#Inq. Again
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Dan Stets has another good article in today's Philadephia Inquirer. I'll
wait to type in the most interesting points until I see whether the full
text shows up again.
I'm glad Mr. Stets and his paper are able to put so much effort into
getting (and clearly presenting) current and (apparently) correct
information about such a confusing and deceptive situation.
Dale L. Larson Intangible Assets Manufacturing (info@iam.com)
"That's the best part about being crazy. You see things no one else can see."
Dale,
How DARE you hold back information!!
DJ
In the Sunday, July 31, edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer, an article
by Dan Stets appeared concerning Commodore. Its main points were …
1. One of the liquidators, Franklyn Wilson, states that "he hopes to
arrange a sale by the end of August."
2. David Pleasance of Commodore UK said that "His group's financing is
contingent on getting computers to market by Christmas, and any
further delay would jeopardize that."
3. More than 3.5 million Amigas have been sold.
4. About 20 engineers remain with Commodore at their new Pennsylvania
HQ in Norristown PA (the old CSG building)
5. Scala (a Norwegian company) "has picked up at least nine former
Commodore engineers, including Jeff Porter, head of product
development."
6. "The liquidator's principal obstacle so far has been Commodore's
creditors." "Commodore's combined debt and contingent liabilities
total $145 million."
7. Per Bahamian law (Commodore is a Bahamian company), the creditors
are given only an advisory role. "To assuage the creditors, the
Bahamian liquidators have launched two investigations." "A principal
aim is to determine the value of Commodore's intellectual property."
8. "The fair market value of Commodore already was pretty well-known
because the company's executives had been trying to sell it for
months before the bankruptcy."
9. Amstrad PLC and Philips Electronics "are said to have lost interest,
at least in part because of the legal delays."
10. Creative Equipment International (CEI) plans to submit a bid
this week. CEI sold $25 million worth of Amiga's a year in
North America.
11. David Pleasance of Commodore UK, "said that he already had
manufacturing sites lined up in the United Kingdom and would
start ordering supplies as soon as the liquidators decide."
12. "What Samsung wants to do is not clear. Repeated attempts to
contact the company were unsuccessful."
-sja
Thank you, Steve, you're a pal. I guess that makes Dale an ntsc …
DJ
Having not kept up lately, am I safe to assume that Pleasance has
absolutely _NO_ intention of U.S. marketing of the Amiga?
Chris – Fast and Low on my '020!
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Why would you assume that?
PMFJI, Chris.
No, Pleasance said that priority would be given to the european market,
which makes sense, since it is their bread and butter. Research and
Development would continue in the US, as well.
Because of the improvements in the hardware and software of the Amiga
which allows you to toggle between PAL and NTSC modes, I have no concerns
at all about the Amiga returning to North America. There isn't alot that
needs to be done to hardware to make either an NTSC or PAL Amiga, as all
of the important stuff has already had it all laid out in print. The new
owners only have to follow the instructions.
-= Vance =- Image Master
Flying high on Imagine and Imagemaster R/t!
Dale… On behalf of all Amigoids, and in conjunction with article 1,
paragraphs I,A,& M of the freedom of Amiga information act, I here by
officially request any and all information and/or rumors regarding the C= Amiga
situation, including but not limited to, et als, the Philadelphia Inquirer/Dan
Stetts article, and any other information pertaining to said aforementioned
C=,blah,blah,blah,ect.et als…. Mike Brennan, Sir Render A/V "Multi Media
Presentations From Your Business Computer??? You'd Better SIR RENDER!"