ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) (11/21/90)
Well, tonight I saw an Amiga ad on TV. It was during Star Trek: The
Next Generation (the local station, WDCA, runs earlier seasons' reruns
on weeknights).
If you remember one of the old C64 TV ads, where a young fellow is
interviewing for a job and talking about his high scores on video games
as qualification for a computer job, this ad made me think of that one.
It was definitely promoting the A500 as a smarter alternative to a Nintendo.
And a splendid alternative it makes, I have no argument there. And I
guess if that old C64 ad worked, this one may work too. It even used
the same music and announcer.
Well (sigh) I guess I see where the Amiga is going to end up...
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In article <23409@grebyn.com> ckp@grebyn.UUCP (Checkpoint Technologies) writes: >Well, tonight I saw an Amiga ad on TV. It was during Star Trek: The > >If you remember one of the old C64 TV ads, where a young fellow is >interviewing for a job and talking about his high scores on video games >as qualification for a computer job, this ad made me think of that one. >It was definitely promoting the A500 as a smarter alternative to a Nintendo. >And a splendid alternative it makes, I have no argument there. And I >guess if that old C64 ad worked, this one may work too. It even used >the same music and announcer. > >Well (sigh) I guess I see where the Amiga is going to end up... [some stuff and .sig skipped] Where the Amiga is going to end up? The best selling personal computer of all time (that's where C-64 ended up)? Heck, if C-A can sell millions of A500s, perhaps that new '040 machine will be out just a bit sooner, and software companies will put out just a few more applications, and there'll be a few more peripherals out, and... Regards, OR *************************************************************************** YOU'RE GOING BACK TO MISSOULA, MONTANA! -Leland Palmer, doin' the BOB thing. ***************************************************************************
ckp@grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) (11/23/90)
In article <5799@crash.cts.com> oleg@crash.cts.com (Oleg Rovner) writes: >In article <23409@grebyn.com> ckp@grebyn.UUCP (Checkpoint Technologies) writes: >[some stuff and .sig skipped] >>Well (sigh) I guess I see where the Amiga is going to end up... > >Where the Amiga is going to end up? The best selling personal computer >of all time (that's where C-64 ended up)? That should be a particularly attractive possibility to Commodore... >Heck, if C-A can sell millions of A500s, perhaps that new '040 machine >will be out just a bit sooner, and software companies will put out >just a few more applications, and there'll be a few more peripherals >out, and... If you think about it, if the Amiga remains a home computer, there no incentive to create high-end machines. Because too few homeowners would be able to afford it to justify Commodore's effort to market them. Only a business with a job to do can justify spending large sums on powerful equipment, because that expense is directly returned in increased productivity, etc. No such rationale exists for a homeowner. -- First comes the logo: C H E C K P O I N T T E C H N O L O G I E S / / \\ / / Then, the disclaimer: All expressed opinions are, indeed, opinions. \ / o Now for the witty part: I'm pink, therefore, I'm spam! \/