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From: klg@flash.UUCP (Kevin L. Gross)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Blues
Message-ID: <1056@flash.UUCP>
Date: 14 Aug 90 01:46:02 GMT
References: <20260001@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> <1037@flash.UUCP> <13697@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1045@flash.UUCP> <138.26c18ff6@intersil.uucp>
Reply-To: klg@flash.UUCP (Kevin L. Gross)
Organization: Summation Inc, Kirkland WA
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In article <138.26c18ff6@intersil.uucp> hamilton@intersil.uucp writes:
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>That's interesting.  I've got an Amiga 1000 with a 65M hardrive, a 68030 with
>4M 32 bit fast ram, and I'm having an EXTREMELY hard time rationalizing the 
>purchase of an Amiga 3000, which I really want to do because it's new, sexy,
>and does everything at least a little bit better than my 1000.  But I haven't
>been able to do it.  I can't think of anything that I use my Amiga for (DTP,
>WP, games, programming) that I can't do as well with my 1000.  The extra
>display modes and de-interlacer would be nice, Zorro II and III slots would
>be nice, the additional speed would be nice, but overall I can't justify it.
>The last thing I feel is left out in the cold because I bought a 1000.

Yeh, and how much cash did you lay out to get it there? And how long did
you wait after the A1000 first came out before it was available? Sheesh.

>So complain to Cinemaware.  If a game crashes an Apple or IBM you don't
>whine about the platform, it's just lousy software.

First off, for the record, I think that Apples and IBM are EVIL, dig?
Second, just because Apple and IBM should jump off a cliff, does that mean
Commodore should also? That's like saying since Pintos explode on impact,
that I shouldn't be unhappy when my Cadillac does the same thing. 

Third, I should complain to Cinemaware, (Actually, I did) who is at least
producing some games I like, instead of Commodore, who apparently is so
difficult to work with from a vendor standpoint, that most would rather
not. And don't flame me for this one, I didn't make it up and I heard
it all the time, back when I was trying to get software/hardware for my
A1000.

They were all wrong, and Commodore was right? The reason I heard, from
more than one vendor, was that apparently Commodore didn't release any specs
until they released the product. That seems like a real intelligent move
when you have the world's second tiniest customer base.

So I ended up with a GREAT fucking machine, that wouldn't run any decent
games, not to mention Business software, because they were not available,

And before you flame me for more "whining", it was a full year or more
after I bought my 1000, before I could get ANY worthwhile software for
the Amiga, except maybe from EA. And they don't do nuthin but games that
I'm aware of...Hardware was available, but it cost a fortune because of
the small customer base. And as I said before, it didn't all work together.
If Commodore isn't responsible for its vendors directly, they certainly
had a vested interest in working WITH those vendors instead of leaving
them in the dark because they (Commodore) didn't make any immediate $$$
from helping them.

But, you're probably right, I shouldn't question authority, after all,
the exploding Pinto wasn't Ford's fault, right?
-- 
-Kevin L. Gross          Systems Mgr.           klg@Summation.WA.COM
 As long as the systems are up, my employers don't care what I think

"Obviously, I am dealing with inferior mentalities."   -  Daffy Duck