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9 1* {1STOP PRESS - TÄSSÄ VIIMEISIMMÄT UUTISET (MUKANA MAANANTAI 2.5.!) {1================================================================ {1 Veli-Matti Lintu Tämä on pienen (?) miehen pieni tarina siitä, mitä tapahtui vappuna -94. {1Lauantai, 30.5.1994 - Vappuaatto Vappuaatosta huolimatta loggauduin Vaasa Freeporttiin ja tein normaalit askareeni, luin postini ja vastailin, sekä menin IRCiin. #amiga:n aiheena oli "It's dead, Jim", mutta muilta kanavilta löytyi tuttuja nimiä, joten menin muualle. Vähän ajan kuluttua siirryin lukemaan Usenettiä, jossa oli vastassa surullinen näky, Commodore oli haettu konkurssiin, ei vielä kokonaan, mutta uutisista päätellen lisää olisi luvassa. Uutinen ei ollut kovinkaan vanha. --- sakset leikkaapi --- Article #13733 (13762 is last): From: osiddi1@umbc.edu (Omar Siddique) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Commodore goes under Date: Sat Apr 30 04:50:07 1994 Commodore's gone. <sniff> Completely. Voluntary liquidation. Meaning there won't be _anyone_ making the Amiga any more. ::sigh:: Reported by three seperate news agencies, CBM apparently made this announcement just this evening (April 29th, Friday). --cut here-- Hot off the wires, after the close of business on Friday, Commodore made an announcement. Here are the stories carried on PRNewswire, AP News and Reuters for *StarShip* members information. COMMODORE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED TO LIQUIDATE NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Commodore International Limited (NYSE: CBU) announced today that its Board Of Directors has authorized the transfer of its assets to trustees for the benefit of its creditors and has placed its major subsidiary, Commodore Electronics Limited, into voluntary liquidation. This is the initial phase of an orderly liquidation of both companies, which are incorporated in the Bahamas, by the Bahamas Supreme Court. CONTACT: Hock Tan, CFO of Commodore International Limited, 215-431-9160/ ### Commodore Folds By DINAH WISENBERG BRIN Associated Press Writer WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) -- Commodore International Ltd., a pioneer in the personal computer industry, said late Friday it is going out of business. The company plans to transfer its assets to unidentified trustees "for the benefit of its creditors" and has placed its major subsidiary, Commodore Electronics Ltd., into voluntary liquidation. "This is the initial phase of an orderly voluntary liquidation of both companies," Commodore said in a brief statement. Company executives could not immediately be reached Friday evening. The company last month reported an $8.2 million loss for the quarter ending Dec. 31 on sales of $70.1 million. A year earlier, Commodore lost $77.2 million on sales of $237.7 million in the same period. In the latest report, Commodore said financial limits had thwarted its ability to supply products, leading to weakened sales. One of its new products, the Amiga CD32 video game, had sold poorly in Europe, where the company did most of its business. The company's net worth turned negative in the fiscal year ended last June 30. Its stock, which had traded at around $3 per share before the quarterly results were announced last month, closed unchanged at 87 1/2 cents per share on the New York Stock Exchange Friday. "This is a company that briefly captured the attention of the American market and didn't go where the market was going," said David Coursey, editor of the newsletter P.C. Letter in San Mateo, Calif. "They just never managed to change with the marketplace." While grabbing some market share and attention in the late 1970s, Commodore's products were something between PCs and game machines "and never quite became either," Coursey said. Commodore started 40 years ago as a typewriter repair company in the Bronx. Its extension to the adding machine business paved the way for it to make calculators and then personal computers by the mid-1970s. Commodore competed with Radio Shack for the first computers sold to homes and co-founder Jack Tramiel became a highly-regarded figure in the fledgling PC industry. By the early 1980s, it was overshadowed in the PC business by Apple Computer Inc. and IBM. Software manufacturers didn't create as much software for Commodore's Amiga line as it did for Apple and IBM-compatible machines. In recent years, most of Commodore's business was in Europe. NewTek Inc. of Topeka, Kan., created a product called Video Toaster that converted Commodore's Amiga to a video-editing system. The $2,500 product was popular with small advertising agencies and home hobbyists. The company's phones were busy Friday night. ### Commodore International <CBU.N> to liquidate NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuter) - Commodore International Ltd said it authorized the transfer of its assets to trustees for the benefit of its creditors and placed its major subsidiary, Commodore Electronics Ltd into voluntary liquidation. The company said this is the initial phase of an orderly liquidation of both companies, which are incorporated in the Bahamas, by the Bahamas Supreme Court. --New York Newsdesk 212-603-3310. ### --cut here-- --- sakset leikkaapi --- Alkujärkytys meni ohi, siirryin takaisin IRCiin #amiga-kanavalle. Nyt tajusin aiheen lohduttoman merkityksen, tuntui kuin kaikki olisi mennyt. Paria päivää aikaisemmin olin lukenut C=:n henkilöstövähennyksistä, lähes koko kehitystiimi oli erotettu. #amiga:lla keskustelu oli sekavaa, monet USA:laiset olivat tapansa mukaan valvoneet koko yön ja kello näytti siellä kuutta aamulla. Kellään ei ollut muuta tietoa kuin Bahamalta lähtöisin oleva raportti. Kolme tuntia myöhemmin olin jälleen Internetin uumenissa, nyt löysin jo pari viestiä, joissa kerrottiin entisten C=:n työntekijöiden sanomisista. Näitten kertomusten aitous oli kuitenkin hyvin arvelluttavaa. Nyt #amigalla oli hillitön meno, tuntui kuin kaikki olisivat myymässä Amigaansa ja ostamassa heti uutta. Suomalaiset olivat juhlimassa vappuaattoa, mutta roikuin IRCissä lähes kolme tuntia (TELEn pojat hyppivät riemusta.. ;-) ) {1Sunnuntai 1.5.1994 - Vappupäivä - krapulapäivä Edellisen illan juhlinnan jälkeen pystyin jälleen raahautumaan koneeni ääreen ja soitin jälleen Vaasa Freeporttiin. (Linjat ovat muuten hyvin vapaita vappuna, vinkkinä vaan kaikille ;-) ) Usenetistä löytyi kymmeniä viestejä, jotka kaikki kertoivat Commodoren tilanteen samalla tavalla. Seasta löytyi kuitenkin jo paljon arvailuja ja erityisesti liikuttavia nyyhkytarinoita siitä, miten C= oli muuttanut heidän elämäänsä PETin ajoista asti. Löytyipä sieltä muutamia hauskojakin kannanottoja ja mielipiteitä. Iltaa kohden mielialat kohenivat ja positiiviset arvailut täyttivät jälleen netin. {1Maanantai 2.5.1994 - Vapun jälkeinen toinen krapulapäivä Käytyäni koulussa (Miten joku jaksaa siellä vielä käydä tähän aikaan vuodesta?!? En muista mitään koko päivästä..) olin jälleen lukemassa Usenettiä ja seurasin IRCin keskustelua, IRCissä mielialat olivat kohonneet, Suomi - USA jääkiekko-ottelun tulokset tulivat sinne reaaliajassa ja enää muutamat jaksoivat miettiä koneensa vaihtoa. Usenetistä löysin jotain uuttakin, mm. Jim Drew:n (Utilities Unlimitedin kuuluisan Emplantin tekijä) kirjoittama pätkä. Jim on kasaamassa kehittelijöitä, jotka olisivat kiinnostuneita ostamaan oikeudet Amigaan. Ostajat saisivat kukin rakentaa oman Amigansa PC:n tyyliin. Mukana on jo mm. Dave Haynie ja muutkin ovat osoittaneet jo mielenkiintoaan. Vaikka Amigan kohtalo onkin nyt vaakalaudalla, ei kaikki ole suinkaan mennyt. Maailmassa on yhä miljoonia Amigoita ja niiden käyttäjät tarvitsevat yhä ohjelmia ja lisälaitteita. Kehitys ei suinkaan tule jäämään tähän, vaan uutta riittää varmasta vuosikausiksi. Commodore on nyt mennyt, mutta tämä voi olla kaiken kauniin alku. Parhaiten asia sujuu odottamalla vähän ja odottaa lisäuutisia maailmalta, liike-elämässä mikään ei ole kovin selvää. Oma A4000/040:seni tulee olemaan käytössä vielä vuosia, enkä näe mitään syytä vaihtaa pois. Ja tässä olisi alkuperäinen lainaus Jim Drew viestistä: Article #14092 (14110 is last): Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy From: etlrdmr@etlxd30.ericsson.se (richard mallender xd/hd 1703) Subject: ** ATTENTION AMIGA DEVELOPERS ** Reply-To: etlrdmr@etlxd30.ericsson.se Date: Mon May 2 15:31:54 1994 Jim Drew of Utilities Unlimited International, makers of the Emplant emulator, appears to be heading an attempt to buy the rights to the Amiga hardware from the remains of C=, and wants people still interested in developing for the Amiga to contact him. See enclosed mailing from comp.sys.amiga.emulators . Richard. . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Amiga A500 Amiga CD32 ====================================================================== Ericsson Telecommunications Ltd. The above represents my own opinions Burgess Hill, Sussex, and in no way represents those of ENGLAND t'company. ====================================================================== _____________ begin included file ____________________ From jdrew@cryo.cryogenic.com (Jim Drew) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: Amiga Date: Mon, 2 May 94 01:27:37 Attention Amiga developers and interested parties... After speaking with Mike Levin (CSM hall of fame) tonight on CIS (and via the phone), we have come to several conclusions about possible solutions to a panic'd public and potential loss of the most powerful home computer made to date (that's the Amiga folks). He suggested that I lead the attempt to purchase the rights to the Amiga hardware. Rights that would be purchased by all parties and made available to all parties. I would like to hear from developers who would be interested in still developing for the Amiga, or anyone who would like to support this effort in general. Nico, I know you hate me and are probably laughing at all of this, but all feelings aside, you are a damn good programmer (Scala wouldn't have you otherwise) and I hope that you will continue to develope for our machine. Same goes for you Dan (Babcock).... you don't like me anymore than Nico does, but you too know your stuff and could be very beneficial to what is about to unfold. People can think what they want of me, my statements, my comments... to me, that's been very good to see... my corporation, my products, and myself have been changed a lot from the responses I have seen here, GEnie, and on CompuServe. My persistance has paid off. Because of EMPLANT's success, I will never have to work another day in my life. I am willing to put everything on the line. I believe in this machine, the platform, and the people (even though we bicker like a bunch of old hens sometimes). On behalf of the Amiga's continued existance, I am asking for you support. Let's all make some noise about the Amiga. Commodore kept it the best computing secret of all time, I think it's time to let the cat of the bag. I will be in contact with ALL of the major 3rd party Amiga peripheral corporations tomorrow, also asking for their support. If we can somehow form a public corporation and obtain the rights to the Amiga hardware, we can make the Amiga work. My goals for this project are... Obtain information concerning current ownership rights of the Amiga hardware design, and other important peripherals. From what information I have heard (and have had gathered by noisy attorneys), the rights were transferred to 'trustees' for holding. If this is true, there very well may be some interesting legal problems involved here, since the technology behind the Amiga is the only real asset that Commodore Intl had less...that would leave an empty shell for the creditors to pick through. Purchase the rights from current ownership, or work with another corporation to see that continued development and *gasp* advertising is done. Contact major MAC and PC developers (Adobe, Aldus, etc.) and once again offer to port their products to the Amiga at little or no cost. Once people see *us* running the big boys software more efficiently than other platforms can, they will think hard before buying that next MAC or PC system. Continued developer support. I plan to have CATS revived, and I hope that Carolyn and the rest of the original team will be interested in doing this. Continued devlopment of new machines. One thing I have learned in producing hardware is how to cut costs. EMPLANT is cheap to make... and it is *still* made in the US (this is important to me). Another thing I learned is that the short time I spent talking with Dave Haynie, he is alright in my book. We chatted for about 30 minutes at one of the WOC shows, and he is as sincere about the continued development as I am. I definately want Dave and the original crew back working together. I would hate to see a bunch of new comers (I am not oppose to new ideas brought out by new people), but right now we need a dedicated team going to get things done in a flash. New people come with success. Remove the poor publicity. The only advertising Commodore got was bad. Dealers wanted to kill them... developers wanted to kill them.. all due to the poor management. The only way to do this is to rid the Commodore name. So you're asking "what's in it for Jim?". Gratification. As I stated before, I could wash my hands clean of this situation and walk. I don't want to. There is a pile of money to be made for everyone, and more importantly a computer to be saved from extinction. I know a lot of Amiga developers have made themselves rich with the Amiga, and some would like to forget it... I think that is selfish. I for one, am willing to give back to what made me where I am today. So, in closing, I would like to thank those people who have sent me incouragement letters, and even hate mail. :-) I am stubborn (I think you'll *all* agree on this one... perhaps a usenet first?) and I can use this to our advantage, obtain the rights to the machine, make these right publically available (anyone could produce the machine ala PC clones), and see this thing through... or I'll end up on the street trying... If you are a developer, no matter how small and you have an interest in supporting the Amiga, please FAX my office (602) 453-6407 (we have boxes of fax paper). If we do not succeed in obtaining the rights to the Amiga, and someone else does... a huge list of developers wanting to support the platform would be a big incentive to keep the product alive. I really don't care who makes the machine, as long as it is made (and promoted this time around). Thanks for your attention, Sincerely, Jim Drew - Utilities Unlimited International, Inc. jdrew@cryo.cryogenic.com 72662,14 - CIS j.drew2 - GEnie _______________ end included file ____________________ {1ALLA OLEVA ON LISÄTTY 2.5. KLO 21:30 JUURI ENNEN SAKUN JULKAISUA Jim Drew ilmoitti olevansa valmis sijoittamaan kaikki liikenevät roposet Amigan oikeuksien ostamiseen. Samalla Drew antoi vihdoinkin Emplant PC:lle ilmestymispäivän: 1.6. Commodore Saksa, Kanada ja UK eivät ole kaatuneet.