Hi Dave, thanks for the review which is accurate enough. For the purposes of this discussion, we will just focus on the "amiga" issues. We will only post this one comment about it. We will do it here and not on ANN this time...
We have a license agreement between Thendic and Amiga Inc. for the use of AmigaDE. In the case where the majority shareholders are the same (us = bbrv) the license is transferable, hence the ability of Genesi to claim opportunity. In any case, Amiga Inc. denied our ability to do this and we finally (FINALLY) took them to court. Subsequently, they filed a counterclaim and then proceeded to find excuses to delay the legal procedure which includes "discovery." This phase involves asking Bill McEwen questions under oath that pertain to the matter. His excuses for non-performance here have been spectacular -- medical/heart problems that can only be handled in Montana (twice), the child labor of a friend, concerns for the safety of his family, etc. Last week Amiga's legal counsel agreed to drop the counter claims and validate the license for the Pegasos and AmigaDE. Bill was in Montana again...
Sounds like a win-win situation. We thought.
We simply announced the following:
1. DE would ported to the Pegasos and we were beginning to get things organized to do it.
2. We had purchased and therefore LICENSED Amiga 3.9 for over 500 potential Pegasos buyers. 3.9 works now through emulation. If a Pegasos owner has 3.5 or 3,9 they can legally use it on the Pegasos.
3. We said absolutely NOTHING about 4.0 except that when it is ready we would be please to support it.
We added this to our website.
In closing as we will be busy for the next two/three days, please consider the following:
1. We said there were problems with the Articia. There were.
2. We said that Garry Hare was brought in to be the Chairman and CEO. He was.
3. We said we had a valid license for DE. We do.
When the Pegasos II comes out, we will start to finally be able to produce units in quantity. This enormous waste of time and energy sparring back and forth will be once again be focused on progressively improving the platform and advancing whatever OS you are interested in. This factor alone will improve the general condition for all involved.
We will not be changing our website.
Best regards,
Raquel and Bill :-)
