Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!ames!amdahl!dlb!plx!ed From: ed@plx.UUCP (Ed Chaban) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Computerland pulls out of the Amiga Market? Message-ID: <336@plx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Dec-86 12:05:51 EST Article-I.D.: plx.336 Posted: Tue Dec 2 12:05:51 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Dec-86 22:19:45 EST References: <1986Nov29.125248.15249@utcs.uucp> <4045@jhunix.UUCP> Organization: Plexus Computers; San Jose, CA Lines: 37 > > In related news... on my last visit to a General Computer Store, > I was told that they are dropping the "entire Amiga line". The reason > is that there is "no software available". > > The salesman did not even know that the Amiga is multi-tasking! > When I demonstrated it for him, having multiple windows open, he said > "Well, the Macintosh does that too." (SHEEEEESH!!!) > > -- Dan Just goes to show 'ya. Everybody still think I'm crazy? The marketplace is not sophisticated enough to appreciate multitasking and Bit-Blitters etc. They want software. Wake up Commodore! Port EXCEL and Pagemaker to the Amiga NOW!! ======================================================================== _____O_____ Ed Chaban /___________\ Plexus Computers Inc. | _ | _ | Phone: (408) 843-2226 | |_| | |_| | Net: sun!plx!ed | _ | _ | | |_| | |_| | | _ | _ | | |_| | |_| | "Have a Jelly Baby?" | | | -The Doctor |_____|_____| *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***