Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cica!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: Joseph P. Hillenburg (joseph@valnet.UUCP) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: PRODIGY HATES AMIGA -- Says wont do port! Keywords: prodigy amiga hatred Message-ID: Date: 29 Aug 90 02:32:11 GMT References: <191@coplex.UUCP> Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 49 dannie@coplex.UUCP (Dannie Gregoire) writes: > I had heard a while ago that Prodigy was going to port to the Amiga, so > I thought I'd give them a call to see if this was true. Well it is not. > They said that they are NOT going to port to the Amiga "any time soon." > > Prodigy, if you are unfamiliar is a dial-up information serice that will > allow you to do everything from send flowers to order from sears with > a graphical interface. > > The person I spoke with gave me some bunk reasons about it being near > impossible to port the software to the Amiga due to its difficult > programming environment, and the "hellatious memory requirements that it > would require for the graphics" (over the IBM and MAC). If they port their > cheesy IBM-ish graphics (as seen in their Information Guide) it should be > no problem at all. > > The person I spoke with at Prodigy knew absolutely NOTHING of the AMIGA, > eventhough he seemed to think otherwise. I think that the Programming > staff at Prodigy must be a group of ex-UNIVAC programmers from the 40's, > or a near equivalent. ;-) > > PLEASE stand up for YOUR computer. Call Prodigy TODAY and complain about > this lack of intelligence and information on their part. Enough inquiries > might change their mind. > > Prodigy --- 1-800-822-6922 ext. 333 > > Dannie Gregoire > Copper Electronics Inc. > (dannie@coplex) Why? Who needs Prodigy? People/Link beats it easily for it's files base (for any computer) and BIX beats it for information. If we want graphics, why not use SpyPix? (On JR-Comm, not SkyTerm, which is BLAH!) SkyPix is so much better and faster. About a month ago, a Prodigy saleswoman calles my house wanting me to sign uo for it. I said I mighr get a subscription if they made an Amiga version, then I saw it ona friend's Mac...too many ads, too slow, (The one thing a TRS-80/300bps modem can beat) and not worth be bucks. Heck, BIX'es rate is extremely worth it, especially considering you get access to CATS as well... -Joseph Hillenburg (Sultan of Asm) INET: joseph@valnet.uucp |MAIL: 1709 West Gray UUCP: ...!iuvax!valnet!joseph |MAIL: Bloomington, IN 47401 AT&T: 1-812-336-2969 |MAIL: United States CompSci BBS: 3/12/24 1-812-876-4407 9:30 pm-7:30 am |Mail replies requested Those aren't bugs! Just undesirable features!