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Eastern`99 At the evening of the third day at the Mekka&Symposium party suddenly the
After leaving the stage Petro was speaking to Steeler and some other guys near
to the entrance. Chavez being drunk a bit had the spontaneous idea to ask
Tyschtschenko if he would agree to be interviewed. We both wanted to make his
life a bit harder asking him some uncomfortable questions about the more than
unsure future of the Amiga, about the faults made in the past etc. etc. So
read on what this real friendly man told us.
Ghandy and Chavez interrogating = G&C
Petro Tyschtschenko answering = Ty
Picture: Ghandy & Petro Tyschtschenko
ø1 G&C: Hello and welcome to an interview for the Amiga diskmag "Jurassic Pack".
ø1 Hey, greetings to you... how did you get here?
Ty: Hello and happy easter to you. I came here by car because I had to
transport all the presents for the AMIGA scene.
ø1 G&C: Aren't you being missed at home?
Ty: Mhhh... yes, but I'm often on tour for my beloved AMIGA. Thank Goodness,
all members of my family have great understanding when it comes to this.
ø1 G&C: At the moment a lot is going on... Phase5, Haage & Partner, Escena etc.
ø1 What will the future be like, in your opinion? Who will dominate the market?
ø1 (Also concerning projects like "Kosh", etc.)
Ty: All AMIGA fans are welcome. They will all make their way but I think there
should only be one direction where we all should go. Only united we are
strong, separation only causes damages at the moment.
ø1 G&C: How come you are so committed? Is that more a personal or business
ø1 oriented engagement?
Ty: That commitment is of a purely personal nature. I like to fight for an
idea, that's the only way to succeed against my American friends. I have
nothing to lose.
ø1 G&C: At the moment I see the danger of separation of the already small Amiga
ø1 family. Commitment that goes in the right direction can't be wrong. But in
ø1 Poland, for instance, the Amiga plays a more important role, especially when
ø1 it comes to the demoscene.
Ty: Segregation? No. Kosh? I've just had a great meeting with J.H. Haage and
Dietrich. We agreed that Phase5 will do the new G3 board and Haage & Partner
on the other side will develop the 68000 emulator... so you see there is
harmony between us!
ø1 G&C: Haage & Partner will soon develop OS 3.5, unless they are already doing
ø1 so. This is all very good but nothing visible to the public has happened for
ø1 quite a long time. Isn't it already a bit too late? Many Amiga fans have
ø1 already switched to other platforms because their Amiga was too old, for
ø1 example to PCs.
Ty: This is quite correct and sad but the hard core will be preserved for the
existing platform. And the people that have left for PC will come back with
flying colours as soon as we will have started fighting against the monopoly!
Just wait and see.
ø1 G&C: We will do so... We Amiga fans are quite used to waiting for something.
ø1 Mhhh. What will your strategy be like? What will the marketing look like, how
ø1 do you want to get market shares back?
Ty: I too am accustomed to waiting for things. After all, Gateway did next to
nothing during the past two years. They needed the time to explore the Amiga.
Now they have finally understood it. Money is one strategy we will need to
regain the market. And Gateway will invest that money. Secondly we need the
management. And I think Jim Collas is the right person to bring back the Amiga
to where it should have been for a long time, that is back to the top. Gateway
are masters in marketing affairs.
ø1 G&C: Lately Gateway has reacted and exchanged some leading persons, also to
ø1 incrase the transparency of the company. I've asked myself why a company that
ø1 produces PCs is interested in supporting a competing computer platform.
Ty: Our operating system is the key. Gateway has now realized that and is
going to take off.
ø1 G&C: In how far do you plan to continue to support the so-called "Classic
ø1 Amigas"?
Ty: As long as I have something to say, always... and that will hopefully last
for a long time.
ø1 G&C: What do you think about organising an "Amiga only" exhibition in autumn
ø1 instead of the Computer '99 in Cologne?
Ty: Nothing. We simply need the other people in order to show them how good
and unbeatable we are with a technology that hasn't had any novelty since
1991. I've already engaged myself for Cologne and I promise you that it will
be a superb exhibition.
ø1 G&C: Thanks a lot for this conversation and thanks to Amiga International for
ø1 sponsoring our party last year (Cologne Conference '98). A last question: What
ø1 are your wishes for the future, regarding your private life, your professional
ø1 work, and the Amiga?
Ty: Our Amiga should finally get to the place where it ought to be. That's my
most important target. Private: Health, so that I can continue to fight for my
beloved Amiga for a long time. And in the professional sense I wish for a
product, a new one, something revolutionary with a thousand millions sales
like we had in 1985 ... and that satisfies all users.
Send your reactions to: Ghandy@Neuss.Netsurf.de or chavez@pironet.de
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