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and they`re still here
To: The Amiga Community
From: David A. Ziembicki
CEO, QuikPak Corporation
" It has been a while since I wrote to the Amiga Community. As those reading this already know, we published a letter welcoming Gateway 2000 and reinforcing our desire to continue to support the Amiga as we have in the past. To this end we have met with Gateway 2000, proposed various new products including our advertised A4040L, A4060L, and A1630. Gateway warned us early on that they are very meticulous in planning and that they would need time to review our product proposals and to see how they fit with their plans. By the time you read this, we will have met with Gateway 2000 to discuss these and other products.
Many have asked why we are not shipping the new products and have pointed out that we have been advertising them for months. The answer is that in order to utilize the Amiga chip set and OS, we need to be licensed by the owner of this technology, Gateway 2000. We are currently in negotiations for such a license and we are hopeful that these negotiations will be completed shortly and we can move forward quickly with an exciting line of new Amiga products.
This transition hasn't been without problems. We are aware of the difficulty some of you have had in reaching us lately, and of some delay in obtaining support. We have addressed the majority of these problems and anticipate that all of you will be satisfied with the results. We have changed our Web site and domain name. Our new site is QuikPak.com and we have added some new features to enhance customer service and make communicating with us easier. Please visit our site often as this along with our advertising here will be the primary means of keeping up to date.
Finally, my thanks to all of the loyal QuikPak / Amiga customers. We truly appreciate your support.
P.S. Please excuse the WIN 95 screen shot on the A4040L, we're just kidding. "
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Ah, these Quikpak people. What can you expect
from a company that spells Quick Q-U-I-K?
I really have very little respect for Quikpak. They were, before they started getting " ideas", Amiga dealers in the Canada. Now, think about it, you would have to be a pretty big retailer to have enough money to buy a brand of computer, even such a devauled one as the Amiga (that`s not a reflection on the Amiga, just the long periods of legality). They had grand ideas alright, including going for a DEC Alpha chip, which would certainly please the power users, but split the Amiga market right down the middle. They proposed including the Siamese system as standard, and using PCI a lot more. I`ve read about their 4040 and 4060, yet I`ve still to see this 1630, whatever it is The bottom line is, can we trust this company, and should Amiga International give them a license. I think no, that`s my gut feeling. I don`t like these people (no offence intended to QuikPak) |
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