Path: sparky!uunet!olivea!pagesat!spssig.spss.com!uchinews!iitmax! elof.iit.edu!grzyrob From: grzy...@elof.iit.edu (Rob Grzywinski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Lets not let the Amiga DIE!!! Message-ID: <1992Dec3.070431.17114@iitmax.iit.edu> Date: 3 Dec 92 07:04:31 GMT Sender: n...@iitmax.iit.edu (News) Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Lines: 23 I don't believe that all of us Amiga owners are just letting the Amiga that we know and love go down the tubes!! I think that we should ban together and get this sucker going!!! Damn it, you can't tell me that when you first openen that box with your Amiga that you've saved so long for, that you didn't get that surge of computing, that thought of being better than all of those IBM and PeeCee guys (and gals) put together!!!! Well, let's do something about it!! I don't want to lose my beloved Amiga. I want support and I want it now. We have a great product. Lets see it marketed. Please send me your responses, your thoughts on what to do, your angers. Hell, lets set up a newsgroup just for that!!! Lets not take this sitting down (in front of an IBM) Please! Maybe if we all try to do something, maybe someone at the top will listen. Does anyone out there have connections, site number, phone number, address, of CBM. United we stand, ibm we fall!!!!!!!!! Please send everything to Rob at grzy...@elof.iit.edu or post everything that you got to rally the masses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!nntp.msstate.edu!tacky.cs.olemiss.edu!skip From: s...@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls) Subject: Re: Lets not let the Amiga DIE!!! Message-ID: <1992Dec3.153746.17781@ra.msstate.edu> Sender: n...@ra.msstate.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: tacky.cs.olemiss.edu Organization: University of Mississippi, Dept. of Computer Science References: <1992Dec3.070431.17114@iitmax.iit.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1992 15:37:46 GMT Lines: 71 In article <1992Dec3.070431.17...@iitmax.iit.edu> grzy...@elof.iit.edu (Rob Grzywinski) writes: >I don't believe that all of us Amiga owners are just letting the Amiga >that we know and love go down the tubes!! I think that we should ban >together and get this sucker going!!! Damn it, you can't tell me >that when you first openen that box with your Amiga that you've saved so >long for, that you didn't get that surge of computing, that thought >of being better than all of those IBM and PeeCee guys (and gals) put >together!!!! Heck, I've had that feeling with my A1000, A3000, and now even more so with my A4000. Yes, I am one of those "elitist snobs" who looks down upon the poor souls who are stuck using Clones. My job requires that I spend lots of time in front of a Clone that is nicer than what most of these bozos have, yet it only makes me appreciate the Amiga even more. Yes, some of the games look pretty neat on the Clones, but I get so sick of using those pieces of junk at work that I cannot imagine wanting to waste any time playing games on them. > Well, let's do something about it!! I don't want to lose my >beloved Amiga. I want support and I want it now. We have a great >product. Lets see it marketed. One thing that Amiga owners can do right now is buy an AGA machine instead of continually upgrading their current systems. I know that this might mean a short-term loss in your investments, but in the long run it will be better for everyone. If Commodore can sell tons of A1200's and A4000's, the chances of them introducing the rumored 030 based A4000's, Post-AGA A5000's, and whatever else become much better. > Please send me your responses, your thoughts on what to do, your >angers. Hell, lets set up a newsgroup just for that!!! Hell, this is the newsgroup just for that!!! :-) >Lets not take this sitting down (in front of an IBM) Good point. We need more folks like yourself who want to do something instead of just bitching and moaning about everything like a certain notorious MB person... >Please! Maybe if we all try to do something, maybe someone at the >top will listen. Does anyone out there have connections, site number, >phone number, address, of CBM. I don't know offhand, but I know that there are several C= employees who frequent these newsgroups and are also often on IRC. All of them have been very helpful in the past, despite having to wade through all of the cry-baby posts from MB and the like. The real "big boys" at C= probably don't even know that the networks exist, but it might be possible to sway them with a letter writing campaign. The best way to send a message to the head honchos is by voting with you wallets. Buying a new machine is not something that many folks can just decide to do on a whim, but the new machines provide a lot of bang for the buck and should be considered over continually upgrading existing equipment. Selling your old Amiga to someone who does not have one will further increase the user base. >United we stand, ibm we fall!!!!!!!!! Where have you been? We've been needing new advocates to get us all going again, so keep posting! :-) >Please send everything to Rob at grzy...@elof.iit.edu >or post everything that you got to rally the masses!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey, no problem... :-) Skip Sauls, Amiga Advocate s...@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu