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    12-Oct-86 20:00:30
Fm: Larry Phillips/ICUG 74025,636
To: MICHAEL DAUGHERTY 70003,3122

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Mike, "crashes with memory errors every 15 min. or so"?? Did you ever get the feeling that we are all running with different versions of the operating system even though they may be labelled the same? I don't have the types of problems you seem to be having. True, there are probably niches that only the Amiga will fit without spending thousands of dollars more, and I agree that CBM should address these. However, it also seems to me that it is truly an "everything machine", and that ads targeting any given niche are for the most part wasted in general readership magazines or on television. I would prefer to see ads extolling the virtues of the machine in more than one area, and at the same time. The multitasking capabilities alone need to be explained to the general public in terms that they can't ignore. So far, anyone without an Amiga looks at multitasking as either a "frill" or as something that the average person can't use to advantage. The "niche" advertising should be left to the software developers, as that is where the niches are made, not by the general hardware. These ads should appear not only in special interest magazines, but also in any generalized Amiga magazines. Just my thoughts on the matter. Regards, Larry.