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From: kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: I'm not such a bad guy!! (really CBM support)
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Date: Tue, 16-Sep-86 17:39:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 16 17:39:02 1986
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> Seems to me the only one that shold be offended is Commodore; and they
> deserve it. I think my Amiga is a neat machine, too. But only because
> of Usenet and contributed software (thank you, thank you, thank you).
> All Commodore has "helped" with is the C compiler (with help like that...)
> to get the programs compiled and running.
> 
> keithe

I usually route flames to /dev/null, but I'm not gonna let this one
go by without a response:

Just where do you think alot of the postings on the net have come from,
the tooth fairy?  From the time this net.group was started (before the
Amiga began shipping) until now, Commodore has provided a great deal of
support here.  This has come from both Los Gatos and from West Chester,
and much of it because the CBM developers/contributors *wanted* to
provide this support ... not because it is/was their job to do so.  In
contrast, you only see Apple or Atari on the net infrequently;  and when
was the last time you saw Blue on net.micro.pc?

True, much of CBM's support has been in the way of examples, code fragments,
specific answers to specific questions, and such (as opposed to full-blown
applications), but then that's what I consider support to be ... not a
source of free s/w.  That you can write yourself, or go out and buy.

Then there is the documentation.  Yes, it was a little late in coming out,
but did you ever try and get *comprehensive* documentation for the Mac in
the early days?  Ha!

I too am *very* appreciative of the code that has been posted by third
party developers ... applications *and* examples, but CBM has certainly
their share too, and I for one want to pubically thank them again, and
encourage them to continue despite some ill-founded flames!

/kim

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