The Amiga, from Commodore International Ltd, has broken into the US Federal market on the back of a $400m contract awarded to Sears, Roebuck & Co. Commodore Business Machines Federal Systems Group, established in Reston, Virginia only last September, says that it is one of the key subcontractors to Sears Business Systems in its win of the Department of Treasury’s Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract II. The procurement calls for a variety of personal and laptop computers, software, networking products and peripherals to be offered to Treasury Department agencies., and Commodore’s contribution will be 68030-based Amiga models.
