From: runehy@dhhalden.no (RUNE HYLDMO)
Subject: Re: Boston Computer Society shows Falcon 030
Keywords: Commodore Norway??
Organization: Ostfold College
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 11:00:55 GMT

In article <1724@lysator.liu.se> boberg@lysator.liu.se (Stefan Boberg) writes:
>From: boberg@lysator.liu.se (Stefan Boberg)
>Subject: Re: Boston Computer Society shows Falcon 030
>Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 10:12:42 GMT
>aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys) writes:
>
>
>>In a previous article, boberg@lysator.liu.se (Stefan Boberg) says:
>
>>>
>>>>  - in many respects the Falcon is more powerful than the Video Toaster,
>>>>    containing 98% of its functionality. The cost of the Falcon plus
>>>>    any associated software/hardware will be less in cost than the
>>>>    Video Toaster itself.
>>>
>>>  You got to be kidding! Whoever said that should get a clue. There's no
>>>way a puny little Falcon can pull off the tricks the Toaster can. Wake
>>>up and get a grip on reality.
>
>>HAVE YOU USED THE FALCON 030 YET?
>
>  No. You see, here in Scandinavia Atari doesn't even have a subsidiary ...
>Commodore has four. Go figure ...
>
>>The more I read, the more I see an insecure Commodore user that is letting
>>out his frustrations on the comp.sys.atari.st newsgroup to make himself
>>feel better.
>
>  Right :-) I am a registered Commercial Amiga Developer so I know what CBM 
>is up to and I know it's good, so I'm not one bit frustrated or insecure. 
>Quite the opposite, actually. 
>
>  I just wanted to see how Atarians react to criticism, and so far I've
>received no sensible reply (except one in EMail). I'd like you to answer
>some of the questions I asked instead of just dismissing me as "one of 
>those stupid AmigaDroids". I was interested in the Falcon at one point but
>quickly lost interest when I learned that the blitter and the rest of the
>video hardware were on the main CPU bus... Talk about crippling a perfectly
>good CPU.
>
>>The only thing I have to say is that Atari released their next generation
>>computer while Commodore has not.
>
>  Oh have they? From what I've heard you cannot go out and buy a Falcon
>*now* because they aren't shipping yet! I can get an A4000 *now* and I'm
>collecting my money to buy one...
>
>> Len Stys
>--
>Stefan Boberg - 

What do you put in the word subsiduary?

Commodore have in Norway decreased its staff from 29 to 8 employies. And 
they are only focused on selling PC-clones. Try to ask them a question about 
the Amiga, they do not know much... Thats for sure. 

Over to Atari a BIG Norwegian firm has taken over the import and 
distribution of the ATARI in Norway. This info comes from Atari USA or more 
presisely its representative in Finland. The old Atari Norway was closed 
down, but who is sorry. I am not. They had just one man who knew anything 
about the machines anyway. He was not put into work by Atari before a year 
or two ago...

As for Sweden it was an internal disagreements that led to the temporarily 
closedown. Atari will soon find a replacement, I am sure of that. Before its 
closedown they were selling 2000 units of ST/STE/TT`s per month. Thats not 
so bad.. Is it? 

Commodore... PRICE WITHOUT THE POWER....

Rune Hyldmo
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