0-1 |)ayZ Wa®eZ · . ____ ____ · ¦ _____________________/\__ \ / _/\_______\|/________ / ____/ __ / \_ / \ / \ \ _--*- \_ \ /\___ / / / /\ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ \ / / / / / /·/\ / \·\ \ \ \ \ \ . /_______/___/ /___/ /// / \ \\\\___\_______\___\ \ . ::.\_______\__/___/\__/____/\/ / /\ \ \\/___/_______/___/\____\.:: ::::::::::::::\___\/::\____\/ / / \ \ \::::::::::::::::\/____/::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ /___///\\\___\ \::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::\/____\/::\/____\/::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Nø|)e 1 +44 (0) FiN|) it UsR 28.8 V.All SPeeDZ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ / /\ AMiGA : ReQUeSTS : HaRD CøRe MøDZ : /X DøøRS /\ \ __ _ __\_\/ DiSSaBLeD RaTiøS FøR øvER SeAS DuDEs \/_/__ _ /\NtHR0X=UK=HQ!====/\NtHR0X=UK=HQ!====/\NtHR0X=UK=HQ!====/\NtHR0X=UK=HQ! _/\__ /\_ __/\__ /\_ /\___ /\__ +------------------------------+ \ \/ // / \ / /_ / \/ \ | 0-Day Warez For Amiga | _/ /) / (/ / /) // // ) \__/ /) / | and ALL Console Formats | \ /) \ / \ (_\ I \/ \ \ +------------------------------+ / ____/ __/\ /\__/ _____/ ____/ /\__/ | 16.8K DS & 14.4 HST | \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ | 54o Megs Of Storage Space | +-----------------+ _/\__ /\_ /\__ | Running Ami-Express V3.38+ | | MasterChef: | \ \ / / / \ | 15 Special Confs (Coders Etc)| | Ice-D/Anthrox | _/ /) // /\ / /) / | Anthrox Ukhq Long Running Bbs| | Part-Time: | \ /) \ __ \ \ | Nice Looking Thought Out Bbs | | Thrash/Anthrox | / ____/ / \ ) /\__/ | New User Password Is Needed! | +-----------------+ \/ \/ \/\/ +------------------------------+ /\NtHR0X=UK=HQ!====/\NtHR0X=UK=HQ!====/\NtHR0X=UK=HQ!====/\NtHR0X=UK=HQ! ==================================================================== @BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZnews about commodore taken from an article in COMPUTER TRADE WEEKLY (current issue) @END_FILE_ID.DIZ THIS DOCUMENT WAS TYPED IN BY SQUEAKY OF PACIFIC UK..0233 664440..FROM AN ARTICLE IN COMPUTER TRADE WEEKLY..DATED MONDAY OCTOBER 3RD 1994 NEW BIDS HOLD UP AMIGA UK MASTERPLAN TWO LATE BIDS HAVE LEFT THE FUTURE OF THE AMIGA HANGING IN THE BALANCE YET AGAIN,CTW CAN EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL. WHILST THE UK MANAGEMENT BUYOUT TEAM ARE STILL CONFIDENT THAT THEIR PROPOSED CREATION OF A NEW FIRM CALLED AMIGA INTERNATIONAL WILL BE SUCCESSFUL,THE OTHER PARTIES ARE KNOWN TO BE SERIOUS - THE DEPRESSING KNOCKON EFFECT BEING THAT THE LONG,LONG WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN CONTINUES TO DRAG ON. THE 2 FIRMS BIDDING WITH AMIGA INTERNATIONAL ARE A LEADING U.S. DISTRIBUTER CALLED CREATIVE EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL (CEI) AND THE GERMAN- OWNED COMPUTER RETAIL CHAIN ESCOM. AT PRESENT,CEI'S INTEREST SEEMS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE UK BID THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER BY LEADING FIGURES FROM COMMODORE UK,COMMODORE CANADA AND THE R & D TEAM IN WEST CHESTER,PENNSYLVANIA. CEI,LED BY BOSS ALEX AMOR,WAS DUE TO MEET THE LIQUIDATOR OF COMMODORE INTERNATIONAL LAST MONDAY (SEPT 26TH) IN NEW YORK.AMIGA INTERNATIONAL HAD ITS OWN MEETING THE PREVIOS FRIDAY. SUCH IS CEI'S CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL,THE FIRM TOOK AN ADVERT IN THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER (SEPT 22ND) LOOKING FOR MANAGERIAL, ACCOUNTING, PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING STAFF "TO RESTART COMMODORE OPERATIONS IN THE WEST CHESTER AREA" CEI HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH COMMODORE PRODUCTS FOR MANY YEARS. AMOR CLAIMS THAT, IF SUCCESSFUL, OPERATIONS WILL BE RUN IN THE UK, GERMANY AND ITALY AS WELL AS IN THE US. MANUFACTURING OF THE AMIGA 1200 WOULD BE HANDLED IN SCOTLAND AND DEVELOPERS' CONFERENCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC WOULD SEEK TO RE-VITALISE THE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY. ESCOM, FOR ITS PART, MADE NO COMMENT REGARDING ANY BID FOR THE AMIGA ALTHOUGH IT IS KNOWN THAT SEVERAL LEADING MANAGEMENT IN GERMANY ARE EX-COMMODORE EMPLOYEES. THE POWERFUL CHAIN HAS 242 STORES ACROSS EUROPE, INCLUDING 24 IN THE UK, BUT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN THE LEISURE MARKET APART FROM A SMALL INTEREST IN HIGH-END ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE. IT DOES, HOWEVER , ALREADY MARKET ITS OWN RANGE OF PC'S. COMMODORE UK JOINT BOSS COLIN PROUDFOOT REFUSED TO COMMENT ON ESCOMS BID, BUT LABELLED CEI'S ADVERT MOVE "BLUSTER". AS WORRIES GROW THAT THE PROMISED NEW AMIGA BUNDLES MAY NOT ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, AND BOTH RETAIL STOCK AND CONFIDENCE RUN LOW, HE ONCE AGAIN ASKED FOR PATIENCE. "WE'RE STILL ON TRACK, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE," HE TOLD CTW. "THE LIQUIDATOR KNOWS HIS BACK'S AGAINST THE WALL IN TERMS OF TIMING. BUT WHILST WE'RE ALL FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROCESS, THINGS ARE MOVING AS FAST AS THEY CAN. "AT THE MOMENT, WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY HORSE IN TOWN." BETTER NEWS FOR RETAIL IS THAT SOME NEW AMIGA STOCK IS STILL DRIFTING INTO THE CHANNEL ON A PIECE-MEAL BASIS VIA SDL- FOLLOWING STRENUOUS EFFORTS BY BOTH COMMODORE UK AND THE DISTRIBUTER TO KEEP THINGS MOVING. oOo SQUEAKY + MatriX - Nu/X\ArK - SiR SnOOzE - PILGRI/X\ oOo 0-1 |)ayZ Wa®eZ · . ____ ____ · ¦ _____________________/\__ \ / _/\_______\|/________ / ____/ __ / \_ / \ / \ \ _--*- \_ \ /\___ / / / /\ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ \ / / / / / /·/\ / \·\ \ \ \ \ \ . /_______/___/ /___/ /// / \ \\\\___\_______\___\ \ . ::.\_______\__/___/\__/____/\/ / /\ \ \\/___/_______/___/\____\.:: ::::::::::::::\___\/::\____\/ / / \ \ \::::::::::::::::\/____/::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ /___///\\\___\ \::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::\/____\/::\/____\/::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Nø|)e 1 +44 (0) FiN|) it UsR 28.8 V.All SPeeDZ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ / /\ AMiGA : ReQUeSTS : HaRD CøRe MøDZ : /X DøøRS /\ \ __ _ __\_\/ DiSSaBLeD RaTiøS FøR øvER SeAS DuDEs \/_/__ _