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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: Wake Up Commodore!
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 22:41:25 GMT

In article <1991Mar20.194243.11450@news.iastate.edu> xgr39@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU writes:
>
>  Unfortunately, Commodore isn't exactly in a hurry to redesign the 
>custom chips.  Commodore has not been investing enough in research and
>development for the past five years, and recently slashed what little
>they were investing.  Thus, I would not expect any improvements at all
>in the Amiga's color, graphics, sound, or floppy I/O capabilities for
>at least three years, minimum.  No 24-bit color, no 8-bitplanes, no
>improvements.  
>
	What they've been in a hurry to do neither of us know,
and I do agree that they aren't spending as much as they should
on R&D, but where the hell do you get the info that Commodore has
SLASHED R&D? It has not decreased since I've been following the
stock. It has increased all throughout. Admittedly it is low but
NOTHING has been slashed.

	-- Ethan


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