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Re: Viscorp to buy AT!

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From: Gary Alan Peake
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 21:40
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>dmeyer@tiac.net (David Meyer) wrote:
>>Woody Williams (woody@softwood.com) wrote:
>>: In article <829238030.27799@digita.demon.co.uk>, info@digita.demon.co.uk
>>: wrote:
>>:
>>: > Has everyone heard the news that Escom are planning to sell Amiga
>>: > Technologies to Viscorp? (Check out AT`s home page for more info.).
>>: >
>>: > Doesn`t look good.
>>:
>>: Looks pretty darn good to us!
>>:
>>       OK, Woody. Please explain your comment. Why would Mark be upset
>>and you pleased? Who is Viscorp that your opinions should differ so?
>
>Isn`t it fairly obvious? ;)
>
>Viscorp are based in the US. Softwood should have less problem getting through
>to them for developer kits etc. Plus, there may be a chance that Viscorp
>A1200`s come bundled with Final Writer Lite, some cheap Spreadsheet/database
>packages,  and maybe a paint program. No wonder Digita don`t like it! ;)

Any chance there might be some more Scala stuff now too?

Gary Peake       "Mystic Meg"                      Unelected Official          
     
Gemini2@cup.portal.com    1:106/7512.1                 Team AMIGA  
                                                 
              Proud supporter of Amiga Technologies/VisCorp   

... Never test for an error condition that you don't know how to handle.

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Date: 18 Apr 1996 14:40:06 -0700
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