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

[Arkhan]

@ Redrumloa

Any chance we're going to see this "report" or is this the first big non-event of 2011...

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[number6]

+1

hmm..unless I read this thread and others wrong Red seems to think a report is not necessary and Dammy thinks otherwise.
Perhaps this is evidence of yet another new amiga division to insert amongst all the others.
Those who determine what constitutes being newsworthy and those that make a report and let the readers decide if it is news.?

Franko, what thinkest thou?

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[orb85750]

It's bad enough that all CUSA stuff may be vaporware, but now even the writing about it might be too?

[Franko]

hmm..unless I read this thread and others wrong Red seems to think a report is not necessary and Dammy thinks otherwise.
Perhaps this is evidence of yet another new amiga division to insert amongst all the others.
Those who determine what constitutes being newsworthy and those that make a report and let the readers decide if it is news.?

Franko, what thinkest thou?

#6

Glad you you asked... (I'll byte)

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...

Just an opinion based on what I've read here so far...


@ orb85750

It's been fun though...

[SysAdmin]

I'm looking forward to that full report including what hospital all the CUSA employees were born in, were they Gerber babies, were they breast fed Etc.

[TheBilgeRat]

I'm looking forward to that full report including what hospital all the CUSA employees were born in, were they Gerber babies, were they breast fed Etc.

Family Bed as well... also any early childhood divorce, rickets, immunization records, passoprt issuances, countries visited, maiden names, terrorist watch lists, and political affiliation...

but mostly I want to know if they have any real product or are they full of shit.  

[number6]

Glad you you asked... (I'll byte)

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...

Just an opinion based on what I've read here so far...

hmm...I'm beginning to see why some of this was deemed not so earthshattering.
On AW, where Dammy is giving some of the highlights, we have:
"Wait till Redrumloa posts a very young looking Barry working on a C64 back during his cabletech days."
which was posted in response to a user posting a current picture of Barry.
I'm not sure whether the insinuation here regards age or whether he thinks people are waiting with baited breath to see a picture of Barry with a C64?
Either way...I now understand Red's hesitancy about the degree of newsworthiness, if these are the high points. Heh.

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[Franko]

Well judging by what Dammy (AKA Damocles) has to say AW.net, the highlight of the visit (should the report appear) is going to be this...

What Dammy thinks we've got to look forward too...

(OOPs... Number6 beat me to that one while I was typing...

[smerf]

Hi,

@red,

How can it be a C64 if it doesn't have only 64K of memory. Does the new C64 have 64 meg of memory, we have to remember that a true C64 the 64 stands for the amount of memory.

My next question is will the C64 have a plug in cartridge slot in the back so that we could play Commodore cartridge games. USB doesn't count unless Commodore is planning to make programs on USB.

Lucky thing Jay Miner didn't have to depend on todays amiga users for info, the Amiga would have never came out.

Who cares what OS, Jay Miner would have told you this is what we picked now use it and besides Ubuntu is pretty new and a very nice multi-tasking OS. I could live with it, but I know you MAC users would be crying from here to hello and back. The problem with today's Amiga users is that they can't decide on anything o be happy with anything. Computers have come a long way since 1993, and the Original Amiga needs an entirely new facelift and rebuild.

smerf

[commodorejohn]

See, I'd just like to know whether or not they came away with any significant information about C-USA or not. If they just had a fun evening with Barry and shot the shit, that's fine, I don't need a detailed summary, but I'd like to know one way or the other.

[number6]

Well judging by what Dammy (AKA Damocles) has to say AW.net, the highlight of the visit (should the report appear) is going to be this...

What Dammy thinks we've got to look forward too...

(OOPs... Number6 beat me to that one while I was typing...

Heh.

I can see why this was done, but really...If you read any Commodore site, you can read posts (undisputed) from admins that Barry had a C64.
The only reason I can see for this picture, is to prove the connection to days of yore without having to give such links, which might not satisfy all readers.

I also wonder why Dammy felt it necessary to single out "FOX" individually on moo in his list of networks for the commercials. Oh wait...the superbowl is on FOX, no? [evil grin]

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[WolfToTheMoon]

From what dammy said on various forums.

-They had a 4 hour dinner
- VIC models and C64x were seen and handled, though not used
- C64x keyboard very expensive to make
- some big players involved
- they've watched the commercials, should air soon
- Dammy suggested to consider ARM for mobile devices


that's about that. I probably forgot some minor details.

[TheBilgeRat]

- C64x keyboard very expensive to make...

I am hoping this means that they used a cherry blue/brown or torpe switch and double-injection molded caps...

[Franko]

I also wonder why Dammy felt it necessary to single out "FOX" individually on moo in his list of networks for the commercials. Oh wait...the superbowl is on FOX, no? [evil grin]

source

#6

Why did you have to post that ruddy link, every time I go to that site my eyesight goes for about 10 minutes and I almost have an epileptic fit...

Could someone from the USA please answer me this in regard to FOX, I get the FOX channels over here on SKY, now I don't know if it's just me but do folks in the USA actually take The FOX news channel seriously (if so I would find that very worrying)... :nervous:

It's like a bunch of talentless celebrity wannabes talking absolute keech about which zlist celeb they bumped into at the weekend or the O'reily guy who gets paid far too much and is proud to have it announced at the end of his show that his clothes are supplied by some poncy fashion designer...:nervous:

Please don't tell me that this channel is taken seriously in the USA or my opinion of American popular culture will reach an all time low...

[TheBilgeRat]

Please don't tell me that this channel is taken seriously in the USA...

I could tell you that, but then I'd be lying

[number6]

Why did you have to post that ruddy link, every time I go to that site my eyesight goes for about 10 minutes and I almost have an epileptic fit...

Could someone from the USA please answer me this in regard to FOX, I get the FOX channels over here on SKY, now I don't know if it's just me but do folks in the USA actually take The FOX news channel seriously (if so I would find that very worrying)... :nervous:

It's like a bunch of talentless celebrity wannabes talking absolute keech about which zlist celeb they bumped into at the weekend or the O'reily guy who gets paid far too much and is proud to have it announced at the end of his show that his clothes are supplied by some poncy fashion designer...:nervous:

Please don't tell me that this channel is taken seriously in the USA or my opinion of American popular culture will reach an all time low...

I think you're confusing "news" and "news entertainment" or commentary if you will.
All the networks have both in order to fill air time.
Sadly, pure news that allows the viewers to analyze on their own is in short supply.
Moreso, it was decided years ago that viewers needed to be told what to think, hence the invention of the entertainment news you now see.
In addition, controversy sells, so even if every network sponsored the same beliefs from the top, they would be quick to delineate themselves from the others to maintain ratings.

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