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From: scott@spectra.com (Tim Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.180150.17653@spectra.com>
Date: 6 Jun 91 18:01:50 GMT
References: <5068@orbit.cts.com>
Organization: Spectragraphics Corporation
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(Since I'm soon going to disappear anyway, flames to me are futile.)

No offense, but too often I read about "how great it's going to be."  This
as you know is the punchline to the joke about what the IBM salesman told
his wife on their wedding night.  The following is typical of what I read
all too often in this newsgroup (and have for the months I've scanned it.):

In article <5068@orbit.cts.com> chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch) writes:
>   (*sigh*, another uninformed (that thinks he knows everything) amigan that
>    has fallen pray to propoganda, as i shall prove.)

And yet most of his "proofs" are things that will be available Real Soon Now...
for instance:

>again, AmigaDos 2.0 hasn't been finalized yet, and fairly reliable word has
>been handed down that 2.0 *WILL* support compugraphic scalable font technogy
>in the OS when it is released in 3rd quarter this year.  

then again:

>It is my understanding
>that CBM is developing their own system that will be MUCH more forward
>compatible with future Amiga's.  

then again:

>obviously you haven't been looking in the Amiga mags.  they have shown the
>A690 CDTV adapter for the 500 with statements from CBM that a 2000 model is
>forthcoming.  

and finally

>and MOST of these options are either already there, or being done as we speak.
> I really wish people like you would take the time to research these flames
>before you hit that save key.. as i've proved most of your allegations false
>already i'll step down.
>

It's easy to "prove" people wrong by referring to things that don't yet
exist.

Well, I'm sorry I haven't added anything of value to this flame war. Each
to his own I guess.

Regards,

Raskolnikov