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| From | Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.sinclair |
| Subject | Commodore bought Amiga because it was worried about the QL |
| Date | 2022-11-24 18:43 +0000 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <20221124184311.615cf475@bulldozer> (permalink) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3drKG-CsIs About 9 minutes in. My subject line might be a slight exaggeration, but Andy Finkel (long-time Commodore guy) says that the European subsidiaries were worried that they didn't have anything to compete with Sinclair, and Engineering was too busy with other projects (C128, the TED series, the LCD machine, and a PC clone), so they set about looking to buy something in. Later on he reiterates that even once preliminary talks had started, "the QL was still the target". I don't suppose they were so bothered after the QL's teething troubles, but it's still pretty amazing. I think most people just assumed it was either the Mac or Atari. -- Duncan Snowden.
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Commodore bought Amiga because it was worried about the QL Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> - 2022-11-24 18:43 +0000
Re: Commodore bought Amiga because it was worried about the QL Volker Bartheld <news2022@bartheld.net> - 2022-11-24 21:42 +0100
Re: Commodore bought Amiga because it was worried about the QL "OldbieOne" <me@here.com> - 2022-11-28 14:52 -0500
Re: Commodore bought Amiga because it was worried about the QL Damian Murphy <damian.murphy@gmail.com> - 2022-11-26 09:50 -0800
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