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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 16:10:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Stephen Bowie <ad636@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Subject: Re:Who needs AMIGA?
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On Mon, 17 Apr 1995 CEVAnim@aol.com wrote:
> We ordered LW 4.0 this morning. They accepted our order !! Says it'll be to
> us tomorrow. NT..ALPHA..WINDOWS..MIPS are all shipping and Amiga should ship
> in 4/6 weeks. Of course, who needs Amiga now that we have Windows ?
> Now we can get back to talking about LW and how to make it work better. And
> we'll all see our revenues increase.
> It's a GREAT DAY !
> ED
>
> CEVAnim@aol.com
>
We're all very happy for you...why should PC users be shut out. Still,
many of us DO continue to need Amiga.
Without a doubt, the number of new Lightwave users from other platforms
will inundate this mailing list. This does not mean by any stretch of
the imagination that the Amiga users are ALL switching. Many cannot, and
some PREFER not to do so.
Whether or not the future of the Amiga is sealed as it now stands, it
will continue to provide production/income/pleasure to thousands of us.
The NewTek "REVOLUTION" was in part succesful because of the
affordability of the complete package, including the Amiga and what was
certainly underpriced software. Many of those now in a position to make
a quantum leap to very expensive platforms would quite possibly still be
selling used cars were it not for these factors (no criticism of artistic
ability implied - it's just that NewTek and the Amiga opened a window low
enough to allow the masses to challenge the networks, and many availed
themselves of it with great aplomb).
This has not really changed all that much...have those who encouraged us
to "storm the Bastille" now become the "aristocracy", so that only those
with pockets deep enough to buy Alphas can continue to have access to
quality software and hardware? Is the Revolution truly over?? Or will
the torch pass to other hands? I'd prefer to think that NewTek has
enough appreciation of the situation to continue to provide support to
it's users new and old, until the NUMBERS dictate that dropping Amiga
support is BOTH honorable and fiscally sound.
I guess what I'm trying to say here is, even if C= is truly defunct
forever (not necessarily a bad thing, nor the end of the Amiga), let us
not celebrate it's demise, nor bury it while there are still amazing
signs of vitality ...witness Photogenics, Impact, VLab Motion,
Broadcaster 32, AND LW4.0!! And let NewTek PLEASE not abandon the
the thousands of loyal Amiga users who have helped boost them to their
current succeses..at least not yet :-)
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* Steve Bowie |"Commodore is dead - *
* ad636@torfree.net | long live the Amiga!!!" *
* North York, Ontario, Canada | SPECTRAN *
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