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- Date: 9 Jun 91 16:23:43 GMT
- From: barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: W...W...Worried about the Future Of Amiga
- Keywords: BLAZEMONGER LXXIV has only 0.6 mg tar, 0.2 mg cpio
-
- From reading the messages in this newsgroup recently, I have become
- very worried about the Future Of The Amiga. VERY worried. In fact, I've
- begun hiding in my bedroom closet for several hours a day -- that's how
- worried I am. My doctor says I should take a vacation. But I digress.
-
- Anyway, here are some things that the Amiga ABSOLUTELY NEEDS in
- order to survive in today's brutal and innovative computer market. If it
- doesn't have ALL of them within the next 7 days, Commodore will go bankrupt,
- the sky will fall, and little orange toasters will appear inside your nose.
-
- (1) A NEW CHIPSET
-
- Without a new chipset, I can definitely say, with all authority and
- confidence, that the Amiga will have the old chipset. This may come
- as a surprise, but I guarantee that it is true.
-
- (2) DEVICE-INDEPENDENT GRAPHICS
-
- It is vitally important that Commodore find a way to make graphics
- totally independent of their display device. In fact, the Amiga
- should be able to display top-quality graphics in the total ABSENCE
- of hardware. Take away the device, and the picture should still be
- visible!
-
- I have noticed that when I stare at a bright light for a long time
- and then look away, I can still see the afterimage, even though the
- light is gone. If I can do it, why can't Commodore?
-
- (3) NETWORKING
-
- The Amiga is a social computer. It should be possible for our
- Amigas to get out of the house once in a while, gather at
- conventions, and meet each other. The contacts that they make
- might be important to their futures; after all, improper contacts
- in an electrical device can cause it to malfunction.
-
- If you don't want your computers leaving the house, you can always
- ground your PALs.
-
- (4) INTERLACED VIDEO
-
- Face it: flickering video reminds me of tuna fish. No, I don't
- know why, but it is DEFINITELY a problem.
-
- The current A2320 display enhancer and other "flickerFixer" devices
- are TOTALLY inadequate. After all, deep down in your heart, you
- still KNOW that the video signal is flickering away... even if you
- can't SEE it.
-
- A total solution is to get rid of video entirely. After removing
- all the internal circuitry from the monitor, Commodore should send
- an employee to your house to entertain you with hand puppets.
-
- (5) REDUCED PRICES
-
- In order to attract new customers, Commodore should start giving
- away Amigas for free. Personally, if a computer company gave me
- a free computer, I would run out immediately and buy one! This is
- the kind of loyalty Commodore needs to generate.
-
- BTW, I don't understand all this publicity recently about Commodore's
- educational discos. IMHO, Commodore is a computer company whose
- resources are probably NOT best used for dance instruction.
- I know that multimedia is important and all, but still....
-
- (6) CHANGE THE COMPANY NAME
-
- By now, everybody associates the name "Commodore" with "game
- machine", or at least "machine". To be taken more seriously, it's
- time for CBM to change its name to something more attention-getting
- and powerful. I suggest "Testosterone."
-
- (8) FOOD
-
- Yes, food. I think that every Amiga sold should come with a free
- pizza. I get hungry while hacking. Get with it, Commodore.
-
- (194) LARGE BLOCKS OF CHEESE CARVED IN THE SHAPE OF A MOLLUSK
-
- Hey, if we can put a man on the moon, why not?
-
- I hope that Commodore and the Amiga Community think hard about the
- above suggestions. Any reasonable company should be able to solve these
- problems in a matter of hours for about $12.95! Really!!
-
- I welcome discussion on these important issues. If you follow up
- to this posting, please use the Subject line "NeXT vs. Amiga" so everybody
- will read it carefully.
-
- Dan
-
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