There are 6 messages totalling 198 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Escom files for Bankruptcy. (5) 2. uuxfer.sfx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 07:19:09 EDT From: From Anthony Hawkins Subject: Escom files for Bankruptcy. Hi gang, I thought some readers might find the following news of interest. It comes from Fridays "Edupage" and refers to one more Amiga boosting company that has hit the dust. "Escom, the German company that is one of Europe's largest PC retailers, is seeking protection from its creditors (similar to Chapter 11 protection in the U.S,), following significant trading losses and losses caused by a stock write-down. Aggressive expansion into new markets such as the U.K. had caused storage and supply problems." (Financial Times/Edupage 4 Jul 96) -- Anthony Hawkins ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 10:27:24 -0500 From: Robert Johnson Subject: Re: uuxfer.sfx IN>On Thu, 4 Jul 1996, David Erickson wrote: IN>> Has anyone found the fpt site of the file uuxfer.sfx, the IN>> uuencode-decode file for sending binary files through e-mail? IN>> IN>> Davide (davide@ncinet.com) IN>> IN> It should be at U of Waterloo. ccnga.uwaterloo.edu It can also be found at ftp.funet.fi and a few others I can't remember off the top of my head :) Sent Via The Playpen BBS...Washington DC's Premier Online Service ..TELNET: PLAYPEN.COM...MODEM: (703)591-4567 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 10:48:30 -0500 From: Robert Johnson Subject: Escom files for Bankruptcy. IN>"Escom, the German company that is one of Europe's largest PC retailers, is IN>seeking protection from its creditors (similar to Chapter 11 protection in IN>the U.S,), following significant trading losses and losses caused by a stock IN>write-down. Aggressive expansion into new markets such as the U.K. had IN>caused storage and supply problems." (Financial Times/Edupage 4 Jul 96) Well, imagine that. Sorry about thier bad luck ... I suppose now Escom will be liquidated to some other computer company (who'll liquidate to another computer company and so on) and there goes any and all hopes of ever seeing the Amiga technology revived. Haha... maybe "we" should buy it :) Like that would ever happen... maybe CMD will seek Commodore technology from Escom? Would be a kicker to see something give Windows 95/NT and PC technology a run for it's money... but... we are all dreamers here I'm afraid... Anyway, I put win95 through the ringer... guess what... it still can't keep up with an Amiga 500! Ever try playing tunes and doing anything else with win95 (or any other operating system save for Macs)??? Ever hear a record skip? Haha... Sad. Our fathers (yes, I often refer to the forgotten Commodore guru's as "fathers") had a technology that could have still been around today if they hadn't been so... stupid?? Let's face it, C= marketing wasn't exactly state of the art! I mean, what did the PC have before the Amiga? Sound? Yes... PC speakers. Sound Cards are around BECAUSE of the Amiga. And any smart Graphics designer will tell you that (at the time) nothing could beat the Amiga for 3d rendering and morphing and with a video toaster... look out world! Hey, guess that's why PC graphics are so darn popular now too huh? And, 1996, ten years AFTER Commodore did it, win95/NT would have us believe that they have the one true and only multitasking operating system ever designed! Now, add "for the PC" and I'd buy it, but it still pales in comparison to even the 1.3 operating system of the Amiga... The reality is, the Amiga was the leader technologically back then... everything the PC now has is literally because of the Amiga! And there it goes... In a way I am kind of glad that Escom if failing... I mean, computer TV's are cool and all that, but I had higher expectations for the Amiga technology... but I am but a dreamer :) Accolon Sent Via The Playpen BBS...Washington DC's Premier Online Service ..TELNET: PLAYPEN.COM...MODEM: (703)591-4567 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 13:41:12 -0500 From: Doug Cotton Subject: Re: Escom files for Bankruptcy. >IN>"Escom, the German company that is one of Europe's largest PC retailers, is >IN>seeking protection from its creditors (similar to Chapter 11 protection in >IN>the U.S,), >Well, imagine that. Sorry about thier bad luck ... I suppose now >Escom will be liquidated to some other computer company (who'll >liquidate to another computer company and so on) and there goes any and >all hopes of ever seeing the Amiga technology revived. Haha... maybe >"we" should buy it :) Like that would ever happen... maybe CMD will seek >Commodore technology from Escom? Escom isn't liquidating... they're re-organizing. And prior to this announcement, they had already signed a deal to turn over all the Commodore/Amiga Technology rights except the Commodore name/Logo to VIScorp, a Chicago-based firm that utilizes Amiga technology in set-top boxs. So far as I know, this re-organization was already planned when this agreement was signed, and will have no effect on the sale. Doug Cotton email: doug.cotton@the-spa.com ====================================================================== | Creative Micro Designs, Inc. | Orders: (800) 6383-CMD | | P.O. 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IN>Escom isn't liquidating... they're re-organizing. And prior to this IN>announcement, they had already signed a deal to turn over all the IN>Commodore/Amiga Technology rights except the Commodore name/Logo to IN>VIScorp, a Chicago-based firm that utilizes Amiga technology in set-top IN>boxs. So far as I know, this re-organization was already planned when this IN>agreement was signed, and will have no effect on the sale. IN>Doug Cotton IN>email: doug.cotton@the-spa.com Thanks Doug.... I'm glad somebody knows what is going on... still... set= boxes? That's cool, I suppose it will be the next generation in cable technology... I still had higher expectations for it than that though...| oh well! Accolon Sent Via The Playpen BBS...Washington DC's Premier Online Service ..TELNET: PLAYPEN.COM...MODEM: (703)591-4567 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 18:03:51 -0500 From: Timothy Christian Dotson Subject: Re: Escom files for Bankruptcy. On Sat, 6 Jul 1996, Robert Johnson wrote: > IN>"Escom, the German company that is one of Europe's largest PC retailers, is > IN>seeking protection from its creditors (similar to Chapter 11 protection in > IN>the U.S,), following significant trading losses and losses caused by a stock > IN>write-down. Aggressive expansion into new markets such as the U.K. had > IN>caused storage and supply problems." (Financial Times/Edupage 4 Jul 96) > > > Well, imagine that. Sorry about thier bad luck ... I suppose now > Escom will be liquidated to some other computer company (who'll > liquidate to another computer company and so on) and there goes any and > all hopes of ever seeing the Amiga technology revived. Haha... maybe > "we" should buy it :) Like that would ever happen... maybe CMD will seek ACTUALLY, this news does not affect the Amiga at all, because Escom sold the Amiga technology to yet another company a few months back, for three times what it had paid for it, BTW. So although this Escom thing is good trivia, it doesn't affect the Amiga. ------------------------------ End of COMMODOR Digest - 5 Jul 1996 to 6 Jul 1996 ************************************************* =END=