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Posted on 17-Apr-2003 12:37 GMT by Alkis Tsapanidis36 comments
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Today is Petro Tyschtschenko's 60th birthday. Petro has seen four Amiga companies (Commodore-Amiga Inc. (1984-94), Amiga Technologies GmbH (1995-96), Amiga International (1997-2001) and Amiga Inc. since the year 2000 from which he was later retired) in over 20 years. Since then he has been at various Amiga shows, one of the last ones was the C= Show on which he presented the Pegasos and MorphOS. You can read an interview with him here and here.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 1 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Alkis Tsapanidis on 17-Apr-2003 10:38 GMT
Post taken from MorphOS-News.de.
I find the second link *EXTREMELY* interesting...
Especially the part about AInc.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 2 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Kronos on 17-Apr-2003 10:41 GMT
In reply to Comment 1 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
>Petro: As hard as I try, I can't see any strategy there.
>But I'm sure there must be one.

That says it all ........
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 3 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by L8-X on 17-Apr-2003 10:48 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (Kronos):
Happy Birthday Petro.....but why post those ancient interviews?
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 4 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by DaveP on 17-Apr-2003 10:49 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (Kronos):
Wasn't there some announcement a while back about Petros involvement in the
Thendic/Bplan venture? Just after the "Amiga super brains" post he did? About
a year or so back?

Suffice to say, I expect competitors to take pot shots at each other like this
and I do not consider Petros take on the world as being particularly insightful
and nor has it ever been.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 5 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by AdmV on 17-Apr-2003 11:02 GMT
In reply to Comment 4 (DaveP):
Happy Birthday Petro.

Petro did lots of work with amiga, like him or not, everyone should wish him a happy birthday :)

AdmV
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 6 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by DaveP on 17-Apr-2003 11:26 GMT
In reply to Comment 5 (AdmV):
I don't dislike him, I just don't give these interviews undue credibility.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 7 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by hooligan/dcs on 17-Apr-2003 11:43 GMT
Happy birthday. Too bad we only had a chance to meet once. Keep on rolling.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 8 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Janne Sirén on 17-Apr-2003 12:04 GMT
Happy birthday, Petro!

What he may have lacked in technical knowledge, he more than made up with in warmth and caring for the community. His generosity and empathy is missed in the current climate. The current ownership could learn a lesson or a dozen from him. As always, thanks Petro.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 9 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by samface on 17-Apr-2003 12:26 GMT
> I always had this nagging feeling that they wanted to be rid of me, that
> they were jealous and envious that the community stood with me.

...and I have this nagging feeling that this is mud-slinging on the behalf of the so "unbiased" Petro.

> amiga-topcool: How would you evaluate Amiga Inc.'s current strategy?
>
> Petro: As hard as I try, I can't see any strategy there. But I'm sure there
> must be one.

Coward. I mean, saying their strategy won't hold or that it is somehow flawed would be more courageous and honest than denying it's existence.

I'd take the words of Petro in this interview with a huge buckload of salt. :-/
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 10 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Darth_X on 17-Apr-2003 12:36 GMT
In reply to Comment 6 (DaveP):
@DaveP
How goes work on Mozilla for AmigaOS4? ;)
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 11 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by greenboy on 17-Apr-2003 12:42 GMT
Yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Petro!

And for those who think Petro was being critical of an -old- employer merely on behalf of a -new- employer, perhaps you should consider that he got involved with the new employer primarily with the hope that he would be working in a situation that was more favorable - in his opinion at least - as regards strategies and the will to make them sing.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 12 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Don Cox on 17-Apr-2003 12:49 GMT
In reply to Comment 11 (greenboy):
Whatever the current politics, Petro kept the Amiga alive through the darkest period. We owe him a lot.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 13 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by DaveP on 17-Apr-2003 13:16 GMT
In reply to Comment 10 (Darth_X):
@Darth_X

Why would it be going anywhere by my hand pray do tell?
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 14 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Lando on 17-Apr-2003 13:37 GMT
I wish Petro a happy birthday and many more to come. And thank you Petro for all your work to keep Amiga alive through thick and thin.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 15 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Rimmer on 17-Apr-2003 14:42 GMT
A "unknown" hero. Without him Amiga would be dead and buried.

I wish you all the best Petro, and happy bithday!
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 16 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Alkis Tsapanidis on 17-Apr-2003 15:20 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (samface):
Watch your mouth... Without him, Bill McEwen wouldn't have a company now...
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 17 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Raffaele on 17-Apr-2003 15:24 GMT
Happy Birthday Petro,

and may you will got 100 days like these of Birthdays...

Hum... More?

May you will got 100 days like these of past Birthdays...(starting from today)...

;-))))))))))))))))))))))))

We thanks you for all the efforts made for Amiga,

***AND MAINLY***

for any single tear and any single bead of perspiration you laid down for us Amigans, and you know how hard are we to please...

Bye,

Raffaele
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 18 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Gelb on 17-Apr-2003 15:41 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (samface):
Man, how about stopping for once to pollute every thread with your mental crap?!
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 19 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by hooligan/dcs on 17-Apr-2003 15:45 GMT
@Samface
>Coward. I mean, saying their strategy won't hold or that it is somehow flawed would be more courageous and honest than denying it's existence.
I'd take the words of Petro in this interview with a huge buckload of salt. :-/

IF I understood english correct, and you're being negative at Petro:
If you were here I'd slap you in the face and drag you around the local forests. I'd take the words of you as a bucketload of bullshit.
Apparently you have not been following his activities in Amiga-scene, and what he has done for the community and usergroups. I bet you have never even talked to him. My guesses, my thoughts. Either of them wrong, I apologise. Even one of them correct, fuck off and die.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 20 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Gelb on 17-Apr-2003 15:46 GMT
In reply to Comment 18 (Gelb):
And, as I forgot (of course), Happy Birthday Petro.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 21 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Troels Ersking on 17-Apr-2003 16:36 GMT
In reply to Comment 19 (hooligan/dcs):
"fuck off and die..."

Glad to see that youre a trusted user, it really helps raise the level of communication...

Threats and insults... Where's the moderation???
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 22 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by hooligan/dcs on 17-Apr-2003 18:10 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (Troels Ersking):
Oh please
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 23 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by hooligan/dcs on 17-Apr-2003 18:14 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (Troels Ersking):
Threat? No. Insult? Yes.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 24 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by MarkTime on 17-Apr-2003 18:50 GMT
Petro, I only knew Petro through the news and public statements that he made, but it was clear he was always very passionate about the platform. I was glad he was there to keep operations afloat.

When this community needed him, he shouldered the responsibilities of leadership that were thrust upon him, and did so admirably. I wish him the best in all that he does, and of course, a happy birthday.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 25 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by 3seas on 17-Apr-2003 22:34 GMT
Happy Birthday Petro! How's the book comming?
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 26 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Not a Petro Tyschtschenko worshipper on 18-Apr-2003 00:23 GMT
I WILL NOT wish you a happy birthday, i hope your birthday went totally sour pops.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 27 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 18-Apr-2003 06:13 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (samface):
Really? I thought that sounded totally honest. None of the Amiga companies have a strategy that's worthy of the name, but AInc is the worst of the bunch. Their entire corporate fairy tale depends on a willingness to suspend disbelief.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 28 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Thomas Würgler/Pagan on 18-Apr-2003 07:34 GMT
I only had the chance to meet Petro once at a WoA show.
Even though he'd had a long and hard day, he still smiled heartily.

Petro: I did not always agree with your visions about Amiga, but you certainly played a key role in the Amiga history. Without you Amiga may not have been around today. For that alone I thank you, and I wish you a happy birthday.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 29 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Teemu K. on 18-Apr-2003 11:43 GMT
Happy birthday to Petro from me too! :) It was a pleasure meeting you here in Finland at the Saku-event.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 30 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by smithy on 18-Apr-2003 14:57 GMT
In reply to Comment 12 (Don Cox):
>Whatever the current politics, Petro kept the Amiga alive through the darkest
>period. We owe him a lot.

He also got us into the darkest period. If I remember correctly, back in 1994, it was him that approached Escom and got them involved, who outbid Commodore UK's management buyout... why didn't he join them instead? Things would be very different if David Pleasance had succeeded.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 31 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Kronos on 18-Apr-2003 15:52 GMT
In reply to Comment 30 (smithy):
David Pleasance was a complete fool with no money in his back (just like ...).
Escom didn't need to outbit him as his bid was never really accepted.

Also AT was quite o.k. for an Amiga-company, and it was the mothercompany who
brought it down, not Petro&Co. (Who also made some mistakes, but no fatal ones).
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 32 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Daniel Miller on 18-Apr-2003 19:21 GMT
Happy birthday, Petro Tsystschynkstchteknko! <sp?>
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 33 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Stefan Blixth / OnyxSoft on 18-Apr-2003 19:26 GMT
I wish Petro a great birthday. I talked to him at Amitech (Stockholm) 6 years ago and he is really a warm and gentle person. He should have all the credits
in the world for keeping the Amiga alive today. Not a chance it had survived if it wasn't for his hard work back then.

I wish him all the best for the future.

/ Develin
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 34 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by gz on 19-Apr-2003 06:51 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (samface):
I think it's safe to assume Petro has done more for the Amiga platform than you have/will do in your entire lifetime S@mface.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 35 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Jerry Gibbons on 19-Apr-2003 23:45 GMT
In reply to Comment 33 (Stefan Blixth / OnyxSoft):
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Petro!!!
I talked to him at a Gateway/Amiga show in St. Louis, MO, USA, a few years ago and he is a great guy - dittos on: "being a really a warm and gentle person. He should have all the credits in the world for keeping the Amiga alive today. Not a chance it had survived if it wasn't for his hard work back then."

A special Birthday wish to him and all the best for the future.
Happy Birthday Petro! : Comment 36 of 36ANN.lu
Posted by Don Cox on 21-Apr-2003 10:04 GMT
In reply to Comment 31 (Kronos):
"David Pleasance was a complete fool with no money in his back (just like ...)."

No, he was not a fool. He was a superb salesman who was mainly responsible for the big success of the A500 and A1200 in the UK.

It is true that he couldn't get the money together.
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