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From: ray@othervax.UUCP (Raymond D. Dunn)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga,net.micro.atari
Subject: Amiga NOT at Comdex
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Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 11:38:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 25 11:38:12 1985
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In article <310@amiga.amiga.UUCP> bobp@snake.UUCP (Robert S. Pariseau) writes:
>
>At Comdex yesterday, Computer System Associates (CSA) showed their
>68020 board for the Amiga..... 
>

Yes, BUT WHERE WAS COMMODORE-AMIGA????

Why did Commodore pull out of the show at the last minute?  They were in the
exhibits guide (stand M1032 at the MGM Hotel), but the space was occupied by
other exhibitors.

Atari, on the other hand, was VERY present, showing many colour applications
for the 520ST, and (cheeky) had an Amiga, a Mac, and a 520 side by side, all
running versions of the (in)famous "Bouncing Ball Demo".  Undoubtably, the
520 LOOKED best, and was running at the same speed as the Amiga, however no
sound being demo'ed from any of them, and the Amiga was the only one which
had the horizontal portion of the background grid displayed. I have a feeling
that this might have been ommitted on the 520 version for a (? performance)
reason.  Good marketing anyhow, as was the separate stand paid for by Atari
but full of small independant software developers for the 520.

Is Commodore in so much trouble that they cannot afford to market their
products at one of the most important computer showcases??

Ray Dunn.   ...philabs!micomvax!othervax!ray