Magazines Archives Amazing Computing ( EN ) Amazing Computing Vol 14 09 1999 Sep
WRATH OF THE DEMON What now, Amiga? What a difference a month makes Last month, I extolled the virtues of looking toward the future. I spoke of the commitment of Amazing to bring you all the news we can print on both the current Amiga technology and the future from Amiga Inc. This was written in good faith and with the commitment by Amiga's Jim Callas to help the original Amiga market as well as the new Amiga NG. Jim Collas made a lot of promises to the Amiga community at the World of Amiga at the end of July (see Amazing Camputing/Amiga issue 14.08). In front of hundreds of people and later before the press, Mr. Collas released his plans for the Amiga market. They were great plans that included a new future for the Amiga brand as well as support for the current Amiga user base. This support included OS 3.5 in the short term and possibly the inclusion of the Amiga Classic line in the AmigaNG's network. I had made tapes of these events and I was ready to release them, when Jim asked that I not. He said that he was preparing a special "Amiga Awareness Day" presentation for the Amiga community and he wanted to create a "fresh look" in a new video with the ideas he had covered at the WOA. He believed our tapes would be a distraction. I relented, reluctantly, under Jim's urgings and assur ances. Then I made several suggestions on what we could do to help with the" Amiga Awareness Day" promotion. This was around July 28th and it was the last time I spoke with Jim Callas. In mid August, as we were putting this issue together, I was informed that Amiga programs Amiga Inc. had OK'd for Amazing would not be supported. When I stated that we had already received approval from Amiga Inc.
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