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From: rbogue@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Ross Bogue)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Games vs. OS
Message-ID: <1991Mar28.001944.7281@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
Date: 28 Mar 91 00:19:44 GMT
Sender: rbogue@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Ross Bogue)
Organization: Illinois State University
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This subject seems to come up quite regularly, but I'll jump in
just this once.

I am a college professor.  I use my Amiga for other purposes besides the
occasional game.  I *do* play games, though.  If I start a VLT download
which I know will take at least an hour, or a simulation which will take
several days, I will flip screens and fire up a game from my hard disk.

If you wish to sell me a game, you must therefore:

    1)  Keep your fool hands off my operating system!

	The sole reason for buying my Amiga was the OS.  If I had wanted
	a dedicated game machine, I would have bought one.

    2)  Don't mess with devices you have no business messing with.

	I bought BattleChess a while back.  Multitasks just fine, runs from
	the HD, but steals the modem port.  I wrote a nasty letter to the
	publisher.  (They sent a useless response.)

    3)  Don't assume you need all the CPU cycles.

	My 25 MHz 68030 has plenty, thank you.  And even if game response
	does degrade, that's my business, not yours.


Incidently, I have in fact bought BattleChess, CarmenSanDiego/USA,
DesignoSaurus, DragonStrike, and Falcon.  I have not yet checked whether
DStrike disables VLT.  I am quite upset that Falcon destroys the OS, and
may return the game for that reason.


Ross Bogue
Illinois State University
Normal, IL