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From: wayneck@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A new Amiga from Japan?
Summary: Maybe more than $1700
Message-ID: <5385@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 90 19:13:33 GMT
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In article <1317@corpane.UUCP>, sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
> This FM towns (why is is called that????) sounds like a pretty nice machine.
> A 80386 machine for $1700 is a pretty good deal, especially with the built in
> CD ROM, Graphics, and all. An Amiga 2500/20 (still the better machine IMHO) 
> will run you around $4000. 

Um, actually the FM Towns runs for about $3000 in Japan.  The $1700 was a
figure I pulled out of the air to try and relate Japanese pricing to USA
pricing.  I arived at this figure since a most of the stuff selling in Japan
that also sells in the states seems to be about 80% more expensive in Japan.
However as I think about it some of the top of the line stuff like color 
laptops are a little cheaper in Japan than here.  So to be honest I don't 
know how much it would really cost here in the USA.  Sorry about pulling that
number out of the air.  $1700 does buy a lot of pc clone anymore but maybe not 
something like the FM Twons which is clearly a lot more than a pc clone.

> If I didn't love Amiga so much I would be sorely tempted by the FM Towns 
> computer. At least from Wayne's description. I have yet to see one.

As far as I know that FM Towns is only for sale in Japan.  I wish it was
here in the states as it would really be well recieved by the Amiga crowd
I believe. (except for Commodore).  The reason I posted about the FM Towns
was that the Amiga Resource editor came accross with a blanket statment that
computers in Japan were boring.  I don't agree, in fact I feel that the 
Amiga doesn't have a chance in Japan since the Japanese computers are getting
so good!  Also I was really surprised by just how neat a pc clone could be.

I feel that future of small computers is really bright.  If the Amiga goes
down the tubes (Which I think is happening) it is no big deal since multi-
media is here to stay and other computer will quicky take the Amiga's place. 

                                      Wayne Knapp