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From: swarren@eugene.uucp (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Why the Amiga is hard to sell
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Date: 14 Dec 89 16:50:37 GMT
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In article <5168@netcom.UUCP> hue@netcom.UUCP (Johathan Hue) writes:
>     ...  Okay, what's the second question?  The second question is
>usually, "What's a good Amiga magazine?"
>
>The answer, as you all probably know, there isn't one.  Let's see what we've
        [...Jonathan does a brief stint as a magazine critic  ;^) ...]
>Yes, there is Transactor for the Amiga, which is good when it actually gets
>published, though perhaps a bit too technical for the average Amiga user.

Yes, I always enjoy Transactor (when are those guys going to continue my
subscription?).

When I want lighter Amiga-specific reading, Info is fun.  Those guys have
a sense of humor.  At least they don't take themselves too seriously.

                              [...]
>A good magazine should be able to make a toy look like a tool.  Instead,
>these magazines make a tool look like a toy.

OK, sure the Amiga is a great tool.  But I bought mine because it was a
great toy!  So there!    ;^)

DISCLAIMER: Not arguing; just presenting The Other Side:
Come on, why did all the hackers instantly fall in love with the Amiga
as soon as it was announced?  Because it was the toy of their dreams,
the one that the Apple II or the Mac wanted to be but just couldn't
quite measure up.  (hackers as a rule like very complex toys)

If the Amiga was like an MSDOS machine (sombor and boring - all business -
yuck) then there wouldn't be all these religious fanatics madly in love
with it.
END DISCLAIMER

But you do have a point.  If we want The Rest Of The World to join the
Amiga camp, they have to be made to realise that the world's best toy,
by virtue of its features (which are what make it such a dandy toy), is
also the best tool.

Well I think they are trying real hard.  But I agree, I hadn't read a copy
a AmigaWorld in a long time, and then I resubscribed (silly me) during
their recent special, and I was surprised at how hollow the magazine
sounded.

--Steve
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