kim@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) (02/11/88)
[ For all you do ... this line's for you ... ] Pete Jordan posts this on our internal Amiga conference. Looking GOOD! /kim > Amiga --- Getting Hot! > > Quote from page 60 of new Computer Currents: > > "Commodore International (West chester, Pa.) continued its strong > financial comeback, with second quarter earnings of $20.7 million > (65 cents per share) on $455.6 million in sales, versus profits of > $16 million (50 cents per share) on sales of $446.8 million. Also, > Commodore's Amiga and Amiga 2000 are beginning to show up in retail > outlets catering to businesses, indicating that the powerful Amigas > may be able to make the same leap to the business world that Apple > has recently accomplished. > > "Several Washington-area stores, including Standard Business Systems, > a long-time computer retailer, have started giving the Commodore products > floor space and customers have been surprised to see how powerful and > capable the Amiga is, reports Standard. Commorore Chairman Irving > Gould said the Amiga 'is being established solidly and currently > represents 40% of total revenues.'" > > - that's Pete signing off for now. [ Any thoughts or opinions which may or may not have been expressed ] [ herein are my own. They are not necessarily those of my employer. ] -- UUCP: kim@amdahl.amdahl.com or: {sun,decwrl,hplabs,pyramid,ihnp4,uunet,oliveb,cbosgd,ames}!amdahl!kim DDD: 408-746-8462 USPS: Amdahl Corp. M/S 249, 1250 E. Arques Av, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CIS: 76535,25