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From: dillon@PAVEPAWS.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
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Subject: Re: incompetent executives
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Date: Sat, 31-May-86 05:29:29 EDT
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	Ha.  Commodore's list of mistakes is rather huge... and all are
directly resultant from an attempt to cut-costs and a lack of competent
management of programmers.  I would like to reiterate my request: Of all
the things you do to the Amiga, DO NOT REPLACE KICKSTART WITH ROMS!.  Don't
be an idiot.  The MAC went along the wrong road.  IBM went along the
right road (well, to a point).  There are obviously going to be great
improvments ... no, wait a minute, you just fired ...  well, ok then...
perhaps there won't be any great future improvments.

	But at least we'll all still be around.  Right guys!  guys? hello
hello?...

					-Matt "sorrowful" Dillon

A short list of software mistakes:
	The drive OS for all their disk drives

	Every piece of support software that Commodore ever developed for
	the C-64, and most of the stuff they developed for the PET.

A short list of hardware mistakes:
	Using non-standard IEEE 

	Running a disk port via a serial line and completely in
	software (effective baud rate = 1000)  (C-64), (so it wouldn't
	compete with they business models???)

	Flubbing the C-64 RS-232 B-A-D-L-Y.  (software again)

	Drilling holes through the PC board in an attempt to force
	users to not upgrade the computer themselves (PETs 20xx 40xx)?!?!?