Anyone else got an email from Ainc?

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amiga_3k wrote:
@Methuselas:

You've done well writing the e-mail, I can't see how it could hurt the current Amiga situation. I agree with the fact that all Amiga-related parties should join forces instead of irritating eachother over and over again, preventing hardware and software to materialize.

Thanks. It meant a lot to me. I poured my heart and soul into it.

Now the big problem I see in this is that all armies are lead by egos too big to wear a helmet, flexible like a cubic meter of solid steel. Getting those egos to burry their differences and actually start to co-opereate creates the need of a strong, charismatic president, respected by all. Only then I guess their might be a chance of long-term delivery of new products branded Amiga or Amiga-compatible.

You'd be surprised. At first, everyone was a bit skeptical, except for Bill McEwen. Then, after a few correspondences, they realized that I was trying to do something positive and responded favorably.


Part of my proposal was that Amiga, Inc. polish their tarnished image. I made a point to let them know that we had no faith in them, anymore. That we needed to know that they were for real, this time. I hope I made some head-way.

My guess would be that the first to deliver new Amiga hardware could well become that president needed. (So Dennis, release the Minimig ;-)).

Hans-Joerg told me, in our converstaions, that it would be an estimated 2 months to port OS4 to the "mystery device", possibly less if they got support from Amiga, Inc. As for a "Retro" Amiga, don't worry, it's taken care of. :-)

Personally, my financial situation at the moment is as such that I do have to wait 'till summer just to be able to by a new Amiga so I've no problem to give them another 3 to 4 months the benefit of the doubt.

If they follow my proposal, you're looking at a new board, bundled with OS4, for less than 500$.

[EDIT] - That price on the board, bundled with OS4 depends on whether or not you have a coupon and what version of OS4 you get. My proposal called for two, different Retail Versions.

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koaftder wrote:
@Methuselas

LOL! Welcome back Starke.

I've been on Amiga.org, since 1999. I was here BEFORE the great crash of 2002.

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Tron2k2 wrote:

Cleaning their hands will involve a lot more than just promising to honor some coupons from 2002.

It's going to take A LOT more. I'm working on it. BTW, I sent you a PM.

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weirdami wrote:
I didn't get the email. Surely because that email address is dead and I can't access my whatever account on Amiga.com anymore to change it. Hopefully, if this email business is truthful, I'll get a piece of paper at the address where my t-shirt finally ended up.

Just email webmaster@amiga.com. They'll sort it out, for you.


Oh and Bill Buck responded. We're going to be discussing this in more detail, in the next couple of days. This is getting even better.

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sir_inferno wrote:

i just don't get why you're trying to help inc, and why if you really _do_ want to help the amiga community, you're talking to inc at all

Who said I'm helping them? I did this because I want a new amiga. The fact that they could stand to make money off it, is incentive.  ;-)

Aren't any of you pissed off that they're suing each other, but Amiga, Inc. is spending money on a Stadium? Aren't any of you mad that you haven't gotten anything for your "Club Amiga"  purchase? Is there even a "Club Amiga" left? What about the people that bought the "Party Packs"? What about the people who purchased Amithlon and now can't use it, since Amiga, Inc. never got a "licensing fee" from Haage & Partner for OS3.9 or the Kickstart ROMs. Amithlon never got substantial upgrades for it, because of it and Bernie Myer completely lost out on it? How about people like Bolton Peck, who WON their case and still haven't received compensation?

And last, but so not least, ow about the people who spent a grand on a shoddy motherboard, but now, they don't get their copy of OS4 until Amiga, Inc. who sues for it, neverminding the fact that Amiga, Inc. claims  in their lawsuit, that the motherboard you bought from one of their partners through a "license", isn't an "Amiga One" anymore.

So, they sold you product you could never use.

 :roll:

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robo-ant wrote:

I'm amazed.  Apart from the surprise arrival of the T-Shirt some years ago, I haven't heard from them since they last publushed Club Amiga Magazine, in 2003, I think.

It's great that something seems to be happening!  :-)

I rest my case.

*snort*