Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!bu.edu!nntp-read!mofo From: mofo@bucsf.bu.edu (jason greene) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Commodore & Universities Message-ID: Date: 25 Jul 90 19:27:56 GMT References: <12415@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <26ad1876-25a2.1comp.sys.amiga-1@tronsbox.xei.com> Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Organization: Boston Univ., Computer Science Lines: 50 In-reply-to: bleys@tronsbox.xei.com's message of 25 Jul 90 06:00:21 GMT In article <26ad1876-25a2.1comp.sys.amiga-1@tronsbox.xei.com> bleys@tronsbox.xei.com (Bill Cavanaugh) writes: > You're missing the point, Jeff. If the Taurus doesn't sell, Ford will make > a different car. They make more than one model, and they can afford to eat > the loss. The Amiga (or any platform) is a unique animal... If Commodore Exactly... whereas a Ford Taurus isn't a "unique animal." Commodore has LONG been out of the ranks of IBM and Apple in the views of businesses and educators. Most people today still consider "the commodore" a computer that is good at playing games. Hence, many people see the Amiga as being a Commodore machine, which is true. But their logic extends to that it's only great for games. > stopped selling them, the company would be in serious trouble, which would > hurt user support. The vendors would consider it an obsolete machine, and > stop carrying software/hardware. The developers would realize that if And look how many years the amiga has been out without having influence and/or use in big businesses and colleges. CBM-Amiga has not only produced and supported a fine computer, but upgraded it SIGNIFICANTLY with only having "hacker" and "game" support. As for the amiga becoming obsolete, I wouldn't be surprised if the 2000 that I am typing on will be obsolete within 3 years. The Amiga has been thriving and changing for 5 years now. The Apple II is long since obsolete (yet people still use it...). Even the game machines (such as the old Atari 2600) become obsolete. Cars become obsolete EVERY year. The amiga's been around for 5 years, and will be around for many more.. Not to mention, vendors will only stop carrying software if software stops being MADE. It makes no difference whether the computer exists anymore or not; if software continues to be made and sold, the vendors will carry it. > vendor carries their applications they won't make any money, so they'll stop > writing them. Computing as we know it would cease. Amiga sales have a > direct impact on our lives, unlike any other appliance in the house... Going by that, your television has more impact on your life than anything else in the world. The way you and your children learn about the rest of the world is primarily through television. If someone is so concerned about the continuance of the computing part of their life, why not be concerned about whether television shows get worse and worse every year. Jason here's what greenpeace says about supporting "causes" : "If ten percent of america would contribute just one mintue a day towards cleaning up the earth, after 6 months the ninety percent wouldn't recognize it."