Ok guys, I will be doing a report on Commodore USA this week

[dammy]

Okay but:



Hyperion and Co. don't do this either but I don't see you up in arms about that.

Exactly, there were those of us who were up in arms over those dodgy rebadge Teron mobos being called an "Amiga" back in the day as well.  Did they listen to us or ask us about our concerns back then?  No, they didn't have to and they didn't, end of story.

[dammy]

You kidding... this is just the preface to a whole new story in Life & Times Of The Amiga...

True but I was referring to Hyperion/Eyetech not caring on what some of us thought at the time.

[dammy]

Furniture mainly from what I've heard.

Prior to that, satellite receiver equipment design with GM and Hughes Satellite as partners and also cable TV front ends.  So lots of cutting edge stuff besides owning a furniture production plant in China and warehouse in Florida.

It is not really the original company but someone who has paid for the rights to use the Commodore and Amiga names on PC hardware operating under their own Linux distro(Workbench 5/X).

More like the C=USA is about to release a x86 version of the C64 (C64x) and Vic series.  Later on this year they will work on (x86 based) A1000x, A2000x, and a A3000x with a follow on to WB5.

[dammy]

I had a pleasant evening with Barry Altman, Moochie, Dammy and CyberEye last night. When I get a chance this weekend, I'll type something up. I don't have any sort of inside scoop into provide, afaik all the the information is probably already out there in one form or another. Hopefully putting together a report will help put things in context for some. There will be a few pretty cool pictures.:hammer:

Meeting went well last night.  Barry is now a proud owner of a Black Troll Technology Corporation - AROS t-shirt!

[dammy]

Actually after the meeting I got the impression a report really wasn't needed or warranted, but I know some people here are looking forward to one. I have no exclusive info and no NDAs were needed. There were only a couple of names mentioned that we were informally asked not to repeat.

I still say a report is indeed needed, and probably done by chapters to sectionalize all the information Barry gave out last night.  That was a wealth of information Barry gave about his history alone that should be shared. Then the overall opinions on the C64x and Vic models, and the history of what had to be done to get the C64x keyboard and case reproduced.  Of course your overall opinion of Barry and his view of where he is steering C=USA towards.

[dammy]

Well Red seems to have changed his tune pretty quickly after his wee visit to CUSAs brain washing lab (judging by his short comments & retractions in some of his posts here)...

If Fanboy Dammy thinks otherwise then I can only conclude that Red has gone to the darkside and DammyFanBoy is praying Red has been convinced enough to write a glowing report in favour of CUSA...

I see why Red is now hesitant to write a report, he will have been made a public enemy by the likes of you and others if he says positive things.  And you wouldn't want that, better to go beat on anyone associated in supporting C=USA, right?