CompuServe Messages

Ben, Yes, GOMF is a very nice piece of work; I've had it installed for about a month now, and it's intercepted everything except for a few lockups (one of which was caused by my own carelessness with your SetPri, also a very nice piece of work). Something like GOMF should've been part of the OS to begin with. As for the Amiga being presented as a business machine, I can't disagree with you that it could and should be done. (Substitute WordPerfect for Scribble! and you've got an even more impressive package.) But CBM ain't doing it, so the burden falls completely to the individual dealer…and it doesn't belong there. Sure, a good dealer with a creative, informed staff ought to be able to work up a good presentation and so sell some machines into the business market. But not all dealers are capable or even interested in that. And without a clear directive from above, those good dealers will just be isolated cases anyway. IBM doesn't dominate the micro business market because of its dealerships; it dominates because the boys in Boca Raton know how to market the IBM name and the IBM image. I guess we're just singin' the same old song again. Amy will never make it as a business computer unless/until the folks in charge at Commodore start working their collective ass off to change the way they are perceived in the business computing community. Some serious B2000 advertising would be a start. So would some well-put-together dealer demo packages, as you say. Local business-oriented shows, presented jointly by dealers and CBM (with real live Commodore reps available for presentation and Q&A sessions), might do some good as well. Apple holds shows of that type every few months in my area (Detroit). Look at where Apple was 2 years ago, and where they are now. CBM could learn a thing or two from them. "You gotta spend money to make money." Dave