Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!diamond From: diamond@cbmvax.commodore.com (Howard Diamond - Ed Marketing) Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga 3000UX first impressions Message-ID: <18239@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 29 Jan 91 14:30:46 GMT References: <5187@auspex.auspex.com> <1991Jan14.071758.278 <5637@idunno.Princeton.EDU> Reply-To: diamond@cbmvax.commodore.com (Howard Diamond - Ed Marketing) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 45 In article <5637@idunno.Princeton.EDU> news@idunno.Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) writes: >Sender: >Followup-To: >Distribution: >Organization: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey >Keywords: Amiga unix 3000UX >From: jwithana@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Janaka Withana) >Path: phoenix!jwithana > >In article <1991Jan14.071758.27853@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.colum >ia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >>In article brett@visix.com (Brett Bourbin) writes: >>>It was my understanding that the A3000UX was still under beta-testing and >>>that we, the beta-testers and software development companies, could not >>>make public comments about it. >>> >>>Is this no longer true? >> >> It has been available to all students, as well as >>developers, for appr. 1 1/2 months. It has been described in many >>ways, simply not officially announced. You are free to talk about >>what it is in it NOW. >>> > >IS it available to students? I spoke to software hut in Philadelphia and >they said that Commodore was still deciding whether to have educational >pricing on it. Since UNIX is so widespread on campuses, it would be silly >not to make the discounts available to students.... > >I am a full-time undergraduate and I WANT a A3000UX > >--Janaka Withana >jwithana@phoenix.princeton.edu "life is mostly fun, the rest is bullshit" When the new Education Price lists go out next week, they will include UNIX systems for institutions, AND individuals.... That was "decided" the day we decided to have a UNIX line. -- Howard S. Diamond Director of Education, Commodore Business Machines 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, Pa, 19380 diamond@cbmvax.commodore.com 215-431-9142 MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND!! AMIGA!