17.Jan.2000
Christoph Dietz
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Meeting with Bill McEwen in Frankfurt
Bill McEwen, President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Amiga Incorporated, explained his
vision for the future of the Amiga on January 17th.
At the first meeting after the Amiga takeover by Bill McEwen and Fleecy Moss, mainly hard-
and software developers were present as well as representatives of the two remaining German
Amiga print magazines and of course myself for amiga-news.de.
The meeting was intended for getting to know each other. Bill McEwen is not a no-name, but
so far he was rather behind the scenes at Amiga Inc.
However, he brought some goodies with him to Frankfurt. He explained the partnership with
Tao, and that their OS will be part of the new Amiga generation. He assured that not only
a developer box specification will be released in February, but also that the necessary
software will be offered for free download at the same time.
For the late summer, the introduction of the first consumer system is scheduled. The exact
specification of this model is not yet decided upon, and depends on the results of his numerous
talks with developers during his trip to Europe.
All in all, a beginning for the next - and hopefully successful - attempt to revive the Amiga.
At any case, Bill McEwen earned broad support on the Frankfurt meeting.
(Translation: mb)
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