News Of The
Computer
EXTRA! EXTRA!
On March 27, 1997 Gateway 2000 (one of the largest U.S. based Intel clone manufacturers) officially purchased all rights to the technology and intellectual properties of the Amiga computer!Initial electronic press releases are short but promising:
Rick Snyder, president and CEO of Gateway 2000 states that the "aquisition is good news for Gateway and customers of AMIGA," and that it will "strengthen [Gateway's] intellectual property position and invigorate a company that has been a pioneer in multimedia solutions and operating systems technology."
Petro Tyschtschenko, who will remain president of the renamed Amiga International said that "Gateway 2000 will give us new life and energy for the future."
As of May 16 (just before the World of Amiga) the acquisition has been finalized. It's official: Gateway 2000 owns the Amiga!
- Gateway 2000
- April 17 -- Gateway mails Kevin Hisel of the Amiga Web Directory with a brief update ("...to expand the world of Amiga." ... promising words? Certainly interesting ones!)
- March 27 -- Official Announcement
- Amiga International, Inc.
- July 24 -- About the Rightiming Electronics / Lotus Pacific confusion
- July 15 -- Computer City in Netherlands to distribute Amigas in the Benelux (Benelux == Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
- July 5 -- MicroniK to produce Infinitiv Towersystem Amiga under license
- July 5 -- Index Information Ldt. to manufacture Amigas under license
- May 16 -- Amiga Acquisition Finalized
- March 27 -- Official Announcement
- Wired Magazine
- March 28 -- Article by David Lazarus
- The Age (Melbourne Online)
- June 24 -- Article by Nathan Cochrane
- Miscellaneous Reports with significant Information :-)
- April 2 -- Dr. Amiga chats with Gateway 2000 COO Rick Snyder
I'm feeling MOOOOOOCH better now!
This page was created and is maintained by Udo K Schuermann; it has last been updated on Sunday August 03, 1997. If you find something amiss or you have comments, please email me.