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- For those without USENET abilities, here is a worldwide Survey
- I am conducting about the Amiga and it's users. Please complete
- and email to pdietz@cse.unl.edu. Results will be posted to Aminet
- in December or January.
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- Thanks,
- phil
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- EVERYONE PLEASE ANSWER THIS SURVEY INCLUDING COUNTRIES OTHER THAN USA
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- Again I will be doing another huge Amiga related survey. This year
- the survey is automated so EVEYRONE please complete this!!!
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- Answers should be in the form: question_number. answer
- and each answer should be on a newline. It's ok to quote the survey
- as long as the answers are on newlines.
-
- ie.
- >
- > 1) Name:
- 1. Phil Dietz
-
- > 2) Age (years):
- 2. 23
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- Answer the question in the units specified (ie years, numbers, etc).
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- Avoid putting comments (like explaining your answer.) If you wish to
- do so comment it with a # sign.
-
- ie.
- > 65) Rate the Amiga overall 0-100:
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- 65. 75 # 50 for OS
- # and 25 for grafix
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- EVERYONE PLEASE ANSWER THIS SURVEY INCLUDING COUNTRIES OTHER THAN USA
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- The more responses the better!! Last year I only had 250.
- This year I want to see 1000!
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- This survey will be reposted in 2 weeks.
- Responses will be accepted until November 27, 1993.
-
- Thanx,
- Phil
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- ****************
- * General info *
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- 1) Name:
- 2) Age:
- 3) Male or Female?
- 4) Country you live in?
- 5) City you live in?
- 6) State or Province you live in?
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- 7) Do you go to high school?
- 8) Do you go to university?
- 9) Do you have a degree from a university?
- 10) Do you have a job?
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- *******************
- * Amiga Equipment *
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- 11) How many Amigas do you own?
- 12) Do you own another computer that ISN'T an Amiga?
- 13) How many years have you had an Amiga?
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- # The following Amiga questions concern your Primary
- # Amiga--the one you use the most.
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- 14) What Amiga system to you own?
- 1-A1000
- 2-A500,A600
- 3-A2000,A2500
- 4-A3000(t)
- 5-A1200
- 6-A4000(t)
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- 15) Does it have a hard drive (y-n):
- 16) How many megs of memory (#):
- 17) Does it run WB2.04 or greater (y-n)?
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- 18) Have networking (y-n)?
- 19) Have 3rd party graphics card (including DCTV) (y-n)?
- 20) Have 3rd party audio card (ie 12/16 bit) (y-n)?
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- 21) Have a Toaster (y-n)?
- 22) Have a scanner or digitizer for pictures (y-n)?
- 23) Have an audio digitizer (y-n)?
- 24) Have a graphics tablet (y-n)?
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- 25) Have a printer (y-n)?
- 26) Have a laser printer (y-n)?
- 27) Have a color printer (y-n)?
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- 28) Have a modem (y-n)?
- 29) Have a >=9600 Baud modem (y-n)?
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- 30) Have a Commodore monitor (y-n)?
- 31) Have a VGA-type monitor (y-n)?
- 32) Have a multisync/multiscan monitor (non commodore) (y-n)?
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- ******************
- * Amiga Software *
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- 33) How many Amiga software packages have you bought in last 12 months (#)?
- 34) How many Amiga hardware things have you bought in last 12 months (#)?
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- 35) How many shareware titles have you registered in the last year (#)?
- 36) How many of them were crippled (0-100)?
- 37) How many of them were public domain ie free (0-100)?
- 38) How many offered a registered version (0-100)?
- 39) How many offered nothing for registering (0-100)?
- 40) Ever register a game (y-n)?
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- # The following questions are treated as anonymous and will be removed
- # by the software. Please answer truthfully.
- # ANONYMOUS 41-47
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- 41) Do you think pirating is bad (y-n)?
- 42) Do you pirate software regularly (y-n)?
- 43) Do you own ANY illegal copies of amiga software (y-n)?
- 44) Have you called a pirate BBS in the last 6 months (y-n)?
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- 45) Ever get illegal versions of Amiga OS (ie Kickstarts) (y-n)?
- 46) What percent of your pirated goods are games (0-100)?
- 47) Ever get caught doing pirating, hacking, or phreaking (y-n)?
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- **********************
- * Likes and Dislikes *
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- 48) Do you like AGA (y-n):
- 49) Will you buy an AGA machine in the near future (y-n):
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- 50) Do you like CD32 (y-n):
- 51) Will you buy a CD32 when they are available (y-n)
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- # AAA is the next Amiga generation and sports many many
- # powerful features.
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- 52) Do you like AAA (y-n):
- 53) Which AAA system (without monitor) would you buy (1-4):
- 1-costs >$5000.00
- 2-costs >$3000.00
- 3-costs >$1500.00
- 4-wont buy an AAA machine
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- 54) Do you need DSP (y-n):
- 55) Will you buy a DSP if a 3rd party releases one (y-n):
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- 56) Do you need RTG or better graphics (y-n):
- 57) Will you buy a 3rd party graphics card in the near future (y-n):
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- 58) Do you need networking (y-n):
- 59) Will you buy a 3rd party networking in the near future (y-n):
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- 60) Do you need RISC (y-n):
- 61) Would you upgrade to a RISC chip if one existed (y-n):
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- 62) Do you own an emulator or a bridgeboard (y-n):
- 63) Will you be buying one in the near future (y-n):
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- * Ratings with 0 = the worst 100 = the most *
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- 64) Rate your Amiga general knowledge 0-100:
- 65) Rate your Amiga programming skills 0-100:
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- 66) Rate the Amiga overall 0-100:
- 67) Rate the Amiga as graphics/video 0-100:
- 68) Rate the Amiga as business 0-100:
- 69) Rate the Amiga as home entertainment 0-100:
- 70) Rate the Amiga's software base 0-100:
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- 71) Approval of Commodore 12 months ago (before AGA) 0-100:
- 72) Approval of Commodore 6 months ago (with AGA) 0-100:
- 73) Approval of Commodore 3 months ago (with all the firings) 0-100:
- 74) Approval of Commodore now (AAA specs released and CD32 ) 0-100:
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- 75) Rate the Amiga support in your area 0-100:
- 76) Rate the amount of Amiga advertisements in your area (TV etc.) 0-100:
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- 77) How close are Amiga dealers to you in your area
- (0= very far away and 100= very close) 0-100:
- 78) Rate the quality of your Amiga dealer (0=bad 100 =good) 0-100:
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- * Miscellaneous *
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- 79) Which ONE of the following do you want to see the Amiga have MOST (#):
- 1-RTG and better graphics
- 2-DSP and better audio
- 3-Networking standard
- 4-RISC
- 5-Window's NT
- 6-Memory protection
- 7-Virtual Memory
- 8-a more functional (and prettier) Workbench
- 9-better Amiga advertizing
- 10-a supported UNIX OS
- 11-free developer's programming information
- 12-Mac and IBM software ports (ie adobe photoshop)
- 13-More software in areas that are lacking like business.
- 14-More software in areas already out like music and graphix.
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- 80) What do you want to see second (#)?
- 81) What do you want to see third (#)?
- 82) What do you want to see fourth (#)?
- 83) What do you want to see fifth (#)?
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- 84) Do you like Star Trek the Next Generation (y-n)?
- 85) Have you heard of the 'ls' program called Newlist8.2?
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- 86) Want the 1993-survey results emailed to you when completed (y-n)?
- # the results will also be posted to Aminet
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