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- From: apierre@ix.netcom.com(Anthony R Pierre)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
- Subject: Re: Scala for PC... oh well...
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 19:57:26 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
- Message-ID: <4l0u36$6bj@dfw-ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>
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-
- In <1996Apr16.144302.6822@scala.scala.com> john.chang@scala.com writes:
- >Thank you for your kind comments about our products.
-
- Scala is an Excellent product for the Amiga. When I show what the Amiga
- is capable of, the first program that I 'run' to is Scala. The "Time"
- demo is excellent!!
-
- >You are certainly entitled to your opinions Mr. Pierre, but I think
- >you are jumping to conclusions as to support and development of Scala
- >products for the Amiga. There is a great deal that you do not know
- >and things that I cannot tell you. As the old saying goes, "Don't
- >count your chickens until they hatch."
-
- Mr. Chang, we all have opinions and are, as you say entitled to them.
- But when it comes to support for the Amiga, let's face it... it is
- dwindling rapidly. As for support from Scala, I am sure that there will
- be some support, but your programs are basically 'bug-free' on that
- front. You might need to answer technical questions about doing certain
- things within Scala, but will there be any more versions for the Amiga
- after MM400? You might say that I am jumping to conclusions. You might
- be right. How about telling me (us Amiga owners) some type of future
- news outside of the PowerAmiga? I can understand your excitement over
- MM100, but it 'appears' to me that there really isnt mentioned anything
- about the Amiga.
-
- >We, the Amiga and computing community at large, cetainly don't have
- >enough valid information about VisCorp, nor their intentions with the
- >Amiga platform. Spending $40 million is a hefty investment for any
- >corporation, especiFrom: apierre@ix.netcom.com(Anthony R Pierre)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
- Subject: Re: Scala for PC... oh well...
- References: <fulldog-0104960225140001@167.114.251.9> <Dp7GC7.Hu8@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <Pine.SGI.3.91.960407052120.3245A-100000-100000@brook> <DpJwM2.MAE.0.sheppard@torfree.net> <4kj6t9$k4n@cloner2.ix.netcom.com> <1996Apr12.153727.5690@scala.scala.com> <4ktd4c$k1e@reader2.ix.netcom.com> <1996Apr16.144302.6822@scala.scala.com>
-
- In <1996Apr16.144302.6822@scala.scala.com> john.chang@scala.com writes:
- >Thank you for your kind comments about our products.
-
- Scala is an Excellent product for the Amiga. When I show what the Amiga
- is capable of, the first program that I 'run' to is Scala. The "Time"
- demo is excellent!!
-
- >You are certainly entitled to your opinions Mr. Pierre, but I think
- >you are jumping to conclusions as to support and development of Scala
- >products for the Amiga. There is a great deal that you do not know
- >and things that I cannot tell you. As the old saying goes, "Don't
- >count your chickens until they hatch."
-
- Mr. Chang, we all have opinions and are, as you say entitled to them.
- But when it comes to support for the Amiga, let's face it... it is
- dwindling rapidly. As for support from Scala, I am sure that there will
- be some support, but your programs are basically 'bug-free' on that
- front. You might need to answer technical questions about doing certain
- things within Scala, but will there be any more versions for the Amiga
- after MM400? You might say that I am jumping to conclusions. You might
- be right. How about telling me (us Amiga owners) some type of future
- news outside of the PowerAmiga? I can understand your excitement over
- MM100, but it 'appears' to me that there really isnt mentioned anything
- about the Amiga.
-
- >We, the Amiga and computing community at large, cetainly don't have
- >enough valid information about VisCorp, nor their intentions with the
- >Amiga platform. Spending $40 million is a hefty investment for any
- >corporation, especi
- asked and presented how I felt. I didnt 'flame' you or anyone. I even
- stated I saw nothing wrong with making a PC product. Business is
- business. But saying that I felt that the Amiga would be left behind
- (yes, you explained about Backbone and the Amiga. But remember, we ARE
- talking about an Amiga, not a PC that required Scala to make an OS to
- get the product to run) is what I get from reading your messages. There
- were a few big "if's" in them and I would just like to have them
- clarified. Not much to ask is it?
-
- Anthony
-