Rumor Update
Wes,
"In the Amiga world people are still expecting the latest software to run
on their 10 year old 1000's and 500's."
Interesting observation, one that I have mulled over for quite some
time. I suspect this attitude is a result of a commodity's acceptance as
either a "home" or "professional" entity. It seems to me that "home"
commodities are expected to (or at least hope will) last forever – you
know: the TV, the VCR, the fridge, the stove, etc., and are only replaced
when they break (or you win the lottery!). On the other hand,
"professional" commodities are supposedly evaluated for their capability,
and so you should expect to see continuing improvements/upgrades to meet
the "professional's" needs and desires because they will spend the money
for those improvements. I leave it to your imagination what all this
means, but I think it reveals something about both the user and the
developer communities in the Amiga universe – at least in the US…
EdV