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- From: uwek@ifi.uio.no (Uwe Sigurd Valentin Kubosch)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Wanted: Amiga News
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Date: 16 Jan 1996 14:09:36 GMT
- Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
- Message-ID: <4dgbj0$trv@glitnir.ifi.uio.no>
- References: <30FBB817.1447@hal-pc.org>
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- In-reply-to: "Jon S. Berndt"'s message of Tue, 16 Jan 1996 06:37:11 -0800
-
- In article <30FBB817.1447@hal-pc.org>
- "Jon S. Berndt" <jsb@hal-pc.org> writes:
-
- > I've been away for a while and would like to know if anyone can answer
- > these questions:
-
- Will try.
-
- > 1.) What machines are _now_ being sold by Escom (Amiga machines) in the
- > U.S.?
-
- > in other parts of the world?
-
- A1200's and A4000T's are sold in the US and Europe.
-
- > 2.) What new technologies has Escom announced the are working on?
-
- Most important: The PowerAmiga to be released in 1997. New monitors
- are being made with Microvitec: 15" and 17", hopefully with
- horizontal sizing (presets? nah.). New low-end Amiga to be released
- noe in march: A1200 with simm sockets, and probably nothing more
- dramatic. Q-Drive CD-rom for A1200 (PCMCIA?).
-
- > 3.) What new technologies related to the Amiga have they _released_?
-
- 14" MONITTOR M1438S with stereo amplifier and loudspeakers. The
- A4000T is somewhat new, having SCSI and a new case. HUGE
- disapointment: It comes with DD floppies! (can't be true!?).
-
- > 4.) Are the prices for currently available Amigas decent?
-
- The price for the A1200 is almost decent. The price for the A4000 is
- not. Important point: There was a HUGE demand and the price reflects
- this. Better to have a stable AT with some funds.
-
- > 5.) Is there a program to reach out to former developers?
-
- Yes and no. Former developers are not contacted as far as I know, but
- AT has a new developer-program that seems to be very good. I haven't
- seen anything on the web-pages about it.
-
- > 6.) What are the plans to make Amigas attractive to potential buyers, in
- > light of the popularity of 80x86-based machines?
-
- Can it get more attractive without becoming illegal?
-
- Well, firstly the PPC processor will make it as fast as the 80x86 (and
- faster). AT seems to focus on OS features to get the attention of
- buyers, but no advertising has been seen. Making the PowerAmiga CHRP
- (or PPCP) conformant gives the buyer a choice witch OS he wishes to
- run, and a MUCH wider range of software. Amiga can run MacOS now, but
- when it can run OS/2 etc. it will be a more attractive machine. On
- the other hand: If I can buy an IMB or Apple and run AmigaDOS on it,
- why would I buy an Amiga?
-
-
- Hope this answers some of your questions.
-
-
-
- uwek
-
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