Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsj!vrr
From: vrr@cbnewsj.att.com (veenu.r.rashid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Developers Read this Part III
Summary: Need software? - send mail
Message-ID: <1990Sep28.234241.29560@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 28 Sep 90 23:42:41 GMT
References: <1407@winnie.fit.edu> <9878@pogo.WV.TEK.COM>
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In article <9878@pogo.WV.TEK.COM>, bluneski@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (Bob Luneski) writes:
> In article <1407@winnie.fit.edu> rcs91900@zach.fit.edu ( Charles Stockman /ADVISOR-Clutterham) writes:
> >>       the Amiga software I want will never be built
> >
> >The reason why I complain is that I want developers to write software that I 
> >want so that I will have an urge to buy !!!  You see all I am telling de-
> >velopers is that I want to buy software, but they need to make the software 
> >is want !!!!  I WANT TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER COMMUNTIY
> >
> >creditials :
>   -- impressive list of purchases --
> 
> problem lies in the fact that there are simply not enough Amiga owners using
> the Amiga for the scientific applications you mentioned to warrant development 
> 
> IF( A significant market need exists AND There exists a large enough market 

>     to justify significant development resources AND there is a HIGH 
>     probablility that development costs will be recovered and a profit will 
>     be realized) then a product will be developed to fill that need.
> 


If there is any significant niche market for math/scientific products, please
send email/post your needs.  I (and others out there) would be happy to create
software to fulfill your scientific needs.  However, a market *must* previously
exist with a definite need for the software to persuade me to spend time
developing the product rather than spending time looking for another job. :-)

In case anybody's wondering if I'm serious, I certainly am.  I have plenty of
experience developing software and enough scientific knowhow to tackle real-
world problems using software oriented solutions.  Currently I am working on
a neural net simulator with a graphical interface (I don't see too many of
these for the Amiga market.)  I'm thinking of releasing it PD or shareware.
However, if users have real needs that could be filled by niche-market software,
I would be very glad to hear from them.  There is enough software produced
for the Amiga to fill most conventional needs.  I am looking for a few good
ideas which would be different as well as marketable.

Regards,
Ruze

vrr@cbnewsj.att.com

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