AO Interview - Dave Haynie

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Dave,

Thanks very much for giving Kees and the Amiga community your time and energy to produce such a great interview.  

I understand your history with Commodore and the Amiga and I believe most of us here (including myself) hold you with a great deal of reverance.   Being one of the key members of Commodore and probably the biggest "celebrity" that we have left, your opinion carries a lot of weight and you're generally seen as a "larger than life illuminary".  

In relation to your history,
"Illuminary" == Original Commodore Engineer == One of the founding fathers of the Amiga == open-minded.

Without you and a few precious others, we wouldn't even be having this conversation and I for one have always been grateful of the contributions of the original team.

That being said, there are a couple of things about your interview responses that I would welcome the chance to discuss.  In particular, you state that while you're watching, you don't really have time for the Amiga community any more.  You then address Genesi and other alternatives to the classic platform as "wannabees".  I personally find that the wording you chose is a little..   disappointing.  Especially for someone I hold in such high regard as being open-minded.

Now, considering that you're -- self-admittedly -- a little out of touch with the community and what's going on, I find myself wondering if your perceptions might change if you actually had an opportunity to use a Pegasos with MorphOS?

To be honest -- and I believe most Pegasos owners here will agree -- a large majority of current Pegasos owners started out thinking exactly as you do now.  It's only through many events and shows where people could actually touch and feel MorphOS and the Pegasos that they realized what a truly cool system it really is...

To that point, I would like to make you an open offer.  I will, today if you so desire, crate up and send you my personal MorphOS 1.4 system (sans heavy monitor) and SuperBundle for your evaluation if you would be willing to clear your mind and give it a fair shake.  Alternatively, *if* I can manage to scrape together the funds, I would *personally* BUY you a round trip ticket to our DC Technology event in a couple of weeks, or any of the Technology events that we have scheduled in the next few months (list is at http://pegasosppc.com/community.php).  This is how much I believe in the Pegasos and MorphOS.

I'm *not* asking that you change your mind about the future of the systems or anything else.  You make some good very points about having to fight for our own future, but I am inviting you to step up to the plate, open your mind, and at least experience -- first hand -- what you're so willing to denounce as a "wannabe".    I honestly think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

What about it?  Feel up to the challenge?

Wayne Hunt
Web Presence Manager
Genesi USA

[System]

@Kees,

Not trying to be abrasive, and I don't want this to turn into a MorphOS versus Amiga thread either.  

Despite my sincere and deep respect for Dave's history with the Amiga, I simply feel that some of Dave's expressed opinions -- or at least the terminology used in that interview -- are abrasive and reflect someone who isn't fully informed.  

Hell, my opinion couldn't even be considered "informed" until I tried MorphOS.  I have however at least tried AmigaOS 4.0 (at AmiWest).  The tendency of most people is to form opinions by listening to other people.  It's much easier than forming opinions of your own.  :-)

I'm simply welcoming the opportunity to work with Dave to make sure that he remains as open-minded and informed as someone of his stature needs to be.  Nothing more, nothing less.

There is certainly nothing wrong with making an offer.

Wayne

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@Tomas,

As much as I would like to jump into this and start listing the current advantages of MorphOS over AmigaOS 4, Kees is absolutely correct.  This is not the time, or thread for it.  This thread is about Dave's interview, not the average "which stick is bigger" conversation which pretty much consumes this community.

If you'd like to talk to me about the advantages of MorphOS and the Pegasos, just leave me an e-mail message and I'll be glad to discuss it off forum.

Wayne

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@Paul_Gadd,

Off-topic.  Please send me a private message or e-mail.

Wayne

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@lempkee

"Me too"