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From: Suraj Gulrajani <surajg@morakot.nectec.or.th>
To: Ole Andre Schistad <Ole.Andre.Schistad@ifi.unit.no>
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On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Ole Andre Schistad wrote:
> Since LW 4.0 _is_ forthcoming on the amiga , I guess I can only say
> `Thank you!' .. nowadays there are precious few software companies that dare
> continue their support for the amiga. In all honesty , I'm guessing that
> 4.0 will be the last release for the amiga unless someone gets their act
> together and develop a new range of amigas .. which seems remote indeed
> in light of the statements that Escom have made. Nothing would make me
> happier than being proved wrong though.. :-)
Maybe this might make you happier:-
Translation from German of message received by dealers via Reuters:
ESCOM continues well-known brand names "Commodore" and "Amiga".
Amiga video/multimedia technology bought by auction.
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Bochum/Heppenheim. ESCOM AG has obtained the rights of the Commodore
group in the course of an auction in New York. The transaction
includes all rights to intellectual property, technology, trade
marks, and patents of Commodore and Amiga.
The technology of the Commodore group, which went into liquidation
due to mismanagement, is considered in expert circles as the key
technology for the future multimedia market. Through this take-over,
Escom can become the leading provider of multimedia technology for
private users.
The company intends to continue the well-known and successful product
lines under the trade marks of Commodore and Amiga. The Commodore PCs
are to be distributed world wide through distributors and
mass-markets. Escom plans to manufacture the legendary Commodore C64
again for the target markets in Eastern Europe. Production and
distribution of the Amiga 4000, 1200, and 600 will be continued.
Parallel to this Escom is working on the integration of Amiga and
traditional PC technology. For end users Escom plans to offer PC
boards in the near future which copy the multimedia functions of the
Amiga machines in the areas of audio and video on traditional
personal computers. With special Amiga TV settop boxes the company
pursues the goal to also set a milestone for the future market of
interactive television henceforth.
With Tianjin Family-Used Multimedia Co.Ltd., Tijanjing/PR China, a
licensing agreement was reached for marketing and production of Amiga
based computers. This company advanced to be the leading manufacturer
of 16 bit game machines with 1 million units sold in 1994 and has one
of the largest distribution organisations in the People's Republic at
its disposal. Tijanjin Family-Used Multimedia Co.Ltd.'s market share
there is 80 per cent.
Through this Chinese partner Escom has made accessible for itself one
of the most important growth markets for Commodore products.
Currently negotiations with the leading far east and US distributers
are underway for further licensing agreements in order to open up the
Commodore/Amiga technology for the world market. <Unquote>