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From: admiral@m-5.Sun.COM (Michael Limprecht SUN Microsystems Mt. View Ca.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Whirled UNIX bashing
Summary: It does matter.
Keywords: Unix, CBM,Amigaworld
Message-ID: <132192@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 23 Feb 90 20:42:16 GMT
References: <11888@baldrick.udel.EDU> <7778@tank.uchicago.edu>
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In article <7778@tank.uchicago.edu>, arxt@tank.uchicago.edu (patrick  palmer) writes:
> In article <11888@baldrick.udel.EDU> okay@tafs.mitre.org (Okay, S J) writes:
> >
> >>From: admiral%m-5.sun.com%mwunix@mwvm.mitre.org (admiral at m-5.sun.com@MWUNIX)
> >[CBM official reply, "don't believe everything you read, etc.]
> >>Better get a letter of to Amiga World also. In the lastest issue they again
> >>critize the Unix OS. ...
> 
> Your points are well taken, but does it really matter what Amigaworld says
> on this subject?  I was sort of annoyed at their - to be polite - 
> oversimplifications about Unix, but I think anyone who wants Unix (businesses
> included)  will not pay any attention to them.  Those who might be scared off
> by Unix are placated.  It is up to CBM to do something about getting Unix going
> in Amiga's; then Amigaworld will have to respond.
> 
> In terms of sales, you are also correct.  In my case, I decided to buy a
> 68030 board, but also decided not to buy one until a Unix was available -
> to insure compatibility with anything I might buy: CBM, GVP, or whatever.
> 
I think it does. Remember, there's a great big AMIGA splashed on the front
cover of the magazine and that carries over. CBM really needs to put up
a united front on what the Amiga is all about and it looks like Unix is
a part of that. Now they better let Amiga World know what's going on.

It's bad enough when CBM isn't very adept at marketing but when the major
publication for your machine poo-poo's an important project...

Oh well.


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