Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!well!farren From: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Wish I had an Amiga 1500 Message-ID: <12644@well.UUCP> Date: 11 Jul 89 14:44:09 GMT References: <20219@cup.portal.com> <446@aucis.UUCP> Reply-To: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren) Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 12 In article <446@aucis.UUCP> easton@aucis.UUCP (Jeff Easton) writes: > Cost reduction comes from smaller power supply (200 W -> 80 W), reduced >number of connectors (4 AT, 2 zorro, 1 video), smaller PC board, less >metal, additional glue logic put into a gate array. Cost increases come from overhead costs of redesigining the case, new manufacturing facilities, additional costs of supporting a new model, design and manufacture of "additional glue logic". You don't win. You might not even break even. -- Mike Farren farren@well.sf.ca.usa