Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!swbatl!texbell!swpyr2!ammrk From: ammrk@swpyr2.sbc.com (Mike R. Kraml) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Commodore at SIGGRAPH (&& NewTek!) Message-ID: <17@swpyr2.sbc.com> Date: 16 Aug 90 16:56:56 GMT References: <1990Aug11.001916.9035@lavaca.uh.edu> <140582@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Reply-To: ammrk@swpyr2.UUCP (Mike R. Kraml) Organization: Southwestern Bell Tele. Co. - Finance Dept. - St. Louis, Missouri Lines: 26 In article <140582@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes: > >The NewTek people are just new to the game. I can't believe the Digiview >revenues have kept them alive this long. The rumor I heard was that Commodore basically bought out NewTek a couple of years ago when NewTek got in trouble with the FCC for the Digiview product. Rumor has it that they were fined some very huge sum of money, and Commodore stepped in and paid the bill (they didn't want to see the Toaster die). Again, no facts here, all rumors. Kind of makes since don't it. Really, when did the last NewTek product come out? Have you seen their displays at some of the Big Shows? Where does all that money come from. Why would this wonderful board ONLY be produced for the Amiga? Etc, etc, etc. See ya all, Mike... >-- >--Chuck McManis Sun Microsystems -- ============================================================================= Mike Kraml - Manager-Separations Mechanization - SWBT - Finance Department One Bell Center - 30-D-06 - St. Louis, Mo. 63101 PHONE: 314-235-8012 UUCP: {uunet, bellcore, texbell}...!swpyr2.sbc.com!ammrk