schweige@CS.NPS.NAVY.MIL (Jeffrey M. Schweiger) (08/19/90)
The following was posted by Commodore on CompuServe's AmigaTech Forum.
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LETTER TO DEVELOPERS FROM JEFF SCHERB, COMMODORE'S VICE
PRESIDENT-COMMODORE APPLICATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CATS)
The following is a letter to developers from Jeff Scherb in response to an
erroneous report regarding the company's support for CDTV -- the company's
CD-ROM product -- currently in development.
August 9, 1990
Dear Developer:
A small news item appeared recently in Video Games and Entertainment
Magazine which had all of West Chester in quite an uproar. The headline
was
"Commodore Pulls The Plug On Entertainment Software." This article claimed
that Commodore had recently sent letters to all entertainment software
houses currently developing software for the Amiga "game machine" (CDTV),
informing that we were concentrating not on entertainment, but only on
education.
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. As you all know, the Amiga has
achieved the level of popularity it has (1.8 million machines as of June,
1990) because it is the best home entertainment and game machine on the
market, regardless of price. The main target audience for CDTV is the
group
of adults who want to provide their families with interactive multimedia
information, education, and entertainment. Clearly, entertainment and game
software will be a key reason for buying the CDTV machine.
Gail Wellington and the entire CDTV crew are very interested in hearing
from you regarding development projects for CDTV. They are looking for
education, information, entertainment and game titles which will provide
compelling reasons for consumers to adopt this new technology.
As always, the applications will drive the market for the machine, and
Commodore is very interested in working with Amiga developers in exploring
this new market.
Sincerely,
Jeff Scherb,
Vice President Applications and Technical Support
Commodore Online Relations
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Jeff Schweiger
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