AmigaActive (662/1728)

From:gary
Date:13 Jun 2001 at 09:55:44
Subject:Re: Team AMIGANS, Listen Up! (Everyone else, too...)

> hi,
>
> > How many here are also Team AMIGA members? Team AMIGA is
> > 6000 strong and as some know I have old ties to Team
> > AMIGA. We also made the same offer to the UGN which is
> > just as large.
>
> I've avoided almost all of these 'large groups' as there
> was always a lot of nasty politics and 'people issues' involved

I found early on that any group of two or more people have those
same issues. :)

> > The offer wasn't made out of desperation, it was made as
> > a challenge to some old friends who were already out
> > pushing the Amiga Party Pack. User enthusiasm should be
> > rewarded.
>
> true...but the offer only helps those Amigans who have PCs.
> the Amiga users amongst us who cannot run AmigaDE (because we ONLY have
> an Amiga as our computer at home...and theres no effort to
> get the AmigaDE running under LinuxPPC as far as i can see)
> get no gains....the $100 off the AmigaOne is offset by the cost
> of the AmigaDE kit

Currently the DE does only run on an x86 box (that was the platform
of choice for development mainly because of cost to get started
- x86 boxes are fairly cheap for developers to put together- and
market share).

A friend I met at St Louis a few shows ago came by the office today.

He is buying two Party Packs tomorrow and is "sending" the
SDK along to a couple of ex-Amiga developers to hopefully
get them interested in coming back again. Altruism is rampant
in the Amiga community I think. :)

He just wanted the $100 discounts on the AmigaOne for him and a friend.

> > Desperation would be if we were making something off of
> > this deal. We aren't.
>
> ...i do hope money isnt just being thrown away too. (if it is, then please
> send some this way ;-) )

If the marketing program yields the proper results, it isn't
money wasted. Guaging real user interest is worth the amount
this will cost us.

> > to see what the excitement is about. This is also an
> > excellent way to gauge REAL user activity and interest
> > in the AmigaOne and the general direction of Amiga Inc.
>
> I'm VERY interested in the AmigaOne....as are most
> Amiga owners I know...however we have nothing to gain
> in buying a PC product (ie the AmigaDE in its current form)

Unless you want to see how the look and feel is, have an x86
box or access to one, or have a developer friend somewhere
you would like to help bring back to Amiga development.

> > and I will also get Bill to spring for T-Shirts that
> > say "AmigActive Party Pack Member". Get real close even
> > and the deal is on. Miss and no t-shirts.
>
> I'd like just to get some trendy/cool AmigActive wear ;-)
>
> do Cloanto still sell those credible TShirts - as shown in issue 1 (or 2?)
> of AA?

Hmmm, not sure. http://www.cloanto.com :)

> anyway, thanks for the feedback Gary!

Thanks for the questions. To the point and all valid.

Sincerely,
Gary

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