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From: rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Reality check: Amiga coverage is not a right, but a privilege
Summary: If you want something free from Byte, don't mention the word Amiga.
Message-ID: <56051.661544147@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca>
Date: Tue Dec 18 12:15:47 1990
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
In-Reply-To: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT)

In a message posted on 18 Dec 90 04:38:54 GMT,
JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) wrote:

J>coverage out there, the logical conclusion is there must be other
J>forces at work than simple supply and demand.  Supply and demand is

Want a paranoia story to liven things up?  I got about 2 months ago, in the mail,
one of those Byte magazine Adverts.  Basically they were going to send me :
A free issue of Byte Magazine, and if I responded before November 15, they would
send me the anual "IBM PC Special Issue" (Which would have been interesting reading
as they mentioned that SCSI specs were discussed).

  Now, I sent off my reply, with a small note basically saying that If I saw a good
representation of Amiga and Unix applications along with the rest of the articles,
that I would likely take a subscription.

  I have not heard from them since.  I did not receive my Free issue, I did not
receive a Bill for the Next 11 months, I did not receive my Anual.  I did not pass
go, and I definetely did not collect $200.

  So, if you want something free from Byte, don't mention the word Amiga.
J> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
J>|| Kurt Tappe   (215) 363-9485  || With.   Without.   And who'll       ||
J>|| 184 W. Valley Hill Rd.       || deny it's what the fighting's       ||
J>|| Malvern, PA 19355-2214       || all about?    -  Pink Floyd         ||
J>||  jkt100@psuvm.psu.edu         --------------------------------------||
J>||  jkt100@psuvm.bitnet  jkt100%psuvm.bitnet@psuvax1  QLink: KurtTappe ||
J> -----------------------------------------------------------------------

P.S.  It was addressed to "AMEGATRONICS".  The only other company that mis-spelled
"AMIGA..." in that name before was SAS, so I assume they were the ones that sent
the list.  If Byte got the list from a group that KNEW that the names were AMIGA
users (And Programmers) why the NO-ANSWER?

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