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Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 01:39:30 -0600 (MDT)
From: Patrick Lawson <lawson14@odi.cwc.whecn.edu>
To: Stephen Bowie <ad636@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
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Subject: Re:Who needs AMIGA?
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On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, Stephen Bowie wrote:
>
> 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 :-)
>
>
> ..............................................................
> * Steve Bowie |"Commodore is dead - *
> * ad636@torfree.net | long live the Amiga!!!" *
> * North York, Ontario, Canada | SPECTRAN *
> ..............................................................
>
You tell them Steve, The Amiga isn't dead yet(The Amiga will never Die!)
there are at less 10 or more new programs on the Amiga each month. Not
to forget all of the public domain software on the internet(so I won't)
and some of us steal owe on our Amiga. So, NewTek don't forget the Power
to Amiga has.