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From: schabacker@frambo.dec.com (Tim, posting for C. Balzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CRETIN MANOR MAIL
Message-ID: <8810171523.AA05272@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 17 Oct 88 15:23:45 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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[The braindead SF writers & computer columnists guild proudly presents:]

In a recent article Thad Floryan (thad@cup.portal.com) writes:

<stuff deleted> 

>In response to a letter by Fabio Favata (of Italy) extolling the reasons for
>the ST being the leading computer in Germany and England (oh really?), our
>favorite columnist writes (page 34): ^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^
                                      NO WAY!!!   I doubt that one, too.

If there's a "leading" computer in W. Germany, it's the bulk of I*M
PC's and their clones. If there's a leading home computer over here,
it's the <yuck> C= 64, which sold over one million units. And even
if we compare the numbers of Amigas and Atari ST's, there now is a
growing lead for the Amiga. 
BUT: 
I will honestly confess, that currently more ST's in Germany are used
for "serious" work (nix playing games :-D) than Amigas. But that will
change, too.

 
>`` Thank you for the report.  One reason Atari and Amiga sell in Europe is
>because they don't have to pay so much attention to certifications by the
>FCC.  I do wonder if the FCC's real purpose here is to help the administration
>deal with the "too strong" dollar.  If so, I have news; they've been wildly
>successful.  - Jerry ''

<rest deleted>

Uh, uh. 
As Thad already pointed out, we've got some pretty strict rules over
here, too. In fact, I can't think of something more frustating than
trying to get a  "FTZ Nummer", a FCC compatible thingie which is
issued by our monopolistic telecommunications and postal service.

- <CB>
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