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From: rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell)
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Subject: Re: opean Personal Computer Sales?
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Date: 23 Jan 91 03:56:02 GMT
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In article <4827@skye.cs.ed.ac.uk> db@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Dave Berry) writes:
>>	The ECS will have a 640x480 with 4 color screen for
>>multisync monitor owners.
>
>That's what I said!  If the Amiga is to compete with the new ST and with
>PC-clones for the "home office" market (as opposed to the video games market,
>where it is clearly dominant), there needs to be a cheap model with the ECS.
>There isn't such a beast yet, and Commodore haven't announced any plans for
>one.  Most home users don't want to muck around putting new chips in their
>machines themselves (and voiding their warranty).

   Why release a new Amiga model? Once 2.0 is set in ROM, Commodore will
probably start shipping all new Amigas (A2000/2500/500) with the
ECS Denise and 2.0 preinstalled! Just as they have done with the Ecs Agnus.
The only model which might not have 2.0/ECS Denise is the A500C which
is both cheap, and mainly a game machine. (only 512k ram, comes with games)
  I'm just speculating, but there is no reason to create dozens of different
models like Apple does. I think it confuses the Consumer , because it
takes more knowledge of 'what model is the best for me.'

P.S. The ST is no competition, the Amiga already blew it away.

>
>--
> Dave Berry, LFCS, Edinburgh Uni.      db%lfcs.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk
>
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