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From: koshy@abekrd.UUCP (Koshy Abraham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 1500? (was Re: Amiga Competitiveness.)
Message-ID: <1423@abekrd.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 90 14:28:32 GMT
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In <3203@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:

>koshy@abekrd.UUCP (Koshy Abraham) writes:
>|I was at the Business Computer Show in Earls Court, London. Commodore showed
>|an A1500 Amiga for 1000 pounds. It is basically an A2000 with an A1500 label.
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>Hey this one slipped in on us didn't it? I don't remember anyone mentioning
>that CBM was going to release a 1500. I remember some speculation that
>there was a need for a computer in between the 500 and 2000, but that was
>all.

>Can someone in the know tell us more about this beast? Is it just in the
>UK? What is the difference between it and the 2000? What's its purpose?
The difference - the A1500 comes with 2 floppy drives instead of one. You get
the colour monitor and the various bits of software in the package. A 2000 with
single floppy and colour monitor retails for about 1450 pounds.
Sounds like a marketing ploy.

>How much is 1000 pounds in US dollars? Am I asking too many questions? :-)
At current exchange rates 1 pound = $1.8 approx (used to be 1:1.6 before the
Iraq crisis).
If I get more details I'll pass it on.

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