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From: wbralick@afit-ab.arpa (Will Bralick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Connectivity -- Amiga's Missing Link
Message-ID: <1124@afit-ab.arpa>
Date: 23 May 89 02:24:16 GMT
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Reply-To: wbralick@blackbird.afit.af.mil (Will Bralick)
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In article <105883@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> page@sun.UUCP (Bob Page) writes:
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) [stuff deleted ...]
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)It comes down to expectations.  Loyal Amiga Fans (I include myself)
)want the Amiga to get into Fortune 500 companies, into government
)offices, etc, in large quantities .. similar to IBM, so more hardware
)and software can become available, so they can feel justified in their
)purchase, and all that.  But we want the Amiga to be something that
)Commodore doesn't.  It's a multitasking machine with great graphics
)and sound, and it plays great games.  It's a fun computer that has a
)few serious software applications.  And it appears that's all CBM/USA
)wants it to be.  Is that such a bad thing?

Would Commodore be interested in selling the Amiga 2x00 in OEM 
quantities (and prices :-) to some enterprising engineer/entrepreneurs 
who would like to exploit the low-end workstation market niche?
The same group could acquire Amiga 500s in OEM quantities and
turn them into edustations for grade/high schools.  Commodore might
even be willing to provide some of the seed capital for this kind 
of venture where they could maintain an equity interest in the
startup and broaden their market base.  Perhaps Motorola would
also be interested in providing some of the capital.

Given the obvious price/performance advantage of the Amiga and the 
multitasking o/s, another (related) market gap is a networked
(X-window based?) Ada-based (sneer if you like, but there is
gold in them thar hills) CASE environment.  Motorola might be 
interested in doing this one themselves, since they are developing
Ada-based systems even as I type.

)
) [more deleted ...]
)
)The Moral of this story: don't get so worked up about where the Amiga
)is not.  Get worked up about where the Amiga is.  Use it, enjoy it.
)Let Commodore worry (or not) about selling the machine.

My moral is -- if you see a market gap that the Amiga could address,
get out there and claim it as your very own.  I bet that CBM would be 
more than happy with your success, and would probably even lend extensive 
technical support.  

Regards,

-- 
Will Bralick                          |  ... when princes think more of
     wbralick@blackbird.afit.af.mil   |  luxury than of arms, they lose
     wbralick@afit-ab.arpa            |  their state.
with disclaimer;  use disclaimer;     |             - Niccolo Machiavelli