Conference hydra::amiga_v1

1695.0. "time to buy some Commodore stock" by BAGELS::BRANNON (Dave Brannon) Fri Sep 16 1988 20:30

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Path: decwrl!labrea!eos!ames!mailrus!cornell!batcomputer!itsgw!steinmetz!uunet!modcomp!srp
Subject: Put Boing on the board
Posted: 14 Sep 88 23:51:15 GMT
Organization: 
 
 
This is being posted to the USENET on the behalf of Jim Meyer (NY*JIM 
on People/Link), since Jim doesn't have USENET access:
 
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
    Many of you own stock in Commodore Business Machines, and you will shortly
be receiving proxy cards for the upcoming Annual Stockholders Meeting.  You
may be tempted to discard your proxies, or you may elect to acquiesce to some
pre-arranged assignment of your proxy.  I have a better idea.
 
    Many of you may have noticed messages from a certain Amiga programmer,
messages which end with the disclaimer "Although I do contract work for
Amiga-LosGatos, my opinions probably don't represent those of Commodore or its
management or its engineers, but I think the world would be a better place if
they did."  I speak, of course, of the legendary Dale Luck,  Original Amigan
and Keeper of the Boing.  I propose that we help Dale change that disclaimer,
help him make the world a better place by giving him a voice in the affairs of
Commodore Business Machines.  How?  By assigning our proxies to him.
 
    This is not as far-fetched an idea as you may think.  Many Amiga owners,
unable to go as far as Victor Kiam ("I liked the computer so much that I
bought the company....") settled for buying a *piece* of the company.  These
people account for a sizable chunk of the outstanding shares of CBM.  In the
three days since this idea was originally proposed in the AmigaZone section of
People/Link, proxies representing over 6,000 shares have been pledged.
 
    In a world where Alexander Haig occupies a seat on the Board of Directors
of Commodore, there would be a certain poetic justice in having a
Harley-riding programming whiz sitting next to him.  While the outcome of this
may not turn out to be quite so satisfying, assigning one's proxy to Dale
would result in the warm, fuzzy feeling that someone who understands and cares
about the Amiga would be speaking for us.  It can't hurt, folks, and it most
certainly can help.  Put some Boing in the Board.  Assign your CBM proxy to
this fellow: Dale Luck, c/o
             Boing, Inc.
             1881 Ellwell Drive
             Milpitas, CA 95035
 
    As always, we thank you for your support!