NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/sys/amiga/misc/12082

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Subject: Voicing opinion==Fanatical? Re: Amiga can still be rescued
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Date: 30 Jul 92 17:08:23 CDT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Brian Jackson - Amiga Networking) writes:
> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>
> [ much idealistic, upper case, yelling into the wind about unchangeable
>   facts of life deleted ]

tee, hee.  Now he'll bash GNU.-);

>
>>If the Amiga is in such a weak state that an Amiga fanatic like myself
>>who leads a user's group, is a developer, and takes every opportunity
>>to convey the good points (as well as the short comings) of the Amiga
>>as an effective computer tool then I must say it is certainly way
>>past any rescue attempt...
>
> Read that sentence again. Does it make sense? What factor(s) do you
> describe that you say make the Amiga "past any rescue attempt" ?
>

Brian please do read it again.  I said IF Marc Barrett or James Miller
relative nobodies are going to kill the Amiga by pointing out that You
are underfunded and understaffed for development, have indequate and
ineffective advertising (maybe it's getting better but there's much
improvement to still be made, IMO), and looks very juvenile by making
impassionate pleas to its users to tell everyone in the medai world that
none of these problems exist then YES this our opinions expressed or
not were immaterial to the already significant decay in public
opinion.  Gosh give me an ego rush there, making me think I was
significant and all...-);

I that clearer?  Besides I'm not in a position to change management
decisions, and the only other people reading this group already are
familiar with the Amiga.

> There is a point at which Amiga "fanatics" (as you describe yourself) hurt
> the Amiga more than help it.  Yelling across the net about how things
> -ought- to be ("If I were king") accomplishes little to nothing.
>

How can a few college students' opinions  be more detrimental than a
company policy of apathy towards a whole continental market?l

I never characterized myself as a fanatic.  The Amiga is valuabe tool
for me as well as many I know.  If recognition of the fact makes you a
fanatic then every Amiga owner is one.  If speaking your mind to an
audience who is capable of dicussing issues objectively makes one a
fanatic then at least every American's right to be a fanatic is
protected by the constitution.

Thanks for posting Brian.  I wish it had been someone from advertising
or mangement saying the next Amiga was "revolution" would be in one of
these areas.  BTW when is SANAII due for release?  Will there be
drivers for scsi, parrell, & serial available soon?

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>        Brian Jackson    Amiga Networking Group, Commodore-Amiga Inc.
>                         [e-mail]
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>  "Oh, so you have a Borg named Hugh."           Uva uvam vivendo varia fit
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James Miller

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