Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cs.dal.ca!aucs!840445m From: 840445m@aucs.uucp (Alan McKay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Better Graphics Message-ID: <1990Jan14.194321.28896@aucs.uucp> Date: 14 Jan 90 19:43:21 GMT References: <1010@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Reply-To: 840445m@aucs.UUCP (Alan McKay) Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia Lines: 22 In article kudla@pawl.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla) writes: > >No. If they wanted to *expand* the box, they should have bought a >2000. I knew exactly what I was getting when I bought my 500, >including knowing full well that when I decided to get a new >processor, hard card, huge amounts of RAM or higher-res video I'd have >to upgrade to a 2000 or hope for a card cage compatible enough to suit >me. The 500 is marketed as an entry-level machine, not merely a >one-piece 2000! >-- >Robert Jude Kudla But look at in from the point of view of the guy designing the thing. Would you sooner have a market of (just guessing but you get the point) 200 000 Amiga 2000s, or of 200 000 Amiga 2000s PLUS 300 000 Amiga 1000s PLUS 600 000 Amiga 500s. To me, it makes much more sense to do it this way, since you can sell more product and thus possibly offer it at a lower price. IMHO. -- + Alan W. McKay + VOICE: (902) 542-1565 + + Acadia University + "Courage my friend, it is not yet too late + + WOLFVILLE, N.S. + to make the world a better place." + + 840445m@AcadiaU.CA + - Tommy Douglas +