CompuServe Messages

Barry, (1) Amigas are once again being produced now. Commodore went into bankruptcy a year ago in April, and no machines were produced from then until the current time. The production lines are now going, and ESCOM (purchaser of the technology) tells us that new machines will be coming off the lines during September. (2) Partly covered above. No machines were made during the time that the Commodore assets were controlled by the judges in the Bahamas. That was about a year – and since May, the purchaser, ESCOM, has been getting things together so they can start production again. (3) The Amiga was designed by a group known as the Amiga Corporation. That group ran out of money and were eagerly seeking a purchaser. Commodore made the successful bid and gained control of the machine. They supported, updated, and sold the machines from 1985 until 1994, when Commodore went into voluntary bankruptcy proceedings. ESCOM purchased the Commodore property – not all of the company, but its assets – in late April of this year, and are now making the machines. They tell us that they will continue to support it, update it, etc. As you can see, since Commodore no longer exists, there is no longer any relationship at all between Amiga and Commodore. —Betty