frazier@cti.UUCP (02/23/87)
Recently I've heard a rumor that the Los Gatos facility of Commodore-Amiga
will be closed very soon. Dates I have heard are either March 1 or March 31
(depending upon which doomsayer I've heard it from). For those of you that
are new to the Amiga, it was originally developed here in the Silicon Valley
as an independent company before acquisition by Commodore. Since then
Commodore has chipped away at the staff here to the present state. I've
heard that the only reason the Los Gatos facility wasn't closed sooner was
to get the new chips "in the can" for the new machine.
Anyone at Commodore care to comment on this? In particular, I'm interested
in where the ongoing development of the new controller chips will be
conducted. (Nearly everyone "knows" that custom silicon "never" works
perfectly the first go-round :-) ). Also, does this mean that the new amigas
talked about on the net are to be supported via the "european connection"
or have more engineers been staffed at Westchester over the past year?
Another "wild" rumor floating about states that the new machines were
designed in Germany, any truth to this?
--rick
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