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From: ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Hard disk partition standards
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Date: Thu, 30-Apr-87 05:18:20 EDT
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Posted: Thu Apr 30 05:18:20 1987
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In article <1601@umd5.umd.edu> louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos) writes:
>
>This sort of information might be floating around, available to deveoplers.
>I *used* to be a developer, but I guess producing freely redistributable
>software (like GFXMEM, menu packages in BROWER, etc) really doesn't count
>as much.  I can't afford to plunk down many hundreds of $ to keep up with
>EA and such.  I'm just doing it for the fun of it, and I hope that the
>Amiga community and CBM benifit from it.  I'm not going to pay for the
>privilige, however..  And they didn't even send me a release 1.2 after
>testing all of the beta versions..
>
>Seriously, doesn't CBM see any value in supporting those of us that produce
>PD-type software?  We can't all be an EA.
>
	Assuming for the moment that EA has access to more information than
we do (which I seriously doubt), what evidence is there to suggest that EA
has done a better job at developing software than any of us?

	Just look at some of the stuff they've put out of late.  Buggy,
poorly-thought out (Deluxe Video 1.2 still needs 6 bitplanes to make 16
colors.  Truly pathetic.), and copy-protected (but that's another flame...).

	Now, look at the quality of FREE (or nearly so) software that has
appeared on Fish Disks and BBS's all over the place.

	I think CBM has supported us very well, especially through this
medium.  CBM has pretty much given us nearly everything we need to know and
let us sink or swim.

	Nice to be swimming with all you guys.

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