I've been an Amiga user since 1987 and followed the whole Amiga crash, rise, crash, etc. very closely throughout the years.
I've recently seen some of the Amiga-St. Louis convention videos taken around 2000-2001. Bill McEwen is interviewed in a lot of them and even pitches the new Amiga and AmigaDE on CNN and a few other shows. He also makes some impassioned speeches to the Amiga community at the conventions. This was the first time I've really seen him speak. He could carry a room, and entertain an audience.
He's a good speaker and seemed so enthused and honest. Man, I would have been taken in by him if I'd met him personally. He even seems like he believed in what he was doing. And I guess Amiga Inc. did produce a real product (AmigaDE) at first.
What the hell happened (well, I know what happened). But what happened with HIM? When did he go from this to the kind of person who would try to scam the Kent Hockey Area? What the hell? I can't even imagine how can he remain and employee of the empty, false claim-making company that is now Amiga inc and still face his family and neighbors every day?
Maybe it was never genuine in the first place, but watching those videos he sure seemed that way at first.
Nothing is black & white.
People speculate that Petro is only writing his book because enough time has passed to take the sting out of what he has to say.
I don't think you'll hear the next chapter (the years following Petro) until some time has passed.
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