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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re:  A rough future for the Amiga??? I think not.
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Date: 10 Apr 90 23:30:17 GMT
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[ Feed Apple to the LineEater! ]

seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) writes:

>I can't feel too bad about the Amiga's future when Applied Engineering, a
>company that has hold of more than 60% of the entire Apple hardware
>aftermarket, starts making stuff for the Amiga.

I used to have an Apple II+ (actually, I still have it.)  It was a great
computer way back then.  Anyway, Applied Engineering produced many of the
best and cheapest Apple II hardware expansions.  In fact, when they first
started the company, they used to advertise that they used their revenues
ONLY to produce Apple II products.  They promised that our hardware
purchasing dollars would NOT be used to develop products for other
computers!  For many years they kept that promise.  I suppose now that
the Apple II series has become largely obsolete (PLEASE no IIgs flames),
that it would be considered ok for them to branch out into a newer
computer line.


In any case, I never had any problems with their products.  In fact, I
never heard of anyone else having any problems with them either.
I think that their entrance into the Amiga hardware market could be a
good thing.


Disclaimer:  This post reflects my memory of events 5 to 10 years ago.
             If I have misquoted their advertisements, I'm sure that
             someone will correct me.



--

                                                Jim Pritchett


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