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From: sschaem@starnet.uucp (Stephan Schaem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: AMIGA DEMOS: Europe VS. USA
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.151301.17628@starnet.uucp>
Date: 25 Apr 91 15:13:01 GMT
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 People have pretty crazy ideas:-)
 Every programers I knew in europe started very early on ZX-81.
 Other AppleII, than pass the C64 to go to Amigas/ST.
 There is no reason for a EuroKid to want or own a PC or a mac.
 And they dont have the money to  get a MAC with Printed or PC with HDs.
 Europe is years beyond for that, the best example was with the C64:
 when people had HD in the US it was K7 in europe...

 Also EuroKids dont play with console like Nitendo or other that mutch.
 So if your kid has a NES/Genesis or a C64/Amiga wouldnt that make a
 diference?

 When I was in highscholl in France first nobody got any video machine!
 And after a while people got C64 and Septrums :-) It was like the
 ST/Amiga war... Then came Amstrade., Anyway.
 Now an incredible number of kid have computer because they are more
 popular.you can get 6 game mag every month in france only.In the US 1
 and its mostly for Nintendo/Sega/Ibm.

 I cant tell about stores because of the landscape here, but if you went
 left when quiting the hotel of the last devcon at paris you would have
 found 4 Amiga dealers (well, only one support repair) all on the same
 screen side.
 And in the last years there only expand by opening new store all over
 the contrie (big word for 2 3 stores:-).Here I only here of amiga store
 moving or closing.

 Also you can buy computer in 'supermarket' (stuff like Macys) for years
 now.Amigas/C64/Amstrade.Also store like Virgin MegaStore offer show and
 autogograf 'party' for new game release, like books.
 Most store have computer section for software.
 All that to say the diference in interest in the US and in
 france/europe

 And on another subject: crackers do have 9600 HST modems with HD and
 ram, just look at what they find during copy parties.
 And also sometime cracking/demos are profitable.Prized are offered to
 the quickest and best.Even got words of publisher suporting pirates for
 putting down competition!