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[Wilse]

The AmigaOne (I will refrain from my natural desire to call it what it is, the LinuxOne)

Well refrained.  ;-)

[Spidey]

Hi SlimJim,

I really don't know what my main beef is in this post! :-D
I summed a lot of personal feelings from general stuff about the companies to this CAM deal.
(see my post to Alkemyst about the companies-part)

About the registration-part. As you've read in my first post in this newspost I've mailed the support with my question to get me enlisted for the CAM.

You know, I really believe Amiga Inc. should have covered this part from the moment they asked for the coupon-deal. From a consumers perspective this is something you expect from a company, or not?
But anyway, I'll inform you about the progress :-)

Spidey

[Spidey]

Hi Alkemyst,

You've added Eyetech and Hyperion.
But officially they are not the people with which we should discuss about the future of the Amiga.
It is Amiga Inc.
Amiga Inc decided to let third parties make the hardware and software.
That is why I only mentioned Amiga Inc. and Genesi.
And the problem for me was the combination of all positve peptalk of Amiga Inc. and the downside of it, all the delays, because the software and hardware weren't that ready as Amiga Inc. stated.

If from the start Hyperion and Eyetech were the companies saying they were busy making OS4 with new hardware, I don't think we would have as many discussions as we have now, don't you think?
(we as in Amiga community)
And I wouldn´t have my thoughts about the companies.

One question though: you mention about not trusting A = trusting B.
In that part I explained that thought with the activities they do to survive and finance the developing for this Amiga community (software for pocketpc's and settop boxes). And with these activities in mind I made my decision. Would you want to give your opinion on the part of the activities they do?

I stated on several occassions that I will support Hyperion when they deliver OS4. even if I can't run it!
I am not that rich to support Eyetech for their hardware, sorry guys from Eyetech.

Yes, everybody has personal reasons to do something. I judge for myself Amiga Inc. and Genesi as companies doing something and not the people from those companies personally mailing stuff in these forums.
With this I mean that I don't judge BB for what he is mailing personally on these forums, because every action has it's reaction (physics law). So sometimes he starts something and sometimes he reacts at somebody else.  (in this way I also don't judge HyperionMp, HMetal and others what they are personally mailing ofcourse)
But instead I look what Genesi is mailing officially as company and in this way what Amiga Inc. is mailing (do you understand what I am trying to say? I really should learn more English! :-))

I did say this too somewhere else: I really hope the two systems will survive, because we'll have more people combined in this way with an Amiga-like system. So the combined future will be more bright! :-D

Spidey

[Paul_Gadd]

You REALLY didn't need to change your avatar. I didn't really mean it. Besides, if you change your avatar, you'll have to stop acting that way, and I am not prepared to change mine.

What are you going on about? i changed it because i wanted a nice god squad avatar but this comedy one will do.

http://www.gaspirtz.com/animated/cartoons/08.jpg

[JurassicCamper]

Redfox...
The $50 US membership/coupon/t-shirt/magazine subscription thing was a SCAM ..........  

I'm not defending them and i'd like to see my $50 again. However if you look at it logically I think all parties underestimated the sheer size of the project.
I think Bill M was hoping for an autum release last year, hence the summer coupon deal.  That way they could have used the profits from the licence fee of the Amiga TM and share of the cut they get for OS4 to print the tee-shirts / refund the $50 still leaving them with a profit.
The trouble is the things have gotten delayed and they are still waiting for the OS4 / A1 royalties to come through the door before the can afford to do the tee-shirts / $50000 dollars refund.

[HMetal]

@Spidey

I don't have a name to associate with your handle here but I have, as I always do, replied to all requests regarding CAM.  Was yours answered yet?

If not, please email me directly with your information and I'll get you set up.

There has been a problem with some dealers (actually, "a" dealer which I won't reveal publically)  not following the directions they were given and therefore their customers were/are not receiving their subscription access.  I have an unproven theory/idea that it stems from this "camps" thing again. If you purchased directly from us, obviously this doesn't apply to you.

Also, if you paid via Paypal, there is a human element involved and a certain margin of error.

Anyways, let me know how you make out, since I'm not sure who you are as far as names go..

[Spidey]

Hi HMetal,

Just mailed the question!

And again thank you for your fast reaction! :-D
I really appreciate it.

Spidey