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Re: Computing Editorial (please read)
"Paul Allen Panks" <pap3@dana.ucc.nau.edu> wrote in message
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> Dear Friends:
>
> As a long time owner and user of the Commodore 128, I have
> witnessed the 8-bit computer market from the early days (1982-1985)
> right on through Commodore's demise and Atari's bankruptcy. Of the
> once great 8-bit stallions, only Apple remains. But Apple hasn't
> supported the Apple II line for over ten years now. They have since
> moved on to better things. Commodore itself, in the waning years,
> promoted the Amiga over the Commodore 64 as inexpensive upgrade
> packages. If only Commodore allowed the Commodore 64 users to bring
> their software and hardware investments with them (minus the horrible
> C64 Emulators for the Amiga). If only anyone did.
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> Paul Allen Panks
> dunric@yahoo.com
> "Computer Friend since 1982"
And welcome to the Friendly Company's computers. I been with 8-Bit from the
early 80s myself. Love the article.