jdg@elmgate.uucp (Jeff Gortatowsky) (05/27/86)
From: Randy Weiner -- Commodore Business Machines <<Amiga Technical Support>> > As Jay said, management and support services. The engineering support >services are being picked up by employees at the West Chester facility. >These services had been provided by people at both sites, an unnecessary >duplication. Our hope is that this consolidation will allow us >to provide a better, more uniform service to our devlopers and the >public. I believe most of us realize that with the financing that CBM recieved this spring, certain business realities came to light (and hence to pass). I'm sure all of us regret having to see fine people like Bruce Barrett and Bob Peck leave C-A. I and others have come to know them as a helping hand when I'm at wits end. It is however, sad to see CBM cut ANY people involved in the Amiga project. If CBM has a future it lies with the Amiga egg in the CBM basket. Further (I'm only GUESSING now) there may be the slightest hint of regret as to ever being brought into the CBM fold. Still, the Amiga is a fine machine with (In MY experiance) MUCH better than average support. Whether the recent departures will change that situation remains to be seen. I've seen the effects of 'consolidation' before. I hope C-A has better luck! Randy, perhaps you could post a short bio of the people now on the net as CBM's Amiga Tech. Support. You know the usual... how you got involved with the Amiga.. your Amiga programming background, background in general, etc. This could go a long ways towards eliminating the fear that the people who knew the Amiga have now or will, be no longer around. No reflection on you! Just a reassuring gesture. -- Jeff Gortatowsky {allegra,seismo}!rochester!kodak!elmgate!jdg Eastman Kodak Company <Kodak won't be responsible for the above comments, only those below>