okay@tafs.mitre.org (Okay, S J) (02/26/90)
>From: MTR780::WINS%"c503719%umcvmb.missouri.edu%mwunix@mwvm.mitre.org" 13-FEB-1990 18:03:27.43 >To: OKAY >CC: >Subj: Commodore ASOCC program (Students read!) > >Return-Path: <@mwvm.mitre.org:C503719%UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU@MWUNIX> >Received: from mwvm.mitre.org by tafs with SMTP ; Tue, 13 Feb 90 18:02:56 WET >Received: from MWVM by mwvm.mitre.org (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with BSMTP id 0170; Tue, 13 Feb 90 13:03:37 EST >Date: Tuesday, 13 Feb 1990 13:03:35 EST >From: c503719%umcvmb.missouri.edu%mwunix@mwvm.mitre.org >To: okay@tafs (OKAY at TAFS) >Subject: Commodore ASOCC program (Students read!) >X-Away: Originally to "amiga-relay@udel.edu" Since there has been a flurry about the Student rep program here on C.S.A. recently and it also appears that this info hit the bitbucket on most peoples machines, I'm reposting the article....Enjoy -------------CUT HERE----------CUT HERE----------CUT HERE------------------- >The following information came in a letter to a member of the Columbia >Commodore User group. It details a new student consultant program for the >Amiga. I remember several posts about the need for this type of >program, and here it is! Since I haven't seen this information pass by on >comp.sys.amiga, it is quoted here without permission (If you are interested, >please see my comments after the quoted material.): > >[December 15, 1989 from Michael Levin, in-house student consultant at > Commodore in West Chester, PA] > >As Commodore's first student consultant, it is my assignment to inform >user groups of Commodore's promising new student Amiga consultant program. >We all know that no one can win people over to Amigas better than we, the >users. And as President of the Philadelphia Amiga Users' Group, I know >that there are lots of us out there who do it just for the satisfaction. >This is a resource that has not been well utilized in the past and we hope >to welcome a number of you aboard Commodore as official Amiga On-Campus >Student Consultants, or ASOCC's. > >This program will find enthusiastic Amiga users like myself who are >students at a college where there are instructors who are using or >considering the use of Amiga technology in their courses. After >consideration of each case, Commodore Higher Education Marketing will >select and recruit Amiga Student On-Campus Consultants from among the >submittals received from this survey. > >The responsibility of an ASOCC would include assisting Amiga users on >campus (students and faculty), providing communication between the campus >and Commodore, assisting with the placement of local advertising, and >fostering a group of on-campus Amiga Computer users. In return, the ASOCC >will be paid a weekly stipend, receives discounts on Commodore equipment, >and is provided with business cards and a laminated ID card. They will >have electronic-mail access to appropriate Amiga technical personnel. >There will be no quota responsibilities and most of the promotional >activities will be supported by area sales. > >The student consultant program is finally an opportunity for us to >participate in the promotion of the machine for which we have such >enthusiasm; bringing Commodore closer to the users in the process. >Announce the ASOCC and educational discount programs at your user group's >meeting and survey the members to find the university students. Pass the >student survey on to them and carefully consult others in your group to >fill out the first user group survey and mail it in including any further >suggestions you may have. > >I am a full-time student at Drexel University in Philadelphia and am the >in-house student consultant at Commodore in West Chester. I can be reached >by mail or over the Bitnet as "MIKEL@CBMVAX.COMMODORE.COM" I think that >this program is just the type of thing that people like us have been >waiting for. There's nothing like getting benefits for doing something you >like to do anyway. > >[signed "Sincerely, Michael Levin"] > >end of quoted letter >-- >Ok, just a few comments here. First, there were a couple survey forms >included with the letter. If you are interested pleae mail to Mike and >request full details and forms. Second, while the letter states that you >can reach CBMVAX via bitnet, I believe that machine is actually on the >Internet. In any case, I know the mailer here won't be able to send mail >to MIKEL@CBMVAX.COMMODORE.COM. You might try using the following address: > > cbmvax!mikel@uunet.uu.net > >Surely some mailer-guru can reply here with better suggestions for getting >your mail to someone on cbmvax. > >Disclaimer: I am not associated with Commodore in any way save having >purchased computers from them. I post this information here in hopes that >it will be beneficial to students/faculty who may read this newsgroup. > >o__ Baird McIntosh (2nd yr CS/Math major, University of Missouri-Columbia) >|__ c503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu <-or-> c503719@umcvmb.bitnet > | "CS215:Systems Analysis = legitimate CS-requisite or death by boredom?" ----------------CUT HERE--------CUT HERE--------CUT HERE----------------------- ------------- Stephen Okay OKAY@TAFS.MITRE.ORG Technical Aide, The MITRE Corporation "Never let reality stand in the way of a good media campaign" Disclaimer:Yes, you're right, these are *MY* opinions