What follows is an e-mail received from Bill McEwen, CEO, Amiga Inc addressed to all Amiga dealers in regards to preparations for release of the newly announced Amiga computers.

While we don't normally print e-mails, this was sent via the Press mailing list, so one can only presume it was intended for public dissemination.


Hello Amiga Dealers:

As mentioned in the press release we are in the final stages with the design of new hardware and getting them into production.  Something that will be different than what happened with the AmigaOne is that we will be purchasing these new machines in the more than 1,000 units per order.  This will allow us to get better pricing and quality for all of you.  The specs for the sub 500.00 machines will be out on Monday and the more expensive machine the following week.  Production will begin soon and they will be ready this summer.  More details and final specs and timing will follow.

On another note, we have had a very strange request about sales that
occurred from 1996 through 2000 regarding Amiga computers.  Now I understand based on the documentation that we have here that the machines were purchased primarily from Petro at Amiga International.  

What I need to know is how many of you would still have copies of invoices or other documentation that shows you purchasing this hardware and any all possible advertisements or promotional materials that you may have received at this time.  We seem to have an issue with regard to the actual facts that machines were purchased during those years, and we are limited in the materials that we have here for those years.  If you have any information or documents that meet this criteria then please let me know as soon as possible.

Bill McEwen
Amiga, Inc.
bill@amiga.com
Tel: 425.557.9600 x23
Fax: 425.557.0090

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We seem to have an issue with regard to the actual facts that machines were purchased during those years, and we are limited in the materials that we have here for those years. If you have any information or documents that meet this criteria then please let me know as soon as possible

At the same time this part leads me to beleive they have little info about old distributorships and are hoping to reach as many parties as possible to recreate the database. If it was released through press channels, then I would think it's for public consumption.

BTW.... some body pinch me. I think the blue pill I took when I entered Amiga Land is wearing off a bit.

Plaz

Anyone want to speculate on what the specs for these machines are?

Low end...
High end...

Basically the same as the PowerVixxen designs?



OS4 already smokes on a 750GX 800Mhz cpu...I can only imagine what it will be like on these beasts

OS4 already smokes on a 750GX 800Mhz cpu

Given the "quality" of the original Amiga One branded Teron systems, that's probably not the OS that's causing the smoke.

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

On another note, we have had a very strange request about sales that
occurred from 1996 through 2000 regarding Amiga computers.

There's something very, very fishy about that request.

This looks suspiciously like they are doing something. Something related to OS 4.0 and hardware. Bizzare.
Still we haven't seen the hardware yet. Much less the hardware running OS 4.0.
Well, Monday looks to be busy here with release of the low end specs. An we complain when we don't heard anything from them.

Is this real?

Well, at least the phone number is real.

I went through the phone tree and entered "6,2" for M and C  (first 2 letters of the last name of the person you want) and I got to hear Bill McEwen's voice.  :-D

No I didn't leave a message, but I might if I can think of something clever!  :idea:

"While we don't normally print e-mails, this was sent via the Press mailing list, so one can only presume it was intended for public dissemination."

It never occured to you that this may have been posted to some "press mailing list" by mistake while it could have been meant for the top secret "dealer mailing list" and obviously you haven't   dared to ask mcbill if that's the case...

First the public vote on 20 q's with mcbill nobody wanted and now this poor, sad and cheap stuff that is so obviously made up it's unbelievable (how stupid do you think the remaining Amiga Users are? :-))

If AInc just needs publicity or has to ask weirdo questions in public then why not just be so honest and do just this without the crazy back story nobody wants to know about.