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- From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Attn Commodore: You are making a Big Mistake (Hardware
- References: <71689@cup.portal.com> <Ru5VVB5w165w@lakes.trenton.sc.us> <38369@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Message-ID: <jbickers.0n3q@templar.actrix.gen.nz>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 21:06:27 PST
- Organization: TAP
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- Quoted from <38369@cbmvax.commodore.com> by daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie):
-
- > Of course it does. You're missing the point entirely. No one cares about what
- > a demo writer is doing. As a user, you don't pay for demos. You do pay for
-
- I'm amazed that people who write commercial apps are writing stuff
- that bangs the hardware incorrectly, though. I guess I've never
- noticed because I don't use them, but I always thought the US
- applications programmer guys writing in C and equipped with CS
- degrees would automatically do things by the book. Games and demo
- programmers I can understand, but the rest ... for shame!
-
- (I care about demos too, even to the extent of paying comms costs
- to download them. Demos, MODs, animations and GIFs are a major
- source of entertainment.)
-
- > Dave Haynie / Commodore Technology, High-End Amiga Systems Design (cool stuff)
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