lot of people are worried by
- > Apples financial troubles at the moment also. So it seems that maybe, the
- > PowerAmiga release will be at a time when the consumer base are looking for
- > something new!
-
- Can you cite evidence that the Amiga is storming back to the market? Or is it
- your wishful thinking and delusions.. Also cite that people are getting
- disgruntled with MS..Or is it jealousy by Amiga fanatics..
-
- AT stated that 40,000 A1200 were sold to date along with 2000 A4000T. Looks
- like the market has rejected the platform..
-
- I can tell you that MS Office is not crap and there is no Amiga equivelant.
-
- >
- > Who knows! It's far to hard to say anything definite at this time!
- >
- > BTW - Would you buy a PPCP compliant machine with an Amiga label on it? Take
- > into account the expandability options this will allow! Just wondering!
- >
- > Personally, I think that VIScorp will carry on the development. They'd be
- > crazy not to because they own the best, most efficient OS in the home market,
- > bar *none*.
-
- The Amiga OS is not the most eficient because it lacks many features found on
- other OS..
- >
- > As for software - there is plenty of quality software on the Amiga. It also
- > provides a platform that is not overrun by M$, Clarris, etc. products.
- > Variety is the spice of life!
-
- The market does not think so.
-
- > --
- > ***************************************************************************
- > * Tim Lewis (a.k.a Eddie) * "You think I'm crazy! *
- > * * You wouldn't know what crazy was *
- > * T.Lewis@bton.ac.uk * if Charles Manson was sitting on *
-
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