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In <DpJwM2.MAE.0.sheppard@torfree.net> ad636@torfree.net (Stephen
Bowie) writes: 
>Scala -the company- itself (aside from providing astonishing software 
>which allows even antique Amiga hardware to hold it's own with the
>most up to date PC) has recently released ScalaMM400 for NTSC at a
>very reasonable price, and has stated in this forum that the new
>BackBone code used for the Intel version is specifically designed with
>'portability' in mind and that if the Power Amiga debut is reasonably
>succesful we can hope for a version which will make the PA shine above
>it's peers (my very rough paraphrase).

Agreed. With Scala, I can easily do things with my Amiga that the PC
people can only dream about. Until now that is. And yes, the upgrade
price to MM400 is very reasonable. Like a "good-bye and thanks for the
memories" price. There is a key word that you used in your above
message, that is the word IF. IF the PA is successful (according to
who..) and even to me, IF it is ever made. Also remember, it will be at
least 1 1/2 yrs before the PA is released (if). So, in the mean time,
no more upgrades (and I dont mean bug fixes either). Sounds like
'good-bye' to me.

>Scala has demonstrated their continued interest in the Amiga 
>by being involved in some of the A1200 software packs, even producing 
>a 'dongle-less' version for that purpose, and their continued
>contacts/consultations with AT.

Gee... wish I had that offer.. dongle-less MM300. Upgraded from MM210
to MM300. Told I could keep the dongle and run Scala on second machine.
I thought that it was a good idea being I own 3 Amiga's. Little did I
know that I could only run MM210 with the old dongle (red). Why would I
bother to upgrade just to run an older version? Maybe I should have
read the fine print better. I thought that a $69 site-license was a
good price. I was wrong.

>They can hardly be blamed for wanting to enter a profitable market at
>the same time...possibly they'd like to feed their children, who
>knows.

And that is why they are in business.. to make money. And, it isnt
being made with the Amiga.
  
>And,while PC MM100 may be a lovely product it still takes massive 
>hardware resources to run as compared to MM400. Thus we still have
>some market edge.  As well, when the PowerAmi and appropriate version
>of Scala become available, there will certainly be no harm to the 
>Amiga in having crossplatform compatability of scripts.  The lack of
>this in other software has been a very real problem in selling Amigas
>in the past.

But PC hardware prices drop like rocks so cost wont be factor soon. And
again... IF the PA comes out and IF it sells enough where Scala would
consider it. And I dont agree with the cross platform thing being a
real problem... C= was the problem.

Sorry for feeling so pessimistic. I feel like the blue collar underpaid
worker that sends his wife to college to get a good education and a
good job. When she graduates, she finds a white collar worker and dumps
the blue collar husband....