Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!amiga!eric From: eric@amiga.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Commodore-Amiga Informational Release Message-ID: <1186@amiga.amiga.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-May-86 11:03:05 EDT Article-I.D.: amiga.1186 Posted: Tue May 20 11:03:05 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 23-May-86 07:59:02 EDT References: <8605161915.AA11768@pavepaws> <18244@rochester.ARPA> Reply-To: eric@gilligan.UUCP (Eric Cotton) Organization: Commodore Business Machines, 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 Lines: 32 **** Sorry if this is a duplication... I had a minor foulup **** In article <18244@rochester.ARPA> dibble@rochester.ARPA (Peter C. Dibble) writes: >Layoffs at Commodore might be a happy sign if it means that they are getting >rid of dead wood so they can concentrate on improving the fine Amiga >hardware that they have on the market. Another theory is that they are >setting themselves up for a long struggle -- straightening out their >finances. Yet another is that they've decided to contract Amiga software >developement out to some other company(s). FLAME ON Speaking for myself (not Commodore) let me say this: Most of those caught in the layoffs should not be considered 'dead wood'. A lot of these people were good friends of mine - extremely talented and hardworking individuals working together for the success of the Amiga. I'm proud to have worked with these people. 'Nuff said. FLAME OFF Eric Cotton -- "My hovercraft is full of eels." /*========================================================================*/ /*==== UUCP: {ihnp4 | allegra | seismo}!cbmvax!eric ====*/ /*==== or: pyramid!amiga!eric ====*/ /*==== ARPA: cbmvax!eric@seismo ====*/ /*==== US mail: Commodore Technology ====*/ /*==== 1200 Wilson Drive ====*/ /*==== West Chester, PA 19380 ====*/ /*==== phone: (215) 431-9180 ====*/ /*========================================================================*/