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From: pkenny@dakine.ADS.COM (Patrick (Amiga Hacker) Kenny)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A new Amiga ...(Amiga Name)
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Date: 20 Jan 90 01:40:04 GMT
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In article <5389@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM> wayneck@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp) writes:
>
>> Same here.  It does sound interesting.  The name is silly, though.  I 
>> mentioned before, FM Towns sounds like some guy who lives next door to 
>> MC Boon and Billy-Bob Thudpucker.
>
>This is a interesting statement.  My wife is Japanese and she told me that
>'Amiga' is a wierd name and sounds like some kind of Indian word.  So I just
>asked about the name 'FM Towns' and she said, "FM Towns sounds a lot more
>sophisted than the name Amiga".  I guess it depends on your background.  Note
>my wife was born and raised in Japan and didn't start learning English until
>she was almost in high school. 
>
>                                            Wayne Knapp

 Ok so I know that Amiga means 'Girl Friend' in spanish. And I know that
most people out there need an Amiga. But where did the 'Amiga' name really
come from. Who's Idea was it really? Any one care to comment on this.


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