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From: root@sbcs.sunysb.edu (SBCS Systems Staff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: How to be duped by someone you should trust!
Message-ID: <1142@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
Date: 14 Apr 88 16:28:40 GMT
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Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
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Keywords: Amiga 3000 San Diego Amiga Users Group
Summary: San Diego Fools Joke


Listen up folks.  The problem with jokes like the one played out in
San Diego is that you have magazines like Amazing Computing that will
print *any* rumour they hear, without any substantiation at all.  I fully
expect to see an announcement something like the following in next 
month's "Rumours":

	Commodore shows A3000 at major West Coast users group.  Also
	announce plans to drop Zorro-II bus, B2000 blah, blah.

The net result is that a lot of hearsay and speculation shuts down
sales of 2000's, and associated peripherals (yes, I am associated with
a peripheral manufacturer).  

I really don't want to be a spoiled sport, and hell I like a good April
Fools joke as much as the other guy, but the joke played out in
San Diego is just so much reckless stupidity.  I am surprised that a
group of alleged friends of the Amiga would do such a thing.  Talk
about group intelligence dividing..  Sheesh.

					Rick Spanbauer
					SUNY/Stony Brook
					(& Ameristar)