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From: cwpjr@cbnewse.att.com (clyde.w.jr.phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New computer?
Summary: More ignorance talking
Message-ID: <1990Oct16.132021.575@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 16 Oct 90 13:20:21 GMT
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In article <3516@mindlink.UUCP>, a976@mindlink.UUCP (Ron Tarrant) writes:
> > @ricevm1.rice.edu writes:
> > 
> >      I have a peer that has been telling me about a new system to be coming
> > out soon that runs OS/9.  It has/or is going to have a windowing type inter-
> 
> 
> I would say that your friend is either a total loony or is pulling your leg.
> Firstly, unless that is a typo, there is no such beastie as a 68070. The 68040

Haven't been paying attention have we. This is a special configuratyion 68k
number. It was discussed on the net 2 months ago. |^)

> just barely hit the market and I don't think the 68050 (if there are plans for
> one) is much more than a few scribbled lines on some drawing board somewhere.
> Next, with all the features you've named I'd say this new computer would have
> to cost somewhere in the neighbourhood of $5000- $6000. Just the ram alone
> would cost more than the $1000 you've mentioned.

Here I agree. This system will expand to 8meg, not ship w/it a $1000,
which will be it's fully fiunctional base price.

> the country and when he accepts, drop him off at the loony bin.
> -Ron Tarrant

Geesh, the ego-to-intellect ratio is creeping...

Clyde