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From: page@ulowell.UUCP (Bob Page)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The latest word from Commodore
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Date: Tue, 18-Nov-86 13:35:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 18 13:35:29 1986
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hadeishi@husc4.UUCP (mitsuharu hadeishi) wrote in article <668@husc6.UUCP>:
>	In re: C-A moving R&D OVERSEAS!?!?!?!?!
>	Pleeez. . . say it ain't so!!

What I've heard (this is NOT stated to be fact):
 The sidecar was built in Germany.
 The 2500 (new amiga) was designed in Germany.
 There are two s/w people left at Amiga (three if you count Andy F on loan).
 The chip design group remains INTACT in Los Gatos.

I heard a while ago that CBM bought Amiga because they were looking for
a ``western R&D lab'' - the fact that Lorraine (now Zorro / Amiga A1000)
was there was nice too!  Maybe after CBM's financial situation made
them get rid of lots of people at Amiga, after more people left to do
other things, the people that were no longer there got a little too
loose-lipped for West Chester's taste.

Keep in mind that rumors of a dream machine right around the corner
(go ahead, add your own features) would KILL sales of the A1000.
Can you say Osborne?  Sure.  I have heard details of the new machine
from Completely Reliable sources, and it is not anything so great
that I will run out and get one.

CBM wants to put a lid on rumors, and I don't blame them.
I bet SOME r&d went to Germany, but not all of it.

Again, don't take any of this as Solid Fact.

..Bob
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Bob Page,  U of Lowell CS Dept.      ulowell!page,  page@ulowell.CSNET