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Offline jorkany

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Re: Looking back
« on: January 16, 2012, 02:58:49 PM »
Quote from: danwood;676128
Bill's been in hiding for many years now, I believe his last public appearance/communication with the community was around 2007, he's blanked all correspondence since, emails to amiga.com are unanswered, phone lines disconnected.

I've heard his mansion located in the backwoods of WA state doesn't have a phone. Here's a picture of it:

 

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Re: Looking back
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2012, 05:31:48 PM »
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Hi,

I don't even think Microsoft would hire somebody that dumb. I mean I know Microsoft has hired some real idiots, but .........

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In one interview McBill brags about how Amiga Inc. poached from Microsoft because they were "right down the street". If he WAS working for Microsoft, it was as a bleed valve to get the interminably stupid out of the Redmond facility.