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From: zim@ibx.com (Bill Zimmer)
Subject: "Amiga will get new life in Phila. area" - Phila. Inquirer
Message-ID: <1995Jun19.164323.27735@ibx.com>
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Summary: Escom/Amiga Technologies GmbH will NOT abandon US market!
Organization: Independence Blue Cross
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 95 16:43:23 GMT
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Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Dan Stets wrote an article which
appeared in Sunday's (June 18, 1995) edition.  The highlights of
the article are as follows:

"Amiga will get new life in Phila. area"

By Dan Stets, (Phila) Inquirer Staff Writer

a.  Escom plans to start manufacturing Amiga A4000T computers in the
    Philadelphia area by August.

b.  Escom has been unable to work out a manufacturing agreement with
    a Chinese company.  A European company has agreed to do some Amiga
    assembly.

c.  The circuit boards will be manufactured by Zober Industries which
    is located north of Phila. in Croydon, Bucks county.

d.  QuikPak Corp. of Norristown (just west of Phila) will assemble
    the computers.

e.  Petro Tyschtschenko, general manager of Amiga Technologies GmbH
    states that the Chinese will not be ready to begin manufacturing
    for at least a year.

f.  Escom wants to produce 22,000 A4000s this year.  The circuit boards
    for all 22,000 computers will be made in the Phila. area.  Only
    10,000 of the machines will be assembled near Phila.  The remaining
    12,000 circuit boards will probably be shipped to Scotland for assembly.
    These 12,000 machines will be sold in Europe.

g.  Escom will also manufacture 100,000 to 120,000 A1200s in Europe
    for the European market.

h.  Edward Goff, who works for Escom as a consultant, states that the
    deal was almost final and that he would issue the final purchase
    orders soon.

i.  Escom is looking for alliances with companies interested in licensing
    Amiga technology for other applications, such as set-top boxes for
    television.

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Bill Zimmer - zim@ibx.com
Independence Blue Cross
Phila., PA