TBA Software: Acorn Shock News

[Martin Piper]

Dear all.
We at TBA Software find it very difficult to come to terms with the news
that Acorn have decided to close the workstations department. We are extremely
sad that Acorn have decided that this closure of the workstations section
should happen.

We are also very shocked that Acorn World 98 has been postponed and
that the Pheobe, one of our greatest hopes for the next gen machine, is not to
go into production. Our deepest sympathies also go out to the workers and
their famalies that must be feeling very insecure at the moment.

We are also very sorry to the public in general and I'm sure our
associates at RComp will join us in saying that we intend to still produce
great games for the Acorn as long as it remains practical to do so.

It would be quite natural at this stage to point a finger of blame or feel
angry at Acorn for not doing more to protect the workstations department but
in reality there is no body to blame, least of all Acorn, who probably had very
good reasons for taking such a step.

It is going to take a while to deal with this news, but it is now up to you
the consumer and us the companies of the Acorn market to band together and make
sure the scene doesn't die.

--
Martin Piper
Partner, TBA Software.
Free demo downloads of our software at http://www.tba-software.co.uk/
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