rokicki@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. Rokicki) (03/28/90)
Who posts to comp.sys.amiga? There are the people who love the Amiga, consider it the greatest thing since sliced bread, spit on the Mac and IBM PC, and worship at the shrine of the original custom-chip tower. These are the most vocal defenders of the Amiga. They take cheap shots at other computers, basing their claims on rumors or hearsay. There are the people who purchased the Amiga, love it, but are worried that more powerful, faster machines are available, no matter what the price, and are always pissed off at Commodore for `falling behind'. These are the people behind most of the flames. Then there are the people who use the Amiga to quietly get work done. Usually softspoken, they simply choose the machine that suits them the best and don't get involved in competition over which machine is better. Confident, secure in their decision, they are the backbone of the group, providing the technical information and assistance that keep people reading. Where do you honestly see yourself? -tom
chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu (Chris Lang) (03/28/90)
In article <1990Mar27.201343.20122@Neon.Stanford.EDU> rokicki@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. Rokicki) writes: >Who posts to comp.sys.amiga? > >There are the people who love the Amiga, consider it the greatest >thing since sliced bread, spit on the Mac and IBM PC, and worship >at the shrine of the original custom-chip tower. These are the >most vocal defenders of the Amiga. They take cheap shots at other >computers, basing their claims on rumors or hearsay. > >There are the people who purchased the Amiga, love it, but are >worried that more powerful, faster machines are available, no matter >what the price, and are always pissed off at Commodore for `falling >behind'. These are the people behind most of the flames. I'm worried that more powerful, faster machines are available and that the price advantage is continually eroding, albeit fairly slowing at the moment. I don't think I've ever been pissed off at Commodore, though, except for one stretch in 1986, when I didn't have net.access anyway. Any flames from here are directed at the Barretts of the world... >Then there are the people who use the Amiga to quietly get work done. >Usually softspoken, they simply choose the machine that suits them the >best and don't get involved in competition over which machine is better. >Confident, secure in their decision, they are the backbone of the group, >providing the technical information and assistance that keep people >reading. I try not to get involved in those kinds of competitions, except when I see falsehoods being thrown around as truth. I try to help when I can, but I spend most of my time learning, and I don't think I qualify as a member of the "backbone" of the group. (OTOH, I don't think I'm part of its Achilles' heel, either.) >Where do you honestly see yourself? Humorous response: In a mirror, of course, Tom. Serious response: Part way between case 2 and case 3, hopefully with an emphasis on the facts and not on either pro- or anti-Amiga zealousness. >-tom -Chris -- Chris Lang, University of Michigan, College of Engineering +1 313 763 1832 4622 Bursley, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109 chrisl@caen.engin.umich.edu WORK: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 900 Victors Way, Suite 226, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108 +1 313 995 0300 "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
muenx@heike.uucp (Holger Muenx) (03/28/90)
In article <1990Mar27.201343.20122@Neon.Stanford.EDU> rokicki@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. Rokicki) writes: >Who posts to comp.sys.amiga? [...] Very good question. Let's start a new group -- comp.sys.amiga.senseless-discussion -- to split the real useful articles from the rest which nobody wants to read. I don't like to look through about one hundred articles every day if there's maybe one which contains real information while the rest says only "Our Amiga is the very best". -Holger ============================================================================= Holger Muenx muenx@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de IRB, UniDo 4600 Dortmund "My opinions are shareware. Send $10 West-Germany if you like them."
karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) (03/29/90)
In article <2071@laura.UUCP> muenx@heike.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Holger Muenx) writes: >Let's start a new group -- comp.sys.amiga.senseless-discussion -- to split >the real useful articles from the rest which nobody wants to read. Already done, it's called comp.sys.amiga. The good stuff is in comp.sys.amiga.tech. (1/2 :-) -- -- uunet!sugar!karl "As long as there is a legion of superheros, all else -- can surely be made right." -- Sensor Girl -- Usenet access: (713) 438-5018
Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com (04/12/90)
> Then there are people who use the Amiga to quietly get work done...they > are the backbone of the group... Sorry, it's not enough. Then there are those of us who drag our Amigas around, giving demos, explaining the technology, getting no compensation for our time and efforts. We contribute to (and start) users' groups, write for newsletters and magazines, write letters to editors when publications spout lies and misinformation, who correct sales personnel who spout more lies and misinformation. We help users who call us at 11:00 pm because their hard drives have crashed and they have a deadline ... We teach them to install their software, we teach them to use their software. Still no compensation, just sharing skills and helping ... I also have other computers, 4 different kinds. I am NOT willing to hand out advice and information without having thoroughly tested and USED those other computers. No hearsay coming out of my mouth. If I flame them, I make darned sure I know what I'm talking about. And having used them makes me more of an Amiga advocate than ever. I use my Amiga to get work done. A LOT of work. It's my sole source of income. But you can be DARNED sure I'm not going to do it quietly. So your post hit close to home. If all the people who have gone out of their way to spread the word, start the groups, write the letters and articles had been quiet instead, I truly don't think Ami would have survived. LadyHawke