From: hahn@neurocog.lrdc.pitt.edu (Mark Hahn) Subject: Re: Atari Establishes Marketing Foothold In Finland Date: 24 Jun 1993 02:29:28 GMT
Someone mentioned that the easiest way to get a 68k Linux port
would be to send Linus a nice Amiga. Then, a couple of days later,
this message showed up on one of the clarinet newsgroups:
: HELSINKI, FINLAND, 1993 JUN 21 (NB) -- Atari is attempting to gain a
: marketing foothold in Finland, having seen its previous efforts to
: establish a distribution network in the country hit problems.
:
: According to the Finnish media, previous attempts to create a
: network of distributors in Finland were hampered by financial
: problems with the importers, as well as arguments over distribution
: rights.
:
: This time around, Atari has enlisted the help of Ion Finland, part
: of the Lauri Valjakka group, which will import and market Atari's
: entire range of computers and games consoles into the Finnish
: consumer market.
:
: The only exception to this is the Falcon 030 multimedia computer,
: which was unveiled in Europe at the Cebit computer show last March.
: This machine will be handled by SLO Viestinta, another Finnish
: company.
best regards, Mark Hahn