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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Future directions???
Message-ID: <7099@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jun 89 15:40:55 GMT
References: <596@bnr-fos.UUCP>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <596@bnr-fos.UUCP>, protcoop@bnr-public.uucp (Joel Avery) says:

> But they sure as h*ll had better have an ace up their sleeve in a few
> years time when the price margin between PCs and WorkStations   
> becomes so minimal that people would soon spend $2500 on a mind-
> blowin' workstation then spend $1000 on a mind-blowin Amiga
> 4000.  

Some folks today might rather spend $15,000 on a mind blowing WorkStation
than $5,000 on an amazing Amiga.  Then again, not everyone would be
confortable administering their own UNIX, not everyone thinks vi + nroff/troff
constitutes wordprocessing, not everyone thinks $3000 is a good price for a
new hard drive or $1500 is a good price for a desktop publishing program.  

There are more differences between PCs and WorkStations than you see from any
single aspect you choose to look at, such as MIPs or pixels on screen.  We
know it, Sun sure seems to know it, and anyone who buys the wrong one will most
definitely know it.

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