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From: kdarling@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
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Subject: Re: Amiga Custom Chips - why hasn't C= made them faster?
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Date: 17 Apr 91 14:03:55 GMT
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peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes:

>Commodore was also bleeding red ink from every pore. Yes, they could have done
>better: but it's not the self-inflicted injury you keep claiming.

Or as George Bush would say, "that red ink thing" ;-).  Been around a while.

 "Q: C= has been rapped for low R&D (5% of sales).  Any feel for how
     flexible their definition of R&D is?"

 "A: I haven't met the new management yet (changes monthly?), but
     knowing the Board, I doubt they have or ever will reach 5%.
     They are still not out of the woods financially and will have
     to keep R&D low."

(from a mid-1989 conference with Jay Miner)