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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:13:53 PM

Title: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:13:53 PM
OK I am rebuilding Amiga Inc, I am buying it and starting over with A1/0S 4, WHO IS WITH ME?
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: x56h34 on June 23, 2005, 05:17:35 PM
That's the spirit!
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:18:51 PM
Ok we need donations, but first I will contribute 200,000$ to this project
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:19:41 PM
So is anyone willing to make any further donations
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: lorddef on June 23, 2005, 05:20:03 PM
haha {bleep} off
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: x56h34 on June 23, 2005, 05:20:56 PM
I think a moderator will gladly donate your username to the banned list. :-P
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:21:39 PM
OK LORDDEF, DO YOU HAVE 34 MILLION DOLLARS?
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:23:57 PM
I do not believe I need to be sent to this "banned list"
because I for one am doing nothing to harm you, but helping the Amiga International symbol, and what it stands for,
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Cybertron on June 23, 2005, 05:26:01 PM
Does anyone have a large sum that they want to submit to help this powerful company grow?
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: x56h34 on June 23, 2005, 05:29:38 PM
@Cybertron:

Contact Skinner at 419eater.com (http://www.419eater.com). He will most likely be interested in helping you out.
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: TheMagicM on June 23, 2005, 05:31:14 PM
x56h34: btw, I beat aka. "flipped" Bruce Lee, the game on the C-64.  nice avatar..
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Plaz on June 23, 2005, 06:08:10 PM
I always used to say that if I won the lottery I would buy it.
But that was long ago before 3.9 and 4.0. The game has changed.
I like OS4. How and why would you start over?
Why don't you take that cash and talk to Hyperion, Eyetech
and Amiga Inc. and see what positive things could be done
to help Amiga. I know there's batch of PPC cpu's that
could be expidited with a cash "bribe" to IBM. That would
help Eyetech get the next batch of A1 systems out the door.
Donate to some of the software bounties, that would put much
life and progress into Amiga..... need more ideals, just ask.

@TheMagicM

Isn't your avatar a picture of Holger? :)

Plaz
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Linchpin on June 23, 2005, 06:10:46 PM
 :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: on June 23, 2005, 06:21:03 PM
If you have that much money, feel free to feed the kitty a few grand.

:laughing:
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Vincent on June 23, 2005, 06:30:19 PM
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Wayne wrote:
If you have that much money, feel free to feed the kitty a few grand.

Doesn't he have trouble chewing the coins and getting paper cuts?

I'd hate to see or hear him/her when it comes out the other end :-P
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Framiga on June 23, 2005, 06:40:11 PM
sorry Cybertron but i dont agree.

I want DoomMaster as CEO of AmigaInc and Helgis to the PR, period. :-D

Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: on June 23, 2005, 06:54:18 PM
The Karma kitty has an iron constitution.  He can handle anything you feed him.  :)
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: on June 23, 2005, 06:56:47 PM
@plaz

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Isn't your avatar a picture of Holger? :)

Yes.  Yes it is.  I personally find it rather disconcerting, as well as disappointing since Holger is no longer around these days.  It's a tribute I'd suppose.  Either that, or Alex thinks Holger's haircut is kinda funny.

Wayne
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Argo on June 23, 2005, 07:15:36 PM
Well, tell us abit about your business background. There are certian things potential investor want and need to know.


P.S. I'm getting a bit of a clueless vibe. Normally, startups don't ask for donations to build the inital capital.
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: TheMagicM on June 23, 2005, 07:22:03 PM
I just think his haircut is funny..thats why its in my avatar.  nevertheless..I'll change it..no more chili bowl haircut.
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: x56h34 on June 23, 2005, 07:24:49 PM
My boss' haircut is 100% the same. He is a classic computer...let's say "enthusiast", thus the hairstyle. :-)

When I originally saw that avatar it gave me a chill, as for a second I thought it was him. :-) :-o
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: on June 23, 2005, 07:34:00 PM
Hey Magic,

Please.  Don't change it because of us.  It's fine.  I just miss having Holger around because he used to be so friendly and helpful with questions.  Alas, his "last straw" with the Amiga shenanigans broke several years ago.

Wayne
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: XDelusion on June 23, 2005, 08:00:35 PM
sounds good, port it to affordable hardware while you are at it. ;)
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Argo on June 23, 2005, 10:36:47 PM
Why stop there? Think bigger. Get about, say, $50 million together for inital costs. Buy out Amiga, Inc. from its investors and buy Genesi, then combine the two. Oh, then hire all the AROS developers.
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: Chain on June 23, 2005, 10:43:13 PM
This is not funny  :-x
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: on June 23, 2005, 11:11:51 PM
No sir, it's not funny.  Well... In a dry "clueless" kinda way it is...  Dunno.  To each their own I suppose.  While inane, I didn't really see the harm in letting someone post such a thread.  After all, we all need a good joke now and then.

Wayne
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: adolescent on June 23, 2005, 11:23:03 PM
34 million?  50 million?  Is this in Monopoly money?  No way is Amiga, Inc. worth that much.
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: on June 23, 2005, 11:51:44 PM
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adolescent wrote:
34 million?  50 million?  Is this in Monopoly money?  No way is Amiga, Inc. worth that much.

No.  As I recall, they only put 4.5 into it, and haven't made a single improvement (or even protected) the brand over the last 5 years.  Now, that being said, I wouldn't be surprised if you added it all up and Amiga Inc has SPENT that much money in schemes, rent, lost lawsuits and penalties, etcetera over the last 5 years.

I mean hell, based on the now infamous documents from the Genesi court case, they must owe McEwen alone like 5 million in back wages by now, right?

:-)
Title: Re: Rebuilding the Amiga Company
Post by: XDelusion on June 24, 2005, 12:26:16 AM
Or... we could make Amiga a name for the kitchen right!??!

I mean it has the Amiga logo, so it's all good right? Multi-tasking toaster ovens anyone?