Lets Boost Up Amiga

[Starke]

Dear Amiga community,

I got a few ideas here, that may help boost up sales, hopefully in a positive state then negative.
As the Amiga OS4, when it finally comes out on the New Amiga Computer, is meant to be AWESOME, Website here:
http://os4.hyperion-entertainment.biz/index.php%3Foption=content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=30.html

Why dont we all spend 50 bucks, use our design programs, to create some cards, that display some important web pages, like the one above, allowing people who may then take some interest to atleast read about the new Amiga OS4, and then print em out  peoples.

Place them in letter boxes around your area, and before you know it, New Amiga people may emerge, as everyone is sick of Windows Crap, and Bill gates's Aholeness.

Cheers

AND DO IT, For the AMIGA,

If you really dont want Amiga to die completely, then lets all give it one last shot for this awesome company thats been through so much.

I Say, We need to do this, atleast so people are informed. Do you even realise the amount of people out there that decide to choose a Mac, coz they dont know about Amiga, or what an AMiga is.

Its time to renegade, Let the resistance shine, I say, we do this, and the world will become a better technological place.

Cheers.

http://www.amigainnovations.com/
Even if we get them to buy emulators, everything will help for Amiga. Maybe Amiga will realise then, and then finally start getting more serious again.

 8-)

[buzz]

... deleted... it's just not worth it.

[Starke]

Hey Buzz,

Explain, what isnt worth it will you, to the rest of the Amiga community?

After doing so, maybe go get urself a pc with Windows on it, as you are putting down the very thing you have tattoed on your arm.

If you dont wanna be a drag, then face reality, Life goes in mysterious ways, and I more than anyone know, theres always a chance for a turnaround.

SO

DO NOT assume its not worth it due to your technical mind, but review the situation that not everyone is like you, and that there are a lot of mutual people out there, who arent sure what to get, and yet alone what is a good OS, or Computer. 8-)


Also, There is always a chance, in todays world, you just dont know.
Amiga isnt dead, Amiga is still alive, coz if it were fully dead, you or me wouldnt even be here either.

[InTheSand]

Err... so you're proposing an ad campaign for an OS that you can't buy, which was only released for a limited amount of overpriced underspecced hardware that you also can't buy?

 - Ali

@buzz: I should have deleted too, but couldn't help it!  :-D

[alenppc]

While I admire your enthusiasm (actually I used to be just like that in the mid to late '90s), today I do not think there is a lot of force left into either the company behind Amiga or a lot of users' trust/belief that Amiga will ever regain its rightful place at the top. Too many wasted opportunities, the lack of funding and the ever increasing strength of the Microsoft empire will ensure that Amiga stays nothing but a geek machine existing in the suburbs of IT world.

There was a time when Amiga could have been saved, perhaps 9-10 years ago, when there were still lots of companies actively producing new hardware (think of Phase5), but nowdays AmigaOS is just an OS for the nostalgic type of user, for people who grew up with the Amiga, and who know how to appreciate its unique features and functionality over the eye-candy, kitsch user interface of Windows where functionality and efficiency have always been precluded in favour of what Microsoft wants the average user to be (and which is, sadly, what the majority of Windows users are).

In order for Amiga to became a viable mainstream platform once again a lot of development would need to be put in, a modern browser would have to be ported, but unfortunately those tasks cannot be accomplished by hobbyists and no one has the capital that would be necessary to invest in order to make up for the time wasted so far...

The bottom line is, if you like the Amiga, learn to appreciate it, maybe get a classic machine, and see how much can it do for a computer built some 15-20 years ago. But do not get your hopes too high, cause it ain't gonna happen, and I really wish I was wrong.

Just my 2 cents.  ;-)

[Starke]

Dear peoples,

I am not proposing an advertising campaign as you are thinking, more so just pointing out to people, that If they buy an Amiga emulator OS 3.9, the advantages of even doing such a thing.

Also, with OS4, I am more so aiming to make more people aware that Amiga is an excellent choice over any PC, especiallay IBM or Microsoft orientated pieces of Equipement(SH*T).

I geuss overall, I am trying to say, we should all grow some balls outside our computer rooms, and actually give it a chance, a shot, if we all do this, I am sure people will start choosing Amiga emulators over windows sh*t, as well as Amiga then noticing more of a change, and then in turn, perhaps more of a need to hurry it up and Build there new Amiga computer with OS4 and in future, to have more products for the new and upcomming Market of new users to the Amiga world.

SIMPLE HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-)

[Darklight]

I can't see how it would work.  Sure, it would be nice if Amiga was popular again, but most people like to be able to walk into a store and buy a computer, and know that they'll be able to get parts anywhere.  I hardly think that's the case with Amiga.  Sure, it may be a user friendly/nice alternative to Windows (no virus/spyware threats, etc), but realistically, people want their computers to be -

1) Compatible with everyone else's computer (ie, Mac Office)
2) Cheap and easily available

That means that for the most part, regardless of whether we hire skywriters to do a huge "Amiga OS4" sign, or whether we put papers in everyone's letterboxes, it's just not effective and they won't buy into it.

If hardware and software were readily available, sure, it would be different.  But why would people who don't already know about Amiga want to emulate an outdated OS on their much more powerful Windows/Mac machines?  For games, perhaps, but without hardware being available, it's just going to remain a geek platform for us miggy users of old.  :-(

[shillard]

The Avatar says it all - clear evidence of a substantial head injury.

[Starke]

Lets assume alenppc,

That in the end, Amiga does come out with its new Amiga computer and OS4 in Early April as said, what if their strategy was to take the market by surprise, for eg. suddenly not only new Amiga computers come out, but also other Electronical devices? Etc. etc.

Also, Who's to say that, if all of the Amiga community groups, started to distribute these cards with good and valid internet websites written on them, that people wouldnt start thinking, well, its only $85 bucks, for three dvd's worth of stuff, and various emulated Amiga OS, lets just get it and see four ourselves.

All in all, I believe thers still a chance left, even today, for Amiga to start growing again, not number one perhaps no, but number two is still plausible.

After all It aint over until the FAT lady sings,

AND I HAVENT HEARD HER SING YET!

 8-)

[Starke]

Darklight:

Its not a popularity contest at the moment, more so, an informative contest.

SOoooooooooooooooooooooooo many people out there just dont know what and how well an AMIGA OS works, even the EMULATED ones already help windows along.

That alone would be helpful to many.

Cheers

And we arent all old. 8-)

[odin]

Number two plausible? *cough* Which planet do you hail from? Nr. 2 would mean a bigger market than Linux, than MacOS. Oh and a big dump too.

The fat lady sang a long time ago, I just can't grasp that there are still people out there who can't seem to accept that any Amiga-derived platform is commercially as dead a Jurrassic  age dodo.

[Starke]

Shillard:

Atleast my avatar also indicates power.
Although yours is meant to be a jet, one can just make it out by looking at it vigorously, otherwise I coulda swarn your Avatar was a penis whereby the balls had come off.

No Insult intended, but anything is possible, we all know this, but if people like you dont want to admit that there is always a chance to change the past, ie, look at germany now compared to after ww2, then, they must be ignorant.

Cheers mate, I like my Avatar, it indicates more than what you made it out to be.

 8-)

[shillard]

It's a Colonial Viper Mk II, not a "jet".

Not only as mad as a cut snake, but ignorant of the military equipment of the 12 Colonies as well.

Hopeless!

[Starke]

OK ODIN:

If thats the case, then why the fuk is Amiga innovations telling me the new Amiga computer is due to come out in early april of this year with the new OS4 on it??

Maybe you better talk to this guy for us, and ask him personally, if Amiga is totally dead, or still has a slight heartbeat.

Heres the link Mate:

http://www.amigainnovations.com/
and heres the email address to retrieve Dwayne Osborne:

Amiga Innovations [sales@amigainnovations.com]

Cheers 8-)

[shillard]

Starke wrote:
No Insult intended, but anything is possible, we all know this, but if people like you dont want to admit that there is always a chance to change the past, ie, look at germany now compared to after ww2, then, they must be ignorant.
 

Ah, so your plan is for the offices of Amiga Inc to be split in two, occupied by the armed forces of the USA, UK, France and USSR (well, Russian Federation now, I suppose) for 50 years, receive a massive injection of World Bank funds, be the primary potential battleground for the land component of WWIII, become the manufacturing pinnacle for automobile technology, be reunited into one corporate entity, and produce food & wine of questionable value?

If only I'd realised that at first.  Sounds like a piece of piss - you're right, I'll get onto your suggestion straight away.