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Amiga News From 1995

News From 1995

5 Apr 95 - The Wall Street Journal - Jason Compton quoted by journalism's 300-pound gorilla!

21 Apr 95 - Amiga Report - AR's special Auction Issue.

21 Apr 95 - Amiga Link Magazine - Special auction report from Joshua Galun, Editor-in-Chief.

21 Apr 95 - Another Eye Witness Account - Auction report by Joe Thomas.

21 Apr 95 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Auction info from Dan Stets, Amiga-oriented reporter.

25 Apr 95 - Escom's Announcement - The post-auction press release from Escom stating their intentions.

7 May 95 - Dr. Peter Kittel - Message of intent from Escom's new head of Amiga engineering!

26 May 95 - PowerPC Newsletter - Escom PowerPC'd Amigas?

26 May 95 - Personal Computer Magazine - One UK magazine's take on Escom/Commodore.

30 May 95 - Escom/Amiga Technologies Press Conference - Extensive coverage of the BIG EVENT held on May 30, 1995 when the Amiga was officially reborn and re-introduced to the world. Our pages include all speeches given by (and some handsome pictures of) Escom/Amiga Technologies officials and third-party manufacturers at the event as well as outside reports from a variety of journalists. But here's a real treat: you'll also see first-time preview glimpses of the NEW Amiga tower design! Long live the Amiga!

7 Jul 95 - CEI Press Releases - On July 7, CEI officially announced future availability of the Amiga A4000T in North and South America.

13 Jul 95 - The New Amiga Logo - Some background information about the new official logo of the Amiga.

14 Jul 95 - A4000T Price Rebut - The $3,500US A4000T street price is not confirmed, according to Amiga Technologies.

14 Jul 95 - Amiga Production to Resume in the U.S. - Article from Dan Stets, Amiga-oriented reporter.

16 Jul 95 - Amiga Technologies Information - Official Information about Amiga Technologies, from Gilles Bourdin, Company Spokesman.

18 Jul 95 - Developer Brainstorming - A meeting with major hardware and software developers was held on July 7th.

27 Jul 95 - USA Distributors Meeting - Notes from a meeting held between Amiga Technologies and many USA Amiga distributors as reported by attendee Shane Monroe of Better Concepts, Inc.

1 Aug 95 - Virtual i-glasses - New virtual-reality headgear from another Escom subsidiary (Amiga-compatible). Now includes a link to some unofficial programming information.

15 Aug 95 - International Distributors List - Updated Amiga Technologies international distribution centers for Amiga sales.

16 Aug 95 - UK Press Conference: Petro Tyschtschenko - AT General Manager gives an update on current plans, confirms September availability of new machines and hints at the future.

17 Aug 95 - UK Press Conference: John Smith - AT's UK Sales Manager, talks about new products and marketing direction.

18 Aug 95 - IFA Fair in Berlin - Amiga Technologies announces that they will display the Amiga at the Internationale Funkausstellung to be held in late August.

19 Aug 95 - Software Bundles - Productivity, multimedia and entertainment software to be bundled with Amiga computers.

1 Sep 95 - A1200.JPG (102K) - Scanned pic of A1200 from Amiga Technologies.

1 Sep 95 - A4000T.JPG (94K) - Scanned pic of A4000T from Amiga Technologies.

1 Sep 95 - M1438S.JPG (91K) - Scanned pic of M1438S monitor from Amiga Technologies.

15 Sep 95 - Gilles Bourdin on IRC - IRC Conference held on September 14 with Gilles Bourdin of Amiga Technologies when he announced the first A1200 to roll off the assembly line!

20 Sep 95 - Virtual i-glasses Programming - Programming information from Dr. Peter Kittel.

25 Sep 95 - Press Conference, Milan - Speech given by Petro Tyschtschenko of Amiga Technologies announcing the latest developments.

22 Oct 95 - German TV Interview - Gilles Bourdin and Manfred Schmitt of Amiga Technologies appear on TV!

4 Nov 95 - The Power Amiga! - Amiga Technologies Announces RISC processor decision at the Video Toaster User Expo! As reported by Harv Laser.

6 Nov 95 - Petro Tyschtschenko's Speech - Actual text of the speech by Petro Tyschtschenko announcing that the PowerPC is the Amiga's new RISC direction!

6 Nov 95 - VTU951.JPG (71K) - Pics from the VTU show, courtesy of Harv Laser of Portal.

6 Nov 95 - VTU952.JPG (99K) - Pics from the VTU show, courtesy of Harv Laser of Portal.

11 Nov 95 - Power PC Press Release - Official announcement from Amiga Technologies about the Power PC decision.

12 Nov 95 - World of Amiga, Cologne - Coverage of the recent Amiga show in Cologne and reported by Jeroen Vermeulen and Hans Guijt.

13 Nov 95 - VTU EXPO 95 - Another account by Ken Krebs and Robert Reiswig.

14 Nov 95 - Cologne Show - As reported by Andreas Malerz.

15 Nov 95 - Cologne Show - Told to us by Thomas Tavoly.

16 Nov 95 - Cologne Show - Speech given by Petro Tyschtschenko.

17 Nov 95 - Cologne Show - Speech given by Manfred Schmitt

18 Nov 95 - Press Conference, Bordeaux - Speech given by Petro Tyschtschenko.

19 Nov 95 - Bradford - Speech given by Petro Tyschtschenko.

20 Nov 95 - Comdex Show Report - Submitted by the master of Portal's Amiga Zone, Harv Laser.

28 Nov 95 - The A4000T is shipping! - Message from Paul Bielski of SMG, US Amiga distributor.

28 Nov 95 - Pics from Comdex (108K, 736 x 480 Jpeg) - Collage of pics from the Comdex show, courtesy of the scanning madman, Harv Laser.

29 Nov 95 - More SMG Info - Message from Paul Bielski of SMG, US Amiga distributor.

1 Dec 95 - World of Amiga Toronto 1995 - About the big, upcoming Amiga show December 8, 9 and 10 in Toronto.

10 Dec 95 - World of Amiga Mini Report - Short run-down of Petro's speech.

12 Dec 95 - Amiga to go CHRP - Petro Tyschtschenko announces Amiga headed for CHRP.

15 Dec 95 - New Amiga Products Announced! - Translation of Dutch announcement of new Amiga products including the 1241 CD-ROM Q-Drive, A1200 Internet Surfer, a new '030 Amiga (w/CD-ROM), new 15'' and 17'' monitors, an Amiga/Mac machine, and set-top box. Whew! (Translation courtesy of Jeroen Oudejans, thanks!) On December 18th, Gilles Bourdin posted in response to this message that it, "is not official from Amiga Technologies and is incomplete as well as inexact."

15 Dec 95 - WOA95.JPG (72K) - Collection of B&W thumbnail pics from the World of Amiga show.

19 Dec 95 - IPISA '95 - Review of the recent Italian developers meeting/conference in Milan.

22 Dec 95 - The Amiga Surfer - Official announcement of a new Amiga 1200 bundle from Gilles Bourdin that will be aimed at Internet users.


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